Trump claims US has ‘total control’ of Hormuz
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and indicated that Washington intends to retain its hold over the strategic waterway. “The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!” Trump said in a post […]
Trump holds talks on Iran, Ukraine
Washington, July 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump held separate White House talks on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the United States confronted two wars and difficult diplomatic choices. Both meetings took place behind closed doors in the Oval Office. The White House did not open either […]
Israel to allow international force into Gaza, Israeli official says
GAZA CITY(RAHNUMA): Israel will allow a multinational security force to enter Gaza as proposed under US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for the enclave, an Israeli official said on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington. Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Sunday approved the legal framework that would allow the force’s entry […]
Netanyahu to visit US tomorrow, set to discuss Iran situation with Trump
Jerusalem, July 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump and discuss the situation in Iran. Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said that, “Tomorrow I will fly to Washington to meet, at his invitation, with President Trump, and afterwards […]
Trump threatens Iran bridges, power as payback for Hormuz attacks
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to knock out one Iranian bridge or power plant in return for each attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, warning he was “not finished” with a war that has already cost Washington $37.5 billion. Fighting over the strait led to the collapse of a preliminary deal […]
Trump praises Usha Vance on children’s podcast
Washington, July 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump praised Second Lady Usha Vance during a special Independence Day edition of her children’s literacy podcast, calling her “so popular around the White House” and telling her, “Everybody loves you.” Trump appeared as the guest reader on Storytime with the Second Lady, hosted by Usha Vance from […]
PM Modi congratulates Trump, people of US on 250th Independence Day
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated US President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the 250th anniversary of the US Independence. “On behalf of 1.4 billion Indians, I extend my warmest congratulations to President Trump and the people of the United States on the historic […]
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead. He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria’s autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and […]
TRUMP THANKS TELANGANA AFTER HYD ROAD NAMED “DONALD TRUMP AVENUE”
Hyderabad/New Delhi, June 27 (RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump has thanked India after a prominent road adjoining the US Consulate in Hyderabad was officially named “Donald Trump Avenue”. The road, located in the Financial District near Gachibowli and Nanakramguda, was renamed as part of the Freedom 250 celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. […]
Trump says he talked to Syrian leader about taking on Hezbollah
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken to Syria’s leader about combatting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, a day after criticizing Israel for killing too many civilians and not getting the job done. Asked at a Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, if he had talked to Syrian President Ahmed […]
