As the U.S. continued a fourth consecutive day of airstrikes against Iran, lawmakers pressed the Pentagon over the mounting cost of the war. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.
Rather than provide steady, articulate leadership and communication during his Iran war, the commander in chief has embraced bluster and erratic flip-flopping. The latest example of this came Tuesday, when President Donald Trump adopted a stance on the Strait of Hormuz diametrically opposed to the one he had announced the day before. On Monday, Trump…
President Donald Trump backed away from his plan to impose a 20% charge on cargo shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after the proposal was widely panned as impractical.
President Trump on Tuesday backed off his proposed 20% toll for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in favor of investment deals that Persian Gulf states will ink with the US.
TRUMP: ‘WE GAVE THEM A CHANCE’: On social media, at the White House, and in a series of interviews, an angry and frustrated President Donald Trump announced the war with Iran was back on, with the goal of taking full control of the Strait of Hormuz and charging a “reimbursement fee” on cargo that passes…
President Trump announced a 20 percent fee on cargo through the waterway, despite his own administration’s position that such fees violate international law.
US president says power plants and bridges could be targeted, which would probably constitute war crimes. Plus, the bear that raided an elderly couple’s fridge, and a stolen cat involved in a bank robberyGood morning. Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on Iran next week to target civilian infrastructure including power plants and bridges if…
Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he would scrap his proposal yesterday for a 20 percent tolling fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and would instead pursue trade and investment deals with Gulf states. Trump made the pitch a day ago as part of efforts to unlock commercial shipping through the crucial waterway.…
