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Iran fires on targets across Mideast while Israel and US hit Tehran as war shows no signs of slowing

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP): Iran fired on targets across the Middle East, sparking multiple blazes at a Kuwaiti oil refinery, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic early Friday as the war neared the end of its fifth week unabated and the U.N. Security Council prepared to meet over Tehran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Despite claims from the U.S. and Israel that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed, Tehran has continued to keep the pressure on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors, hitting Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery early Friday in a drone

Trump threatens to strike Iran’s bridges and electric power plants

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned late on Thursday ‌about striking and destroying bridges and electric power plants in Iran in his latest threat to hit the country’s infrastructure. The U.S. military “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then ​Electric Power Plants,” Trump wrote on social media. His post said that Iran’s leadership “knows ​what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!” Trump, who ⁠has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised ​speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give in to ​Washington’s terms, with strikes on

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

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Washington, April 2 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after mounting frustration with her performance, especially over the release of files ​on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump also felt Bondi was not moving quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries whom he wanted to face criminal charges, according to sources. Deputy Attorney General Todd ‌Blanche, a former personal lawyer to Trump, will lead the Justice Department temporarily, Trump said in a social media post. In the post, Trump praised Bondi as a “Great American Patriot and a loyal friend” who had overseen a

Trump says he’ll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

resident Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days. He announced the unilateral move in a social media post, blaming Democrats for the impasse while thanking Republican leaders for their work this week in trying to end the standoff. The Republican president used a similar maneuver to resume pay for the Transportation Security Administration after many employees had called out from work, resulting in long delays at airport security lines for travelers. Trump’s latest intervention

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