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Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace
3+ week, 5+ day ago (996+ words) Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel's Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war. Pakistan…...
Iran reinstates restrictions on Strait of Hormuz one day after opening the waterway
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (476+ words) Iran said it would continue to restrict transit in the crucial waterway until the U. S. ends its blockade of Iranian ports. Iran announced Saturday that it's reinstating restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz just one day after opening the waterway to…...
Strait of Hormuz is fully open, Trump and Iranian foreign minister say
2+ day, 49+ min ago (264+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels. In a social media post, Trump said Iran announced that the strait "is fully open and ready for full…...
Strait of Hormuz reopens, despite US naval blockade
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (336+ words) On Friday, President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister confirmed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil trade route, as disputes over its status and ceasefire tensions persist The Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade waterway where…...
Vance says talks with Iran have ended after 21 hours
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1365+ words) U. S. Vice President J. D. Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the United States and Iran without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon. The third round of historic, face-to-face talks concluded…...
Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the US-Israeli war in Iran
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (515+ words) Saturday's remarks were his strongest condemnation yet In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U. S. -Israel war in Iran and demanded that political leaders stop and negotiate peace. See…...
Vance arrives in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran
1+ week, 1+ day ago (481+ words) The U. S. and Iran are expected to discuss a long-term peace plan Saturday for the first time since the war started, as there are still significant disputes about the terms of the current two-week ceasefire. Vice President JD Vance arrived in…...
Fact-checking President Trump's conclusion that Iran War was a "total' US victory
1+ week, 2+ day ago (986+ words) After announcing a ceasefire in the weekslong war with Iran, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the U. S. had emerged victorious. This story was originally published on Politi Fact. Read it here. When Trump declared April 7 that…...
How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran
1+ week, 3+ day ago (917+ words) President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with "annihilation" to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a "workable" plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he…...
At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1067+ words) Lebanon's health ministry said that Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Israel launched a barrage of strikes in central Beirut and elsewhere in the country as a shaky ceasefire took effect…...