President Trump on Thursday whipsawed between threatening new, major attacks against Iran and touting significant progress in negotiations to end the war, the latest frantic episode in the conflict that’s gone on for more than 100 days. Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” and eventually take over its oil export hub Kharg…

President Trump’s highly publicized Board of Peace is facing new questions over the sources — and destinations — of its funding, even as its flagship project, the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, stalls in the face of numerous obstacles. At an inaugural signing ceremony for the board in February, Trump touted a U.S. pledge of…