Iran

Trump Says 8 Iranian Women Were Saved Thanks to Him, but Tehran Says It Never Planned to Kill Them

President Donald Trump stepped into the center of Iran's human rights crisis Wednesday with a triumphant message that read like a rescue announcement. "Very good news!" he wrote, saying he had just been informed that eight women protesters who were to be executed that night in Iran would no longer be killed. He added that four would be released immediately and four others would instead serve one month in prison.

Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire With Iran, Israel Joins Truce

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would suspend planned U.S. bombing and attack operations against Iran for two weeks after talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, a surprise announcement that abruptly shifted the tone of a crisis that had been spiraling toward a possible wider regional war.

Can JD Vance Be Excommunicated? What the US Bishops Said About the White House Latest Threat Against Iran as Pope Leo Urges Americans to Call Representatives

Catholic outrage over the Trump administration's Iran rhetoric intensified Tuesday after a powerful message from Pope Leo asking Americans to call their representatives and a forceful statement from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemning the president's threats against civilians and warning that the destruction of "a whole civilization" cannot be morally justified.

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