Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.


In his first comments about Saturday’s US military strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump claimed in a video posted to social media that Iran has been building missiles that “could soon reach the American homeland.” It’s an argument he also made in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/politics/iran-missiles-trump-intelligence-nuclear


How a Call From Trump Ignited a Bitter Feud Between Two U.S. Allies


Behind the scenes, tensions had simmered for years between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two powerful U.S. allies. It took a call from President Trump to bring those tensions crashing into the open.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates-feud-trump-call.html