The aim of Tehran’s decades-long pursuit of a nuclear bomb was always twofold — the mullahs wanted to threaten Israel, but they also wanted to warn the U.S. and the rest of the world that attacking Iran would come at a cost no adversary would be willing to bear.

Iranian officials remained defiant Sunday as they threatened to target energy and civilian sites across the Middle East if President Trump makes good on his promise to ramp up air strikes and hijack Tehran’s oil.

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-filled threat to escalate strikes on Iran if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline.

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Amazon has long exploited subcontracting to avoid taking responsibility for its delivery drivers. A bill introduced by socialist New York City Councilor Tiffany Cabán would force the e-commerce giant to directly employ its drivers.

As the Iran war passes the five-week mark, President Trump hailed the rescue of a U.S. airman who was missing for days inside Iran — and threatened to hit power plants if Iran doesn't let the Strait of Hormuz open.

Blunt, unambiguous and straight to the point. That was President Donald Trump on Sunday morning as he warned Iran of the perils that lie ahead if it fails to open the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

In a profanity-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump lashed out at Iran and injectied new volatility into the conflict, hours after U.S. forces carried out a high-risk rescue mission.

The White House previously warned that Iran’s infrastructure would be targeted if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz.

Pope Leo advised world leaders to end conflicts and turn to peace during his Easter address in St. Peter's Square.

President Trump said on social media that the injured Air Force officer would “be just fine.” Here’s how the rescue unfolded.

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The president started off the holiest Sunday with profanity.

A U.S. service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post early Sunday. "This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour," Trump wrote. Trump said that the aviator is injured but "will be just fine." [Full Story]

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Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of tear gases and “less-lethal” projectiles has become a mainstay of protest crackdowns.