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Trump warns US may need to hit Iran again as deal deadline looms
US president tells reporters at the White House that he was ‘an hour away’ from making the decision
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
US president tells reporters at the White House that he was ‘an hour away’ from making the decision
Iran's latest peace proposal to the US includes reparations, a troop withdrawal, sanctions relief and release of frozen funds, state media reported
Two teenage gunmen killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego in a suspected hate crime. Both suspects were later found dead in a nearby vehicle
Trump postponed a planned US military strike on Iran, scheduled for Tuesday, after Gulf leaders urged him to allow serious negotiations with Tehran to continue
Adani Enterprises agreed to pay $275 million to the US Treasury over alleged Iran sanctions violations, days after settling a separate US bribery case for $18 million
US-Israeli war with Iran has cost global companies at least $25 billion, with airlines, automakers and consumer goods firms among the hardest hit
Trump's two-day Beijing summit with Xi Jinping produced modest deals but no breakthroughs on trade, Iran, or Taiwan
Two Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided midair at an Idaho air show on Sunday. All four crew members ejected safely
Trump claims Xi backed reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but China stopped short of committing to pressure Iran as oil prices climb toward $109 a barrel
Trump's coercive diplomacy has worked elsewhere, but analysts say his maximalist demands and inflammatory rhetoric are making an Iran deal harder to reach
Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after US-facilitated talks in Washington concluded Friday, with new security and political negotiations scheduled for late May and June
Trump says he and Xi agreed Iran must never get a nuclear weapon and the Strait of Hormuz must reopen, as U.S.-Iran diplomacy remains stalled
Trump claims "fantastic trade deals" after two days of talks with Xi in Beijing, including a Boeing jet purchase and Chinese pledges on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
Rubio's grey Nike tracksuit on Air Force One went viral after comparisons to Maduro's arrest outfit. The secretary of state says there was no message
Closing arguments pit Musk's lawyers against OpenAI's in a high-stakes trial over whether ChatGPT's maker betrayed its nonprofit mission to enrich insiders
Netanyahu and Saar ordered a defamation lawsuit against the NYT over a Kristof column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces
Trump warns he is losing patience with Iran as nuclear talks stall, a ship is seized near the UAE, and Beijing agrees the Strait of Hormuz must stay open
US president called talks with Xi Jinping extremely positive’ at a Beijing state banquet with top CEOs, even as Xi warned of conflict over Taiwan
Iran's foreign minister urged BRICS nations in New Delhi to condemn US and Israeli actions, laying bare sharp divisions within the expanded bloc over the conflict
Rising energy costs and producer prices drive borrowing costs higher and lift rate expectations
