Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American planย to pause the war in the Middle Eastย and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.
The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even as the U.S. military prepared to send at least 1,000 more troops to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the Mideast.
The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the move who spoke on condition of anonymity to…
Withย airstrikes still battering Iranย and missiles still targeting sites across the Middle East, some of theย optimism that sent stocks rallying the day beforeย drained out of Wall Street on Tuesday.
Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israelโs Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United Statesย was in talksย with the Islamic Republic to end the war.
As he left the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices had just heardย argumentsย Monday over whether to prevent states fromย counting mail ballotsย that arrive after Election Day, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar texted his staff 3,000 miles away.
Senators are discussing a proposal to end theย Homeland Security budget stalemateย by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administrationย airport workersย going without pay, but excludingย ICE's enforcement and removal operationsย that have been core to the dispute.