Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst said Sunday that President Donald Trump told him during a phone interview the United States had sent weapons to the Kurds that were meant to make their way into the hands of Iranian protesters but never did. "President Trump told me the United States sent guns to the Iranian protesters," Yingst related to the Fox & Friends Weekend hosts. "He tells me: We sent them a lot of guns. We sent them through the Kurds,' and the president says he thinks the Kurds kept them." "He went on to say, We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them,'" Yingst added. read more
Harlan Ullman, a former senior US naval officer, has slammed Trump's address to the nation, saying it failed to outline a clear strategy for the war on Iran. read more
Trump to provide important update' on Iran on Wednesday night, says White House White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has said that the US President will "give an Address to the Nation" on Wednesday night at 9 pm (0100 GMT on Thursday) which will "provide an important update on Iran." Leavitt made the announcement in a brief post on X without providing any further details.
On Friday, an Iranian missile and drones reportedly hit the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The airbase, about 96km (60 miles) southeast of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, is run by the Saudi air force but is also used by US forces. The attack damaged multiple KC-135 tankers, which refuel US aircraft in flight, and an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, Air & Space Forces Magazine, a publication that covers US air defence and national security issues, reported on Saturday. read more
Iraq says its armed forces "will not remain silent" after an airstrike yesterday killed seven soldiers at a site said to belong to a coalition of pro-Iran militias that is part of the Iraqi military. read more
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