In a televised White House address, President Trump declared that the U.S. campaign against Iran, "Operation Epic Fury," has achieved significant progress and is entering its final phase.
During a White House briefing on Iran strikes, President Trump sparked an awkward moment by asking Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi why Japan didn't warn the U.S. about Pearl Harbor.
After Anthropic refused Pentagon demands for unrestricted AI access, the Trump administration ordered all federal agencies to stop using its technology and labelled the company a supply chain risk, threatening partnerships across the defence ecosystem.
Trump insisted that the India-US trade deal remains on track. “I think my relationship with India is fantastic, and we're doing trade with India,” he said.
President Trump revealed he increased Swiss tariffs to 39% following a tense call with President Karin Keller-Sutter. Rates were later slashed to 15% after Swiss executives gifted Trump a Rolex clock and gold bar, alongside a $200 billion U.S. investment pledge.
reports suggested corrections followed Indian objections to unintended inclusions, with pulses removed, digital tax claims dropped, and purchase language softened, underscoring sensitivities around agriculture and the non binding nature of the interim arrangement between countries.