Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran ^34.9%

AP News - By Aamer Madhani, Munir Ahmed, Russ Bynum - 4/20/2026, 7:02 AM

Negativity Bias 14.6% - Framing Effect 12.6% - Appeal to Authority 8.8%

Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered mixed messages on Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place... more

Iran-backed Houthis claim first missile launch on Israel as war in the Mideast intensifies ^39.6%

AP News - By Samy Magdy, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell - 3/28/2026, 7:50 AM

Negativity Bias 19.9% - Framing Effect 14.7% - Optimism Bias 11%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The now monthlong war erupted after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, which retaliated with strikes... more

After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants ^51.4%

AP News - By Aamer Madhani - 3/27/2026, 12:08 AM

Framing Effect 38.2% - Biased Writer Voice 21.9% - Confirmation Bias 7.2%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to buy himself more time and hold off, once again, on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran’s energy plants over the Islamic Republic’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he was delaying taking potential action because talks... more

Trump’s claim that US and Iran are talking elicits market cheers and plenty of skepticism ^31.1%

AP News - By Aamer Madhani - 3/23/2026, 7:42 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the U.S. could soon be winding operations down, a claim that markets cheered but Iranian officials dismissed as a ploy to buy time for a conflict that is causing economic pain around the globe. In a... more

Trump to Send Envoys to Putin, Ukraine After Peace Plan Tweaks ^64.7%

Newsmax - By Aamer Madhani, Isobel Koshiw, Konstantin Toropin - 11/26/2025, 12:12 AM

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned" and he's sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials. He suggested he could eventually meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but... more