US to send troops to Saudi Arabia but hold off on striking Iran
The Pentagon has announced it will deploy additional US troops and missile defence equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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PM to meet Trump, Macron and Merkel for Brexit and climate talks at UN
Boris Johnson is due to meet Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel as he discusses Brexit, Iran and the climate crisis at the United Nations.
Trump signals restraint on possible military strike on Iran
US President Donald Trump has signalled that he is not inclined to authorise an immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attacks on the Saudi oil industry.
Trump: I said nothing wrong to foreign leader
Donald Trump has defended himself against an intelligence whistleblower’s potentially explosive complaint, including an allegation of wrongdoing in a reported private conversation the president had with a foreign leader.
US military to present several options to Trump on Iran response
The Pentagon is presenting a broad range of military options to Donald Trump as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry.
Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’
President Donald Trump has signed his name on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.
Trump and Johnson discuss need for ‘united’ response over Saudi oil attack
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have talked of the need for a “united diplomatic response” to the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
Trump names hostage negotiator as new national security adviser
Donald Trump has named Robert O’Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser.
Iran warns of ‘immediate response’ to any US action over Saudi attack
Iran has warned the US that any action against it after an attack on Saudi oil installations will “immediately” be met with a response from Tehran, its state-run news agency has reported.
Trump’s former campaign manager rebuffs questions at ‘impeachment hearing’
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has refused to answer most questions at Democrats’ first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation.
Trump rallies backers in New Mexico in bid to prise state from Democrats
US president Donald Trump has told supporters in the Democratic-leaning state of New Mexico that his energy policies have made the state wealthier, and warned that these gains could disappear if the proposal known as the Green New Deal takes effect.