WASHINGTON, April 14, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of
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President Donald Trump speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP) -
A woman wears a badge with a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, during a campaign in support of the government at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo: AP) -
Graves bearing photos of Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes are seen in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo: AP) -
A man flashes a victory sign as he carries an Iranian flag in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting the American aircrafts into the Iranian armed forces fishing net with signs that read in Farsi: “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” at the Eqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo: AP)
CAIRO, April 14, 2026 (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks. Iran responded with
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WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats celebrated the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday, while President Donald Trump’s allies and Republican peers offered a more mixed response to the loss of the leader that Trump had endorsed. Trump had backed Orban leading up to the vote, even speaking briefly last week at a campaign rally in Hungary, when U.S.
Read More →The long-term fallout of the war in Iran is only beginning to take shape, but this much is clear: The conflict has left the Middle East unsettled, alliances strained and the world facing uncertain shifts in the balance of economic and military power. Iran’s theocracy is tattered but alive, with new economic leverage. The U.S.
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