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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 1, 2026, 8:59 am
Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts – report
White House official says deconfliction channel including IRGC, US military has been used by both sides; Tehran’s chief negotiator: Iran prioritizes diplomacy but is ready for war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 18, 2026. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
June 23, 2026, 5:23 am
Pentagon seeking around $80 billion from a divided Congress to fund Iran war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been pressing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to approve funding, as many still skeptical of emerging deal to end conflict
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivers remarks before a NATO Defense Ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 18, 2026. (JOHN THYS / AFP)
June 18, 2026, 8:05 pm
Hegseth blasts NATO over Iran war, says US will review troop deployment in Europe
Pentagon chief says restrictions imposed by European nations during conflict ‘put America’s sons and daughters’ at risk, US funding will now be contingent on allies’ spending
By Max Delany
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
June 18, 2026, 7:32 pm
US ends blockade of Iran, warns of return to war if Tehran doesn’t fulfill deal
Israel doubles down on keeping troops in south Lebanon, against Iran’s demands; Trump derides agreement’s critics as ‘jealous, bad people, or stupid,’ ahead of new talks
By ToI Staff, Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Emanuel Fabian
US President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 13, 2026, 7:49 am
US strike killed leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Trump says
Tren de Aragua has been labeled by US as a terrorist organization, with leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores charged last year in NY court for racketeering, terror support
By AP
A woman walks past a mural depicting a US aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 11, 2026, 6:41 am
US launches strikes for second straight night in bid to force Iran to agree to deal
Trump hints at further attacks if Iranians reject proposed agreement: ‘We’ll bomb the s**t out of them’; Islamic Republic targets Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain after latest US strikes, threatens to hit vessels traversing Strait of Hormuz
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks on stage during an America First Workers Special Event on May 18, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images/AFP)
May 19, 2026, 10:20 pm
Hegseth impersonates Trump at rally: ‘Gonna have to be tough as sh*t’
To applause and laughter, the defense secretary recounts the president offering him the job
By ToI Staff and AP
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik speaks at the 'Rededicate 250' prayer rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC, May 17, 2026. (Screenshot/RSBN)
May 18, 2026, 6:14 pm
Lone rabbi speaking at mass DC prayer rally calls antisemitism ‘utterly un-American’
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, a prominent Jewish political conservative, gives an homage to Irving Berlin’s ‘God Bless America,’ drawing applause at largely Christian event
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People worship to Christian music at Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 17, 2026, 10:34 pm
Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots
Hegseth, Rubio, Johnson to speak at ‘Reclaim 250,’ which critics see as promoting Christian nationalism; rabbi included on roster; one day earlier, Trump proclaimed ‘Shabbat 250’
By Agencies
The USS Gerald R. Ford pulls up to Pier 11 at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
May 17, 2026, 11:31 am
USS Ford returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war, Maduro’s capture
Largest aircraft carrier in world spent 326 days at sea, most for a ship of its kind in last 50 years; saw war in Gulf, action in Venezuela, and suffered major laundry fire
By AP
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, watches as acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III testifies at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the US Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 12, 2026, 9:54 pm
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war approaching $29 billion
US Defense Department tells Congress $4 billion jump from previous estimate is due to equipment upkeep, as Democrats accuse White House of futile and opaque spending on conflict
By Frankie TAGGART
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, May 5, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
May 12, 2026, 2:27 pm
Hegseth faces new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more
US secretary of defense and military chief Caine expected to outline $1.5 trillion proposed defense budget and stress need for more drones, warships, and missile defense systems
By Ben Finley
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
May 2, 2026, 4:42 am
US military reaches deal with 7 tech firms to use their AI on classified systems
Anthropic absent from deal after it insisted on forbidding use of AI in fully autonomous weapons, surveillance of Americans; it sued Trump for trying to stop federal agencies using its Claude chatbot
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office of the White House, on April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 29, 2026, 3:14 pm
Trump said prepping for extended Iran blockade, says Tehran ‘better get smart soon’
‘No more Mr. Nice Guy,’ US president declares, adds Iran’s leaders ‘don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal’; Hegseth to testify before US Congress for first time since war’s start
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
April 18, 2026, 1:07 pm
Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, an ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians
Jews say use of term by US defense secretary has antisemitic connotations, while Christians and conservatives say the phrase likens Trump, Hegseth and US military to Jesus
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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