US Politics

Donald Trump is playing Art of the Deal on a world scale.

Trump may have changed his mind — here’s why that’s not good

AARON PATRICK: Using one specific technique, and a prolonged deadline for a lethal end goal, Donald Trump has managed to create a new issue for Australia.

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President Donald Trump has discussed firing his Attorney-General Pam Bondi in recent days as he grows frustrated with her leadership.

Frustrated Trump flags axing key ally over Epstein files

President Donald Trump has discussed firing his Attorney-General Pam Bondi in recent days as he grows frustrated with her leadership.

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President Trump provided an update on the US mission against Iran.

Five biggest takeaways from Trump’s address to the nation

Donald Trump made some wild threats and big claims during his White House address to the nation. Here’s what you need to know.

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Australian shares turned lower and oil jumped on Thursday lunchtime after US President Trump warned its war on Iran will last another two to three weeks and may include bombing of the nation’s oil infrastructure.  (AP PHOTO)

Shares sink, oil jumps as Trump warns on extended Iran war

The US President disappointed investors hoping for a quick resolution to the conflict now in its fifth week.

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US President Donald Trump is set to deliver a rare address to the nation and the globe, sharing an important update on the war with Iran and the conflict in the Middle East.

WATCH IT AGAIN: Donald Trump’s rare address to world

US President Donald Trump delivered a rare address to the nation and the globe, sharing an important update on the war with Iran and the conflict in the Middle East. Watch the speech in full here.

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Kharg Island is an export terminal for 90 per cent of Iran’s oil.

THE ECONOMIST: How would American ground forces take Kharg?

Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan both considered invading it. Saddam Hussein bombed it. In 1988 Donald Trump said that were he president, he would ‘do a number’ on the island. 

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US President Donald Trump is preparing for a historic address to the nation.

What we know about Trump’s imminent address to the nation

US President Donald Trump is set to deliver a rare address to the nation within hours, sharing an important update on war in the Middle East. This is what we know.

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Iran says there are only two choices: war of peace.

Two choices: Iran and US outcome to ‘shape generations’

As tensions between the US and Iran continue to worsen, a promise has emerged from the Middle East, claiming two choices will shape the world’s future.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran has overcome many aggressors throughout its history.

‘Crossroads’: Iranian President targets US with letter

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has delivered a direct message to Americans as tensions over the US-Iran war intensify.

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Donald Trump says the core strategic objectives of the war in Iran are nearing completion. (EPA PHOTO)

Trump tells weary public war goals ‘nearly’ accomplished

President Donald Trump, facing a war-weary American public and sliding approval ratings, has said in a speech that the conflict Iran will soon be ending.

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‘Most people don’t realise what the president has done in protecting land and preserving land.’

Why this man insists Trump is an ‘environmental hero’

‘Most people don’t realise what the president has done in protecting land and preserving land.’

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Donald Trump has sent thousands of troops to the Middle East.

The perils of a ground war in Iran

Donald Trump is deploying troops. Is he repeating the mistake of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan?

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A Trump insider has broken her silence after reports of her husband's alleged online fetish activities.

‘Devastated’: US politics rocked as fetish images exposed

Kristi Noem, Trump insider and former head of the US Department of Homeland Security, has spoken out after alleged images of her husband engaging in the ‘bimboification’ kink were exposed.

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