Donald Trump

Operation Epic Fury has cost American taxpayers 132 billion dollars and pushed Brent crude above 100 dollars a barrel this month, while Iranian commanders dismiss the threat of strikes.

The agreement ends months of Donald Trump threatening 10 per cent tariffs on European allies and formally bans non-NATO military forces from operating in the Arctic territory.

Chief Justice John Roberts stayed a preliminary injunction on 21 August 2026, allowing above-ground construction of a 90,000-square-foot State Ballroom at the White House East Wing to proceed pending further order of the Supreme Court.

Donald Trump used an Oval Office appearance to attack the prosecutor he installed in Washington, after her office dropped felony charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and blamed a contractor's flawed installation instead.

Trump posted it at 11:14 pm on 13 July 2026. According to his Truth Social post, the United States would henceforth be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT" and would collect a 20% reimbursement fee on all cargo shipped through it. No treaty. No congressional authorisation.

President Donald Trump dropped his proposed 20 per cent transit levy on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz on 14 July 2026, replacing it with a promise of Gulf state trade and investment flows into the United States.

Trump said he had a plan to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran. Twelve hours later, he announced a ceasefire. Analysts are asking whether the pattern has a name.

Tehran rejects US ceasefire proposal, escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz as global shipping scrambles to reroute from the vital chokepoint.