Donald Trump's fascination with the retired three-star general appears to go back to their first meeting in Iraq in 2018, when Trump said Caine told him that the Islamic State could be destroyed in just one week.

Iran's economy is in freefall, with soaring inflation, a collapsing currency, and growing poverty pushing millions to the brink. The crisis is only deepening since U.S. President Donald Trump reinstated his "maximum pressure" campaign,

Omission is as bad as commission. I assume (I know what that does to you and me) you check out, and feel any article you put in your paper is well-written and you agree with it. Lately, you have been publishing articles from the Associated Press and from your own (reporters) that put Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a bad light for what they are doing to the U.S. Agency for International Development. You write of all the good they have done in the world. What you do not say is what else they have done with U.S. tax money. Specifically, $20 million to Iraq for their own “Sesame Street,” $4 million to the Wuhan lab in China on gain of function, $2 million to help strengthen trans organizations in Guatemala and $750,000 to eliminate loneliness in government workers in India. This is just scratching the surface. There are dozens more. However, your articles failed to inform your readers of these. Did you vote for Donald Trump or Elon Musk? The ballot only lets you choose one for president but you got both. Should we call Musk president, too, or is he the king? If you don’t like your personal information going to “President” Musk, who was not approved by Congress, has no security clearance, but has access to federal monies like your Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans benefits and federal retiree payments, contact your senators and representatives now. For 60 years, the U.S. has provided humanitarian aid to people around the world which prevented the spread of disease, fed the starving and helped with our international relations. That aid was less than 1% of the federal budget but “President” Musk just shut it down. Where Jesus fed the crowds with loaves and fishes, “President” Musk laughed and made a joke of cutting the needy off. Is this what you voted for? “President” Musk is a billionaire. Are you? If not, then let your representatives know you are upset and demand action. In Idaho, Sens. Risch and Crapo, and Reps. Fulcher and Simpson need to hear from you.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

At the start of his first term, President Donald Trump filled several top jobs with retired generals — high-ranking veterans who served in leadership positions during the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US aims to squeeze Iran’s oil exports to less than 10% of current levels as President Donald Trump renews a campaign of “maximum pressure” on Tehran’s nuclear program.

For now, the cease-fire deal between Hamas and the Israeli government appears to be holding, but Donald Trump’s proposal for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza has been the main focus of discussion for the past few weeks.