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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n JD Vance<\/a> has faced backlash after appearing to dismiss reports that a US<\/a> strike killed five people, including two children, at a wedding gathering in southern Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n When asked about whether a US strike was responsible, he said \u201csometimes things happen\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI will say that the Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what\u2019s happened in the conflict thus far, so I\u2019m extremely sceptical of this.\u201d<\/p>\n The toll was confirmed not by the Iranian government but by the Iranian Red Crescent, a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I can say with 100% confidence is that, unlike the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] IRGC<\/a>, the United States never targets civilians in combat,\u201d Vance said. \u201cWe never will do that. We never have done that, and unfortunately, obviously, sometimes things happen.\u201d <\/p>\n Meanwhile, president Donald Trump<\/a> insisted he had done the \u201cright thing\u201d with the war. <\/p>\n It comes amid fears Trump<\/a> is planning to extend Washington\u2019s war on Iran, after The Wall Street Journal <\/a>reported that the Pentagon was extending the presence of troops in the Middle East<\/a> into next year. <\/p>\n <\/a>Trump claims US has \u2018unlimited\u2019 munitions amid Iran war concerns<\/p>\n Donald Trump has denied persistent reports that the Iran war has dangerously depleted the U.S. weapons stockpile, blasting the media for what he claimed was false reporting on the state of the American arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the treasonous SCUM that refuses to accurately report on our Military Operation in Iran, we have virtually unlimited amounts of Mid to High Grade Ammunition, far more than we could ever use for this, or for any other War (which is highly unlikely!), that could improbably take place,\u201d he wrote Thursday on Truth Social.<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition, we are producing Munitions at levels never seen before,\u201d he added. \u201cWe are stockpiling and preparing for any contingency that could happen.\u201d<\/p>\n James Reynolds4 September 2026 10:31<\/p>\n <\/a>In focus: Sailors on USS Abraham Lincoln describe \u2018the worst deployment\u2019<\/p>\n US service members assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln are speaking out about their record-long, nearly nine-month deployment at sea, during which they supported the ongoing Iran war.<\/p>\n The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier \u2014 some of whose crew had reportedly suffered from deteriorating mental health \u2014 laid anchor off Thailand this week, affording its 5,000 sailors and Marines their first port call in 286 days.<\/p>\n While on shore in the resort town of Pattaya, some service members spoke with MS NOW Pentagon Correspondent Priya Sridhar, who recounted her discussions with them during a subsequent on-camera interview.<\/p>\n James Reynolds4 September 2026 10:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: White House launches arcade games based on Trump’s agendaWhite House launches arcade games based on Trump’s agenda<\/p>\n James Reynolds4 September 2026 09:26<\/p>\n <\/a>This morning: Asian benchmarks mostly rise after tech stocks lead rally on Wall Street<\/p>\n Asian shares were mostly higher in early Friday trading, as regional market sentiment got a boost from the rally on Wall Street, mostly from big technology stocks.<\/p>\n Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% in morning trading to 64,622.33. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.9% to 6,635.67. Australia’s S&P\/ASX 200 was little changed, slipping less than 0.1% to 9,011.80. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.1% to 25,751.26, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.8% to 3,973.27.<\/p>\n Stocks on Wall Street closed higher Thursday as a recent run-up in bond yields eased further and big technology companies rallied. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite closed 1.4% higher.<\/p>\n James Reynolds4 September 2026 09:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Shipping traffic through Hormuz well below normal, Kpler data says<\/p>\n Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained well below normal on Thursday, with only four commodity vessels crossing the key waterway, according to preliminary Kpler data cited by Reuters.<\/p>\n That was down from nine crossings the day before and well below the 10-day average of about 15. <\/p>\n The vessels included two medium-range tankers, a Kamsarmax tanker and a Handysize vessel.<\/p>\n Maroosha Muzaffar4 September 2026 08:20<\/p>\n <\/a>Vance refuses to give a deadline to end US war on Iran<\/p>\n JD Vance has declined to give a timeline for ending the US war on Iran, while downplaying the conflict by saying there was no active shooting and major combat had lasted only about six weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting,\u201d Vance said. He added: \u201cI recognise there have been places where this has flared up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you ask, \u2018When will this end?\u2019, you\u2019re asking me a question like: When will the Iranians stop shooting at ships?\u201d Vance told reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the reality is, I don\u2019t know the answer to that question. You\u2019d have to ask the Iranians.\u201d<\/p>\n His remarks come after days of intense fighting between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n Maroosha Muzaffar4 September 2026 08:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Israel says economic pressure on Iran could push the regime to take \u2018desperate steps\u2019<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s defence minister has warned that growing economic pressure could push Tehran to take more desperate measures.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see signs indicating that the heavy economic pressure they are under, and the fear of an uprising and the collapse of the regime, may push them to desperate steps,\u201d Israel Katz said.<\/p>\n Earlier, Iran had claimed that it had the capability to manufacture more missile stockpiles and maintained enough in its war against the US\u201cInitially, some believed that Iran had only a limited number of missiles and that its stockpiles would eventually be depleted as the war continued,\u201d the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Brig Gen Hossein Mohebbi said.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, that assumption proved incorrect, as Iran\u2019s missile capability has remained sustained and its missile production has continued.\u201d<\/p>\n Maroosha Muzaffar4 September 2026 07:40<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump rejects reports of US weapons stockpiles running low<\/p>\n Donald Trump has rejected reports that US military stockpiles of weapons are running dangerously low as the war with Iran enters its seventh month. <\/p>\n In a post on his Truth Social platform he wrote that the US was producing munitions at \u201clevels never seen before\u201d and has \u201cfar more than we could ever use\u201d. <\/p>\n \u201cFor the treasonous SCUM that refuses to accurately report on our Military Operation in Iran, we have virtually unlimited amounts of Mid to High Grade Ammunition, far more than we could ever use for this, or for any other War (which is highly unlikely!), that could improbably take place,\u201d Trump wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cIn addition, we are producing Munitions at levels never seen before. We are stockpiling and preparing for any contingency that could happen. We are taking them for ourselves, the U.S.A., rather than selling them to others, but the sales to Allies will soon again, begin. Also, please let it be known, that the Biden Administration gave far more Munitions away to Ukraine, at no cost to them, whatsoever, than we have used in Iran.\u201d <\/p>\n Maroosha Muzaffar4 September 2026 07:20<\/p>\n