2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (810+ words) STRAIT. Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD " US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, April 19, that the US military had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run…...

3+ day, 27+ min ago  (888+ words) CEASEFIRE. Streaks of tracer fire illuminate the sky as people celebrate after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, as seen from Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago  (694+ words) Artificial intelligence-enabled slopaganda is a thing, and Iran and the US are using it to great effect in a number of ways to get certain points across. In the US-Israel war against Iran, I'd say that Iran's prevailing tactic of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (905+ words) TALKS. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi adjusts glasses during a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. US President "Donald Trump said Iran was desperate for a deal to end nearly four weeks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (559+ words) TRUMP. US President Donald Trump looks on as he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2026. The United States and Iran have received the framework of a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (751+ words) CHINA'S POSITION. China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April7, 2026. China and Russia on Tuesday, April 7, vetoed a UN resolution…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (959+ words) MEETING. Members of the UN Security Council meet on Iran at the request of the United States at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on January 15, 2026. WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM " Optimism grew on Thursday, April 16, that the war in the Middle…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (200+ words) The United States says its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea, even as President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran could resume this week. Vice President Sara Duterte pushes back at her self-confessed…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1123+ words) Tensions in the Middle East are feared to deepen as ongoing military and political confrontations fuel a widening regional crisis with global repercussions. The crisis has escalated, following launched strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran on February…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (800+ words) CARGO. A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman's Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. DUBAI/WASHINGTON " The United…...