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  US Vice President JD Vance (L) welcomes US President Donald Trump to the stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. (photo credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images) US President Donald Trump attended a secret meeting on Iran and Yemen chaired by US Vice President JD Vance and attended by top administration national security aides at Camp David on Friday, Axios reported. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine all attended the meeting, according to the report. The report cited three US officials, who told Axios that "things were decided, or at least deeply discussed." The White House refused to respond to an Axios request for comment.

The  United States issued additional sanctions on Friday targeting Hamas' financial network, including targeting a member of the Palestinian militant group's military wing, two France-based fundraisers and two entities, the Treasury Department said. "These designations expose a sophisticated, multi‑year financing architecture that moved more than $2 million to Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels, demonstrating the organization’s persistent ability to adapt its fundraising mechanisms to evade detection," Treasury said in a statement. The Hamas member, Saleem Abdallah Saleem al-Zaq, is a battalion deputy in the Hamas military wing based in Gaza, Treasury said. He oversees a financial network that has used various money services businesses and cryptocurrency wallets to transfer significant funds to the Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades, it added.

  A Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter delivers supplies on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran, during a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser August 16, 2026. (photo credit: US NAVY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) US President Donald Trump's administration is deliberating on how to approach the Iran war, now in its eighth month, as US midterm elections approach in November. The US military is planning a potential increase of thousands of naval forces in the Middle East in the coming weeks, the Washington Post reported on Friday.  The Pentagon intends to move up three aircraft carriers and escort ships into the region to create flexibility in overseeing the war, according to the report.

  What is said to be a missile is launched in what Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say is an attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen. (photo credit: Houthi Media Center/Reuters) Saudi Arabia has carried out 94 airstrikes in Yemen over the past 24 hours, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarie claimed, according to a Friday Ynet report. The attacks were allegedly carried out using fighter jets and missiles and targeted civilian sites in the provinces of Sana'a, Saada, Taiz, Hajjah, Amran, and Al Bayda. Reuters also reported Friday that Saudi Arabia is preparing an offensive against the Houthis to break the chokehold and secure the shipping routes in the Red Sea.

  US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025. (photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS) Democratic US senators said on Friday they expect a vote before December 13 on the Trump administration's pact to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia. "The Senate will now have a chance to fulfill its statutory responsibility to study and weigh in on the impact this agreement could have in driving a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and potentially undermining nuclear nonproliferation efforts around the world," Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, said in a release reported first by Reuters.

  President Trump threatened Thursday that Iran will cease to exist if its leaders do not sign a peace deal with the U.S.  “Now I have to make a decision. They’ll either sign a very fair deal, or they won’t exist any longer,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn en route to Oklahoma.   The president also told reporters that Iran could have been connected to a copilot’s alleged attempt to crash an Israel-bound airplane traveling from Dubai earlier this week.  “I would say the answer based on what I’m hearing is yes, but we’re working on it right now,” the president said.  Trump said Wednesday that he spoke “at length” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident.  The president’s comments come after he told Time Magazine that he rejected Iran’s latest peace offer.  “It’s just not good enough, nearly,” Trump told the publication, saying he rejected the proposal in part because it only opened “some aspects” of the Strait of Hor...

During part of his speech, Trump mentioned how much he loved Oklahoma and said he had previously told Gov. Kevin Stitt that he thought about moving to the state. On Thursday, President Donald Trump came to Durant for a rally ahead of midterm elections in November and endorsing and praising state politicians and political candidates. During part of his speech, Trump mentioned how much he loved Oklahoma and said he had previously told Gov. Kevin Stitt that he thought about moving to the state. “In fact, I said, I think maybe someday I'll move to Oklahoma after I'm finished,” Trump said. “Although I do very well in Florida, Alabama, I do, very well in just about every state, I must say. But I like this. 77 out of 77. I love it where Ronald Reagan got less. I love Ronald Reagan.” Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had signed an executive order appointing the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor to oversee the investigation, which had initially been cl...