WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran state media on Monday said a ballistic missile with improved capabilities was demonstrating a new doctrine: Tehran “will take action against any threat, even before it is carried out.” The report by Iran’s state news agency repeatedly cited comments aired on state TV the day before by the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the closure of the German Consulate in St. Petersburg, the latest in a cycle of tit-for-tat moves following an attempted drone attack in Leipzig that Germany blamed on Russia. The ministry said the German Consulate must stop operations and its workers must leave Russia by Sept. 18. It […]

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani lamented current Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s presence at the Sept. 11 commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, saying the socialist mayor’s attendance would “offend him.” Giuliani, who served as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, became the public face of the city’s response to the attacks and […]

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand said Monday that if he is elected in November, he would be open to appointing an independent to Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) seat should the vacancy occur. Sand, who is also Iowa’s state auditor, spoke with reporters while making the rounds at Labor Day celebrations in the Hawkeye State […]