A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: US carries out daring rescue of service member in Iran

The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him. The CIA looked to throw off Iran’s government before the crew member was found, launching a deception campaign to spread word inside the Islamic Republic that it had already located him. Even as Presid

2026-04-06 09:02:54:00

Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened

US President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his threat to hit Iran's critical infrastructure hard if the country's government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline. Trump punctuated his threat with profanity in a social media post Sunday, saying that Tuesday will be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.” He also offered details of the rescue of a “seriously wounded and really brave” US service member he identified as a “respected colonel” who w

2026-04-06 08:42:41:00

Trump issues new threat to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.” On the ground, the conflict showed no sign of letting up: Tehran struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack. Israel and the US launched a new wave of strikes on Iran . Trump’s new threat in a social media post and earlier

2026-03-30 21:41:36:00

Worries about global economic pain deepen as the war in Iran drags on

WASHINGTON -- US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest. Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries , pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years. “A week ago or certainly two weeks ago, I would have said: If the war stop

2026-03-29 21:43:02:00

Worries deepen over global economic pain from Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) — US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest. Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years. “A week ago or certainly two weeks ago, I would have said, If the war s

2026-03-29 13:24:48:00

Spiking gas prices set to eat up tax refunds touted by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to eat up those refunds, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend. “Next spring is projected to be the largest tax refund season of all time,” Trump said in a prime-time speech in December that was intended to address voters’ concerns about the economy and stubbornly high price

2026-03-23 11:05:21:00

Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Hormuz

WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not quickly join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz . Takaichi, who met with Trump at the White House, told the Republican president that Japan has opposed Iran's development of its nuclear program and appealed to his desire to be seen as a peacemaker , despite his launchin

2026-03-20 10:32:17:00

Iran hits back at multiple Gulf refineries after Israeli strike on its offshore gas field

DUBAI (AP) — Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy sites Thursday, hitting a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it struck back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has sent global fuel prices soaring. Brent crude oil , the international standard, spiked to as high as $118 a barrel, up more than 60 percent since Israel a

2026-03-19 19:30:44:00

Venezuela overtakes Italy, will face US for WBC final

MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez hit run-scoring, two-out singles in a seventh-inning rally that led Venezuela over Italy 4-2 on Monday night and into its first World Baseball Classic championship game. Venezuela overcame a 2-0, fourth-inning deficit after rebounding from a three-run hole to beat defending champion Japan in a quarterfinal and reached the final for the first time after losing to South Korea in its only previous semifinal appearance in 2009. It meets th

2026-03-17 13:19:54:00

China warns Trump's latest tariff moves could damage trade ties

PARIS (AP) — China warned Monday that US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves could harm the countries’ trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris. Li Chenggang, China’s international trade representative, said the Chinese side had expressed serious concern about trade investigations into manufacturing in foreign countries that the Trump administration launched after the US Supreme Court struck down its earlier tariffs. “We are concerned that the possible results of such

2026-03-17 11:13:42:00