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A U.S. Navy destroyer engaged and seized an Iranian‑flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said. U.S. military video released by officials shows forces...
When Hamas seized her son Hersh at the Nova music festival near the Gaza border on October 7, Rachel Goldberg-Polin became one of the most visible faces of Israel’s hostage crisis. An American Israeli who had moved to...
Anderson Cooper interviewed Rachel Goldberg-Polin in Jerusalem about the life and killing of her only son, Hersh, who was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 and later executed. This is a condensed retelling of their...
Highly enriched uranium (HEU) — material concentrated to weapons‑usable levels — is central to the possible spread of nuclear weapons in the Iran conflict. Since strikes began last June, international inspectors have...
Highly enriched uranium (HEU) — uranium enriched to levels usable in nuclear weapons — is central to the risk of a wider conflict between the United States and Iran. International inspectors have been unable to verify...
Rachel Goldberg-Polin has kept her son’s bedroom unchanged since he was taken — everything the way he left it, except for a ball of tape. After Oct. 7, 2023, she began writing the number of days since Hersh and the...
When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, two and a half years ago, the violence set off a war that would cost countless lives on both sides. Among the many parents left bereft was Rachel Goldberg-Polin, an...
U.S. Central Command said Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli boarded and seized the Iran-flagged container ship M/V Touska after the vessel was disabled by fire from the guided-missile destroyer USS...
President Trump said the United States struck and seized an Iranian tanker while speaking on Weekend Nightly. He asserted that U.S. forces carried out the action, but there was no immediate independent confirmation of...
For seven weeks the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively turned into a choke point by Iran, disrupting one of the world’s most important energy passages. Journalists given rare access to the waterway report dozens of...
Iran announced it is shutting the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, saying the move responds to what Tehran calls a U.S. Navy blockade in the area. The declaration, issued through state media and official...
Iran announced it had reversed its brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying control of the strategic waterway has returned to strict military management. Tehran warned it will continue to restrict transit so long...
