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Business News > Mint Authors > Lara Seligman

Lara Seligman

ARTICLES BY LARA SELIGMAN

'Hit Them 20 To 1': Trump Rattled By Iran's Payback, Levies Own 'Interest' As US Continues Strikes?

Inside Trump’s Oval Office decision to ditch the Iran ceasefire

4 min read . 09 Jul 2026

Aides say President Trump believes another round of full-scale attacks could derail diplomacy.

Trump briefed on all-out war options in Iran but opts to stick with talks

4 min read . 01 Jul 2026

Not Just Militarily, Iran 'Wins' Against Trump In Art Of The Deal As Araghchi Outlines Initial Deal?

How the US and Iran turned from renewed war to the cusp of peace

5 min read . 13 Jun 2026

US President Donald Trump (AP)

Trump says US will ‘guide’ stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

1 min read . 04 May 2026

US Navy Secretary John Phelan (AFP)

Inside the Navy Secretary’s last-ditch bid to save his job

4 min read . 24 Apr 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, with burgundy tie, visited Dover Air Force Base in March to honor slain servicemembers.

Pete Hegseth’s Feud With Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Spills Into Public View

6 min read . 20 Apr 2026

A warship operating near the Strait of Hormuz.

How the US Navy is blockading the Strait of Hormuz to choke off Iran’s ports

5 min read . 14 Apr 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at a news conference Wednesday.

Trump allies, US officials fear Iran victory lap is premature

5 min read . 09 Apr 2026

Trump is contemplating a risky military mission to extract uranium from Iran, which could last several days. (REUTERS)

Trump weighs military operation to extract Iran’s uranium

6 min read . 30 Mar 2026

The Pentagon is considering sending another 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East, even as Trump weighs peace talks with Tehran. (AFP)

What an influx of 17,000 US troops could mean for the Iran war

5 min read . 28 Mar 2026

In a bold move, the U.S. has deployed A-10 warplanes and Apache helicopters to combat Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP)

US war planes and helicopters kick off battle to reopen Hormuz

5 min read . 20 Mar 2026

As gas prices soar, President Trump is exploring ways to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, with the US Marine Corps potentially playing a key role. (via REUTERS)

What US Marines can do to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz

4 min read . 19 Mar 2026

President Trump arriving in West Palm Beach, Florida on Feb. 27, hours before the attack on Iran.

Trump knew the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He still went to war.

9 min read . 14 Mar 2026

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (File Photo: AFP)

Hegseth finds his footing as Epic Fury’s front man

5 min read . 06 Mar 2026

A woman walks past the flag and map of Iran painted on a wall in Tehran on February 25, 2026. (File Photo: AFP)

Iran is far from building ICBMs, experts say

4 min read . 27 Feb 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor during takeoff.

US gathers the most air power in the Mideast since the 2003 Iraq invasion

7 min read . 19 Feb 2026

El Paso International Airport.

A laser weapon targeted suspected drones. It hit party balloons instead.

5 min read . 13 Feb 2026

Crews worked aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea in early February.

Pentagon prepares second aircraft carrier to deploy to the Middle East

1 min read . 12 Feb 2026

Ahmed al-Sharaa assumed Syria’s presidency after leading the rebellion that toppled the Assad regime. (REUTERS)

Syrian President called the US’s bluff—and it paid off

5 min read . 24 Jan 2026

US President Donald Trump during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Major US oil executives expressed caution about President Donald Trump's push for them to spend at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela, with the head of Exxon Mobil Corp. calling the nation currently 'uninvestable'. (Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg)

Trump was told attack on Iran wouldn’t guarantee collapse of regime

3 min read . 16 Jan 2026