Donald Trump

Military op on Iran proceeding very well, rebuild may take 10 years: Trump

Trump further said that it would take ten years to rebuild the damage that had been done to Iran

Trump, Rubio call for new leadership in Cuba amid deepening economic crisis

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged imminent action against Cuba's socialist government as his moves against the island bring the U.S.' longtime opponent deeper into crisis. A day after Trump's sanctions on Venezuela, including a stop to vital oil exports to Cuba, contributed to Cuba's latest nationwide blackout, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both said that the administration sees the island nation as the next country where the U.S. can expand its influence. "Cuba right now is in very bad shape," Trump said. "And we'll be doing something with Cuba very soon," he added. Until recently, Trump's comments on change in Cuba might have been considered remarkable. But they come after his administration's military raid that captured then-President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and the launch of U.S. military strikes against Iran. The Trump administration is looking for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to leave as the U.S. continues negotiating with the Cuban government, accordin

Trump fumes at Nato for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he's conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn't appreciate his effort. Trump, who has been pressing allies to help safeguard the critical waterway to ease a chokepoint on the region's oil exports, fumed that the U.S. is not getting support "despite the fact that we helped" NATO "so much," and said that it was in allies' interest to prevent Iran from securing a nuclear weapon. Trump's indignant response to allies' refusal to get involved in the war underscored that the conflict - now in its third week and causing reverberations across the global economy - is one the international community is looking to the U.S. leader to sort out himself after he launched it without consultation. "You would have thought they would have said, We'd love to send a coupl

'It won't be too long': Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be secured soon

He did not provide a specific timeline or outline how the US plans to secure the strategic waterway

Scrapping Obama-led Iran deal averted 'nuclear holocaust': Trump

Trump's remarks come amid heightened tensions following the ongoing military confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran

Trump postpones his China trip to focus on escalating war in Iran

President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that had been planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to use military might to protect the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Tuesday while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in the Oval Office that he would be going to China in five or six weeks' time instead of at the end of the month. He said he would be "resetting" his visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, without elaborating. Trump's visit to China is seen as an opportunity to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers, but it has become tangled in his effort to find an endgame to the war in Iran. Soon after pressing China and other nations to send warships to secure access to Middle Eastern oil over the weekend, Trump indicated his travel plans were up in the air, though he also indicated Tuesday that the US didn't need any help after being rebuffed by other allies. In a Sunday interview with

Trump says US will be leaving Iran operation 'in very near future'

He said Washington would step back soon, even as he criticised Nato allies and reasserted US military success

After Venezuela takeover, why Cuba is now central to Donald Trump's plans

Cuba faces a deep power and fuel crisis as US pressure tightens; amid blackouts and talks with Havana, Trump has hinted at 'taking Cuba', raising questions over a Venezuela-style strategy

Trump warned of likely Iran retaliation on Gulf allies despite his claim

Trump had said twice on Monday that Iran's retaliatory strikes against Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait were a surprise

Trump's delay of visit to China echoes pattern of last-minute changes

Trump's request to delay a planned trip to China is latest example in a pattern of postponing or calling off high-profile meetings that he decides don't suit his interests

West Asia war updates: Trump says Iran must not get nukes; Brent tops $102

The US-Israel war with Iran entered day 18 as Donald Trump said the conflict may end soon; the Strait of Hormuz remains tense, while oil prices rose with Brent crude trading above $102 a barrel

Not happy with UK, France on Srait of Hormuz coalition, says Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron earlier spoke with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, calling on him to put an end to attacks by Iran against the other countries in the West Asia

With threats and claims of 'treason,' Trump pressures media on Iran war

A president who calls journalists the 'enemy of the people' has accused news organisations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose

Mixed signals: Trump shifts his position on Iran almost with every sentence

The president is no stranger to staking out contradictory stands, part of what his aides say is his negotiating style. But on Iran, his shifting positions are colliding with the consequences of war

Trump admin seeks removal of Cuba's President Díaz-Canel amid ongoing talks

The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks

Trump asks China to delay summit with Xi by a month due to Iran war

War has overshadowed Trump's other priorities, especially with Iran's move to block the Strait of Hormuz sending the price of oil above $100 a barrel

Israel 'would never' use nuclear weapon against Iran amid war, says Trump

His remarks came after the White House AI and crypto czar, David Sacks recently suggested in an interview that there were concerns about possible escalation

'Putin fears US, not Europe': Trump as Nato allies skip his Hormuz mission

Trump criticised NATO allies for not joining his effort to keep the Strait of Hormuz "open"

Trump may delay China trip over Iran war, not to pressure Hormuz: Bessent

President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it's not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent said any delay to Trump's trip to Beijing would not be because of disagreements over the Iran war or efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "If the meeting for some reason was rescheduled, it would be rescheduled because of logistics," he said. "The president wants to remain in D.C. to coordinate the war and travelling abroad at a time like this may not be optimal." Trump has suggested he may delay the much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm oil prices that have soared during the Iran war. In an interview Sunday with the Financial Times, Trump said China's reliance on oil from the Middle East means it ought to help with a new coalition he is trying to put together to get oil tanker traffic moving .

Trump seeks allies' help in Strait of Hormuz. UK, Japan, Australia say no

US President Donald Trump has called on allies to send naval escorts to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. However, key allies have declined Trump's request