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The Trump Truth Store in the Chicago suburbs had to close temporarily as sales plummeted during the widely unpopular Iran war, The Chicago Tribune reported.The MAGA-themed business based on President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform in Crystal Lake abruptly closed, according to The Tribune. Owner Lisa Fleischmann announced that the store would remain shuttered in a Facebook post on March 26. "I am not even making ½ of my rent," Fleischmann wrote. "I never did this for the money but I don’t know how much longer I can last with paying for all the stuff."She told The Tribune that sales had dropped after the U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran started on Feb. 28. She thinks people were hesitant to purchase pro-Trump items or clothing amid the military conflict. "Sales were really slow. It all started with the war. It was dead as a door nail the minute that happened," Fleischmann told The Tribune. "I think (customers) are unsure what’s going on. Not everyone. But I think a majority of people are unsure what’s going on. … And if you wear it, they feel someone might come up to them and ask them questions."A poll released by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research on March 25 cited that most Americans disapprove of the war in Iran — 59 percent believe that military action has gone too far.

President Donald Trump issued a serious threat for Iran on Monday, prompting shocked reactions online. Trump was speaking during a White House press conference when he made the unsettling comment referring to the ongoing conflict. "The entire country could be taken out in one night. And that night might be tomorrow night," he said. The internet was quick to react."He's going to drop a nuke isn't he," user Elena, retired academic health care worker and liberal commentator, wrote on Bluesky."This is a travesty. He is completely incapable of serving as President," user Mel, who self-describes as a psychologist, wrote on Bluesky. "Trump shouldn't have nuclear codes for the same reason that arsonists shouldn't have gasoline cans and flamethrowers," Melanie D'Arrigo, executive director of Campaign for New York Health, wrote on X. "He's gonna use a nuclear weapon folks. That's a major war crime. Invoke the 25th now," progressive political commentator Sam K. wrote on X. "Drunk on power and committing war crimes," user Max, who self-describes as a fund manager and Iraq war veteran, wrote on X. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

President addresses his latest deadline for Tehran to reach a deal of Tuesday at 8pm ET in press conferenceTrump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump Iran threatA Japanese shipping firm said on Monday that an Indian-flagged tanker owned by its subsidiary had passed through the strait of Hormuz and was en route to India.A spokeswoman for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told AFP that the Green Asha – a liquefied petroleum gas tanker – had crossed the waterway.Pakistan stands in solidarity with the brotherly people of the UAE and reiterates the urgent need for restraint and de-escalation in the region. Continue reading...

Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down by Iranian forcesDonald Trump threatened to jail a journalist – or journalists – who reported that a second US airman was missing after being shot down by Iran on Friday in a bid to identify their source.The badly injured airman hid in a mountain crevice to avoid capture before being rescued by a US recovery team that took on heavy fire. The US president announced on Sunday that the service member had been recovered. Continue reading...

The operation to extract downed pilots involved an array of advanced military assets, including A-10 Thunderbolt II jets, MC-130J Commando II planes, Black Hawk helicopters, and MQ-9 Reaper drones, many of which were destroyed during the mission.

The downing of the American F-15E and two A-10 Thunderbolt II lay bare the vulnerability of non-stealth, low-altitude platforms operating in contested environments.

Claims explosives found near pipeline come before election in which PM Viktor Orbán is trailing in most pollsHungary has placed the gas pipeline that straddles the Serbian border under military protection, its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said, as accusations of a false-flag operation continued to swirl before a crunch election at the weekend and an official visit on Tuesday from the US vice-president, JD Vance.Orbán travelled to Hungary’s southern border with Serbia on Monday, one day after Serbia said it had found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond. Continue reading...

As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasementMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump’s continued annoyance at Starmer’s scepticism about the aims and legality of the conflict, a view that has not been shifted by the US president’s jibes. Continue reading...