Category: Politico News

Israel justified the attacks as a preemptive strike to protect itself. U.S. President Donald Trump, after days of mixed signals from the White House on the justifications and aims of the war, said on Friday that the ultimate goal is “unconditional surrender” by the Islamic Republic’s leaders.  The continuing attacks haven’t stopped Tehran from seeking a successor to Khamenei. […]

Iran is walking back its attempts to lessen tensions with neighbors in the Middle East. Blame President Donald Trump, a senior diplomat said on Saturday. Tehran’s “openness to de-escalation within our region provided that our neighbours’ airspace, territory, and waters are not used to attack the Iranian People was almost immediately killed by President Trump’s […]

Danish prime minister extolled the health care system of Denmark and Greenland after Trump dispatched the vessel “to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there.” Feb 22 3 mins read

“Spain and the U.S. have had an amazing relationship, forever, for centuries,” Botín told  Bloomberg TV, alluding to the Spanish crown’s financial support for George Washington in the American War of Independence, the 250th anniversary of which is being observed this year. “The long-term relationship is strong.” Yet another TACO? Of course, it’s entirely possible that […]

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Saturday rejected Berlin’s participation in the escalating military conflict in Iran, describing the U.S.-Israeli campaign as “not our war” and flagging legal concerns over the strikes. In an interview with RND, Klingbeil said that while the Iranian government is a “terror regime,” he has “considerable doubts” that air strikes […]

Turkey’s potential move comes as the island, split between a Turkish-backed breakaway state in the north and the Greek-speaking EU member state of Cyprus in the south, has been targeted in a series of drone and missile strikes since the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran started a week ago. The Republic of Cyprus houses the British […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to neighboring countries on Saturday is a sign Tehran has “surrendered,” while also promising to escalate the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. In a post on Truth Social Saturday, Trump dismissed the public apology from Pezeshkian, who said earlier Saturday that […]

Russian missiles and drones claimed the lives of at least seven people, including children, in the city of Kharkiv, as Moscow’s forces attacked civilian infrastructure across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials. The overnight attacks, which involved 480 drones and 29 missiles, also caused casualties in the capital Kyiv as well as Odessa and Dnipro, Ukrainian […]

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a direct apology to his country’s neighbors on Saturday as Israeli fighter jets unleashed a massive overnight bombardment on the Iranian capital. In a prerecorded address broadcast on state television, Pezeshkian said that he would seek to to deescalate tensions with Iran’s neighbors following a week of cross-border missile and […]

The Dutch leader also questioned what the ultimate objective of the U.S.-Israeli military campaign is. “The main question remains: when will the attacks be considered successful?” Jetten said, adding that, before being able to pass judgment on whether or not his government is supportive of the methods chosen by the U.S. and Israel in Iran, […]