President Trump escalates warnings to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, threatening strikes on power plants, oil facilities, and desalination plants amid ongoing airstrikes and troop deployments. The administration reverses course by resuming asylum processing after a halt that created a four-million-case backlog, sidelining mass deportation pledges.
President Trump extends deadlines for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid massive U.S. military deployments and preparations for a potential amphibious assault on Karg Island. Critics accuse Trump of betraying 2024 campaign promises on mass deportations and avoiding new wars, as elite funding shifts fracture his coalition and fuel internal GOP factionalism between JD Vance and Marco Rubio.
Trump issues a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, later postponing it amid mediated talks on a U.S. 15-point nuclear and security plan. Reports suggest a shadow campaign to reposition J.D. Vance as an anti-war figure for future politics through resignations, media narratives, and donor pressures.