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Anthony ZurcherWednesday April 8, 2026 For now, at least, the crisis stepped back from the brink. At 18:32 Washington time, President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform that the US and Iran were "very far along" toward a "definitive" peace agreement and that he had accepted a two-week ceasefire to keep talks moving. It was not quite the final bell, but it came close: Trump’s deadline of 20:00 EDT (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) had been looming, with the warning that if no deal emerged, the US would unleash major…

A single social media post set the tone for a day of global alarm: the president of the United States appeared to threaten the destruction of Iran itself. "A whole civilisation will die tonight," he wrote, "never to be brought back again". In Washington, the backlash was immediate and fierce. "Unhinged," "deranged," "lunatic," and "genocidal" were among the terms used by political opponents, with many demanding he be removed from office. Many Republicans, by contrast, sought to soften the impact of the comments, urging the…

Berk Kutay GokmenTuesday April 7, 2026 President Donald Trump escalated his warning to Iran on Tuesday, saying “a whole civilization will die tonight” as the clock ticked down on his deadline for a ceasefire deal. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something…

A stark new warning from President Donald Trump has raised the temperature in an already dangerous conflict, as he threatened to unleash “hell” on Tehran if it failed to strike a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, while also hailing US special forces for extracting an airman from deep inside Iran in a risky rescue mission. For more than five weeks, the United States and Israel have battered Iran with missiles and airstrikes in a campaign they say is aimed at eliminating an imminent threat posed by…

Esra TekinSunday April 5, 2026 President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States had carried out the rescue of a military officer, identified as a colonel, in what he described as "one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in US history." In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the officer had been stranded behind enemy lines in Iran’s mountainous region and was being chased by hostile forces before he was brought out safely in a major military mission involving dozens of aircraft. Noting that the officer…

One year after setting off sweeping trade fights around the world, US President Donald Trump has opened a new front: medicines and metals. In two fresh orders, he moved to tighten pressure on foreign-made pharmaceuticals and rework tariffs on industrial materials central to manufacturing. The twin measures are aimed at pushing drugmakers to expand production in the United States, while also taking aim at companies US officials say have been "artificially manipulating" metals prices. Under the revised metals policy, finished…

Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi, abruptly ending her tenure atop the Justice Department and tapping his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general. The decision comes after weeks of rising irritation inside Trump's orbit over Bondi's performance, especially her stewardship of investigative files tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump had also reportedly become increasingly dissatisfied that Bondi was not moving fast enough to pursue…

Thursday April 2, 2026 Oil markets jolted sharply higher on Thursday, with prices surging more than $5 after President Donald Trump said the United States would keep striking Iran, while stopping short of giving any clear deadline for how the war might end. The lack of a firm end point deepened investor concern that disruptions to energy supplies could stretch on. Brent crude futures LCOc1 climbed $6.33, or 6.3 percent, to $107.49 a barrel in early trading, while US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rose $5.28, or 5.3…

President Donald Trump declared in a televised address that the US military was close to meeting its objectives in Iran, yet he offered no firm end date for the month-long war and warned that the country could be bombed back into the "stone ages". Markets recoiled after Mr Trump signalled that military action would intensify over the next two to three weeks, without setting out a concrete path to ending a conflict that has rattled global energy supplies and raised fears of a broader economic shock. Brent crude, which had…

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the end of the war with Iran may be coming into view, as Washington signalled room for direct contact with Tehran's leadership and indicated the conflict could wind down even without a formal agreement. The comments highlighted the administration's evolving — and at times conflicting — messaging over when and under what conditions a war that has killed thousands, engulfed the region and triggered severe energy disruption might be brought to a close. "We'll…