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• Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

  April 23, 2026 10:56 AM

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to "shoot and kill" small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said Thursday, a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel. Trump's post on... more »

• Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others

  December 16, 2025 3:55 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect... more »

• Trump's immigration message is colliding with his welcome to World Cup fans

  December 4, 2025 11:30 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will take center stage at Friday's World Cup draw in Washington, rolling out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe at a time when his administration is expanding restrictions on travel to the United States for people from 19 countries... more »

• Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations

  December 3, 2025 3:43 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined... more »

• Trump's travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college

  September 14, 2025 12:04 PM

  With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to eight hours per day for several years, eventually winning an offer to study business administration at a private liberal... more »

• Trump says deal for ceasefire in Gaza is closer after Israel agrees on terms

  July 2, 2025 2:18 PM

  CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that Washington would work with both sides during that time to try to end more than 20 months of war in Gaza. Neither side has accepted the proposal... more »

• Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

  July 1, 2025 3:25 PM

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talks with Washington over its atomic program. The comments by government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani also included... more »

• Trump officials give their first classified briefing to Congress on the Iran strikes

  June 26, 2025 3:07 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration officials briefed lawmakers on Thursday about President Donald Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites as questions swirled about the effectiveness of the attack and what's ahead for America's military involvement in the Middle East. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State... more »

• Fragile ceasefire appears to hold between Israel and Iran. Trump vents frustration with both sides

  June 24, 2025 2:38 PM

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides, saying they have fought "for so long and so hard" that they do not know what they are doing. ... more »

• Trump says Iran and Israel to have a phased-in ceasefire over 24 hours

  June 23, 2025 5:30 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a "complete and total ceasefire" to be phased in over 24 hours. The U.S. president said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an "Official END" to the war, a... more »

• As Trump floats regime change in Iran, past US attempts to remake the Middle East may offer warnings

  June 23, 2025 3:29 PM

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As President Donald Trump floats the idea of "regime change" in Tehran, previous U.S. attempts to remake the Middle East by force over the decades offer stark warnings about the possibility of a deepening involvement in the Iran-Israeli conflict. "If the current Iranian... more »

• Trump says Iran warned US before missile strike on base in Qatar

  June 23, 2025 11:25 AM

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump said Iran warned the U.S. before its missile strike Monday on an American air base in Qatar. "I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to... more »

• Trump is open to regime change in Iran, after his administration said that wasn't the goal

  June 22, 2025 12:07 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran's ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country's nuclear sites, seemingly contradicting his administration's earlier calls to resume negotiations and avoid an escalation in fighting. "It's not politically correct to use... more »

• What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the US intervention

  June 22, 2025 12:04 PM

  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight in an attack it dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer." U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were "completely and fully obliterated," and warned there would be... more »

• US steps into war between Israel and Iran, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites

  June 21, 2025 7:01 PM

  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel 's war aimed at destroying the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. ... more »

• Trump says he'll decide whether US will directly attack Iran within 2 weeks

  June 19, 2025 2:28 PM

  BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran given the "substantial chance" for renewed negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, as the two sides attacked one another for a... more »

• As Ted Cruz calls for a regime change in Iran, other Texas Republicans are more cautious

  June 19, 2025 12:28 PM

  " As Ted Cruz calls for a regime change in Iran, other Texas Republicans are more cautious " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up... more »

• Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran

  June 12, 2025 9:28 PM

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and raised the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq, with... more »

• Some visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports as Trump's new travel ban begins

  June 9, 2025 11:10 AM

  MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry. The ban targeting mainly African and Middle Eastern... more »

• Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to know

  June 5, 2025 6:04 PM

  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Donald Trump has banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States and restricted access for those from seven others, citing national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a hallmark policy from his first term that will mostly affect people from Africa and the... more »

• Texas moves close to ban on some land sales to foreigners

  May 30, 2025 10:36 AM

  " Texas moves close to ban on some land sales to foreigners " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief , The... more »

• EEUU: 34 soldados sufrieron lesión cerebral en ataque iraní

  January 24, 2020 4:53 PM

  Por ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — El Pentágono divulgó el viernes que 34 miembros del ejército de Estados Unidos sufrieron lesión cerebral traumática por el ataque de Irán de hace dos semanas contra una base aérea iraquí, y aunque la mitad había regresado al trabajo,... more »

• Irán reconoce haber derribado avión de pasajeros ucraniano

  January 10, 2020 10:18 PM

  TEHERÁN, Irán (AP) — Irán anunció el sábado que su ejército derribó “involuntariamente” un avión de pasajeros ucraniano, lo que causó la muerte de las 176 personas que viajaban en él. El comunicado atribuye el derribo a un “error humano”. El avión, un Boeing 737 operado por Ukrainian... more »

• EEUU e Irán retroceden del borde de una posible guerra

  January 8, 2020 8:36 PM

  Por ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos e Irán retrocedieron el miércoles del borde de una posible guerra tras el anuncio del presidente Donald Trump de que no respondería militarmente al ataque iraní con misiles contra bases que albergan a soldados estadounidenses en Irak.... more »

• Irán lanza misiles a base iraquí que tiene soldados de EEUU

  January 7, 2020 6:14 PM

  Por NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT y JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHERÁN, Irán (AP) — Irán respondió el miércoles a Estados Unidos por el asesinato de un general de la Guardia Revolucionaria y lanzó una serie de misiles balísticos contra dos bases iraquíes donde hay tropas estadounidenses estacionadas,... more »

• EEUU debe retirar sus fuerzas de Irak, dice primer ministro

  January 7, 2020 5:05 PM

  Por QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA y SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGDAD (AP) — Estados Unidos no tiene alternativa y debe retirar sus fuerzas de Irak o enfrentar una crisis inminente, aseveró el martes el primer ministro saliente, mientras que los restos de un comandante paramilitar iraquí asesinado por Washington... more »

• Trump: Sitios culturales de Irán son blanco militar legítimo

  January 6, 2020 2:54 PM

  Por ROBERT BURNS y JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente Donald Trump insiste en que los sitios culturales de Irán son un blanco legítimo para el ejército estadounidense, rechazando las preocupaciones dentro de su propio gobierno de que atacarlos podría constituir un crimen de... more »