Iran war
Iran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain as escalating attacks threaten to unravel peace efforts
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could be forced to return to war as a series of escalating reciprocal strikes with Iran continued into Sunday, threatening to unravel peace efforts between the two countries
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors, announced a framework agreement Friday that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah
Oil tanker passes the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran threats, as traffic flows begin to recover
An oil tanker has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz along a U.N.-recommended route near Oman, defying threats by Iran that any ship not following the Tehran-approved route “will be dealt with accordingly.”The passage of the Liberian-flagged vessel — perhaps aptly named the Stoic Warrior — came amid continued uncertainty about the future of the crucial waterway.
Senate Republicans reject Iran war powers resolution after clashing with Trump at Capitol meeting
Republican senators switched their votes on an Iran war resolution late Wednesday, hours after a fractious meeting that included a shouting match with President Donald Trump over their opposition to the conflict
Ships start sailing through Hormuz under U.N. evacuation scheme, agency says
Ships have begun sailing through the Strait of Hormuz under a new scheme by the U.N.’s shipping agency to evacuate vessels trapped there by the conflict, a spokesperson said on Wednesday
Trump calls for DOJ probe into gas price ‘gouging’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had instructed the Department of Justice to immediately probe oil companies for not lowering gas prices at the pump in line with falling costs, accusing them of “gouging” consumers.
Senate rebukes Trump by approving House-passed measure calling for end to Iran war
Passage of the largely symbolic measure comes as the U.S. and Iran are in the early stages of talks aimed at ending the war.
Trump insists Iran has agreed to nuclear inspections in talks for war-ending deal
Iran has “fully and completely agreed” to nuclear inspections long into the future, President Donald Trump said Tuesday after Tehran denied making the concession as part of talks on a permanent end to the war between the two countries
Inside Iran, World Cup team brings joy despite uncertainty around U.S. peace talks
TEHRAN — For a brief moment Sunday, when striker Mehdi Taremi put the ball into the Belgian net, joy was unbridled across the Iranian capital — a welcome change in a city where the majority of the conversation is dominated by talk of the war
Oil falls below $75 for the first time since March as Hormuz traffic begins to recover
U.S. crude prices fell 2.7% to about $74 a gallon, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 60-day sanctions waiver on Iranian oil sales.