Iran War
Keep up on the latest developments with the Iran War.
Saudi crown prince goes to Egypt for support amid Houthi strikes, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline will be largely shut down for weeks as it is repaired after attacks by Iranian-b…
Talks stumble as Iran's top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump says he told envoys not to go
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad on Saturday evening, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymit…
Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister
She said Vice President JD Vance would not travel but that he remains “deeply involved,” and would be willing to go to Pakistan “if we feel it's a necessary us…
Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
The move unfolded a day after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard attacked three cargo ships in the strait, capturing two of them, in an assault that raise…
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
Technomar, the management company behind the Liberian-registered Epaminondas, said it was “approached and fired upon by a manned gunboat” off the coast of Oman…
US puts negotiations with Iran on hold as ceasefire deadline nears
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state TV there has been “no final decision” on whether to attend because of “unacceptable actions…
Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran
Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, accused the United States of wanting Iran to surrender and added that on the contrary,…
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force
Trump imposed the blockade earlier this week after Iran restricted traffic through the strait due to fighting in Lebanon, which Iran claimed was a breach of th…
How a US blockade on Iran has sanctioned ships turning around
The U.S. military will operate the blockade in the Gulf of Oman beyond the strait, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military ope…
Diplomats try to arrange second round of US-Iran talks during first full day of American blockade
Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round of US-Iran talks. Two U.S. officials said Monday that discussions were still underway about the negotiations.
US military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast
Iran’s effective closure of the strait, through which 20% of traded oil passes in peacetime, has sent oil prices skyrocketing, pushing up the cost of gasoline,…
US-Iran historic ceasefire talks in Pakistan continue after midnight
Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the most direct U.S. contact had been in 2013 when President Barack Obama called newly elected President Hassan R…
US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
Kuwait, meanwhile, said it was targeted by seven drone attacks since Thursday that it blamed on Iran and its militia allies in the region. Though the Guard den…
How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran
But even as the White House was celebrating the moment as a victory, the fragile ceasefire appeared in danger of falling apart Wednesday as the U.S., Iran and …
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp instead of escalation
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said passage through the strait would be allowed for the next two weeks under Iranian military management. It wasn’t im…
2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing
Iran fired on targets across the Mideast on Friday, as Tehran kept the pressure on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite U.S. and Israeli insistence that…