President Donald Trump lambasted news outlets over a report on Iranian missiles hitting U.S. tanker planes.
Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026Pete Hegseth has used a press conference at the Pentagon to criticize journalists over their coverage of the war in Iran, at one point proposing alternative TV headlines.The US defense secretary…
FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcasters' licenses over Iran war coverage, a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth singled out CNN and rooted for a friendlier owner.The big picture: President Trump has taken credit for "reshaping" the American media landscape via intimidation, regulatory leverage and policy pressure that's cast a shadow…
President Donald Trump raged in a rambling Truth Social post on Sunday that media outlets that write negative stories about the Iran war should be charged with treason. Trump issued the threat in response to a report by The Wall Street Journal about five U.S. military refueling planes being hit by Iranian forces. The report said the planes were hit at a…
The Trump administration is vehemently pushing back on a recent article that the administration “underestimated the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz,” calling it “patently ridiculous.” Iran, in retaliation for the war, has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world’s oil transits. U.S. officials…
A major showdown is brewing between the Trump administration and the fake news media after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr issued a stark warning to broadcast networks over misleading coverage of the escalating war with Iran. The post Trump’s FCC Chairman Vows to Strip Licenses from ‘Fake News Media’ Peddling Iran War…
