The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new regulation that will end the long-standing “duration of status” (D/S) policy for foreign journalists, international students, and exchange program participants. Under the new rule, the United States will impose fixed periods of stay for foreign journalists, students, and exchange visitors. According to a DHS...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced that service members aged 30 and older will undergo mandatory testosterone screening as part of their annual health examinations. Hegseth also emphasized in a video message that the test will be required. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that all military personnel aged 30 and above...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to attend the memorial and funeral services for U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, whom he described after his death as “one of Israel’s greatest friends.” During the visit, Netanyahu is also expected to seek a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. According...
According to a new sanctions bill in the U.S. Congress, the proposed secondary tariffs on the five largest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas would be reduced from a maximum of 500% to 100%. The draft legislation also includes sweeping restrictions targeting Russia’s financial sector and nuclear industry. According to the updated U.S. sanctions...
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, to serve the remainder of his term, which expires in January. Speaking at a press conference, Governor McMaster said that, under state law, he has the authority to appoint a replacement to represent South Carolina in...
US President Donald Trump said that the United States would take control of the Strait of Hormuz, act as its protector, and receive compensation for securing the strategic waterway. In response, Iran’s Joint Armed Forces Command warned that any cooperation between regional countries and the United States would be considered an act of war against...
The Iranian military has reportedly launched large-scale missile and drone attacks against what it described as “enemy bases” in the region in retaliation for ongoing US strikes. According to Iranian media, the Iranian armed forces carried out extensive retaliatory attacks using missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against “enemy bases” across the region. In a...
Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei said that his father, Ali Khamenei, will be avenged, declaring in a message released for his father’s funeral and burial ceremony that “Revenge is the will of our nation, and it must be carried out.” In a statement issued on the occasion of the funeral and burial of his father, former...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has already instructed that Iran should face an unprecedented military response if it were to carry out an assassination attempt against him. Speaking to the New York Post, Trump stated that he had issued advance orders for a severe military retaliation in the event that Iran attempts to assassinate...
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran is “very eager” to reach an agreement with the United States, but expressed doubts about whether Tehran would honor such a deal. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his return flight from Türkiye following the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government, Trump commented...