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Only 16% of Americans rate the economy positively as Gallup's confidence index sinks to -45, driven by surging gas prices and inflation linked to the Iran conflict. The poll shows 76% expect further deterioration, and a majority disapproves of President Trump's handling of the war.
President Donald Trump announced a surprise deployment of 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing earlier plans to withdraw and leaving European allies confused about US strategy. The move comes amid ongoing war in Ukraine and tensions over Trump's Iran war and Greenland annexation threats.
A senior Iranian official has accused the United States and Israel of carrying out an attack on the country's Pasteur Institute, describing it as a deliberate provocation to undermine Iran's scientific capabilities. The official emphasized the institute's importance to biomedical and vaccine research. No details on damage or casualties have been released, and there has been no official response from the US or Israel.
The US State Department said lifting sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was due to a court order, not a policy shift. The Trump administration intends to restore her to the SDN list pending appeal. Sanctions were imposed after she recommended ICC arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
The United States expanded sanctions against Hezbollah’s financial network on May 22, targeting nine individuals including Hezbollah lawmakers, an Iranian diplomat, and Lebanese security officials accused of undermining sovereignty. The US also offered a $10 million reward for information disrupting the group's finances, while Hezbollah dismissed the measures as a 'badge of honor'.
Cubans are both outraged by US criminal charges against former President Raúl Castro and increasingly view the possibility of military attacks as serious, as tensions escalate. Neighbors of senior officials in Havana face unprecedented fear. The indictment follows weeks of surveillance aircraft, intelligence reports, and heightened US military activity in the Caribbean.
Iranian sailors have returned home after a diplomatic push involving a US vessel, as maritime tensions ease. The repatriation followed high-level talks between Tehran and Washington. Analysts see the move as a positive step that may open the door to further dialogue.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has dismissed the notion that the United States can force Iran to surrender as a delusion, reaffirming that Tehran will not bow to pressure from Washington. In remarks to domestic media, he stressed that sanctions and pressure will not change Iran’s stance. He called on the U.S. to abandon its policy of pressure and engage in constructive dialogue based on mutual respect.
Two Washington, D.C., police officers have sued the Trump administration over a $1.776 billion fund for victims of alleged 'weaponisation,' fearing it may reward Capitol rioters from January 6, 2021. The officers, Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, call the fund 'the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century.' They seek its dissolution to prevent taxpayer money from compensating their attackers.
