Washington, March 24 – The US Senate has confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing the controversial Kristi Noem, amid the department's ongoing shutdown.The upper chamber voted 54-45 to approve the 48-year-old Mullin...
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Washington, March 23 – President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would postpone planned strikes against Iran for five days to test diplomacy, saying talks with Tehran show “a very good chance” of a deal.Trump made the remarks at a Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable in...
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Washington, March 22 – A prominent Republican senator has raised concerns about the lack of clarity from the Trump administration regarding its objectives in the Iran conflict, warning that this approach could strain ties with key allies even as he supports aspects of President Donald Trump’s...
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Washington, March 20 – Rising costs of the Iran war and its impact on global markets are deepening divisions in Congress, with Republicans and Democrats questioning the scale and purpose of a proposed funding request that could exceed $200 billion, according to multiple US media reports.The...
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Washington, March 10 – The first two days of US military strikes on Iran cost approximately $5.6 billion in munitions alone, according to a report by The Washington Post, highlighting the enormous financial cost of the conflict even as President Donald Trump suggests the war could end soon.The...
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