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Iran announced via state media that it has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow, strategically important channel at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The declaration followed actions Tehran said it had taken that...
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon began at 5 p.m. EDT, and early reports indicated the pause was broadly holding even as violations and uncertainty persisted. Lebanon's army recorded a number of incidents...
President Trump declared the war with Iran "very close to over" as mediators led by Pakistan pressed to arrange further talks and explore extending a fragile ceasefire. Indirect U.S.-Iran communications continue, though...
The White House says more than 100 empty oil tankers are heading to U.S. ports to load American crude as the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz moves into a second day. The administration frames the redeployment as a...
Israeli and Lebanese officials held their first direct diplomatic talks in Washington in more than three decades. U.S. Secretary Rubio joined the meeting and cast it as more than an effort to negotiate a ceasefire...
The Israel Defense Forces issued an "urgent" warning for residents of southern Lebanon, south of the Zahrani River, urging them to move north as airstrikes continued with "significant force." Col. Avichay Adraee, the...
Former President Donald Trump indicated that talks with Iran may begin soon, presenting the move as an effort to ease tensions across the Middle East. He said he was open to reopening a diplomatic channel but provided...
Key developments in the Iran war: - Pakistan is working to set up a second round of U.S.-Iran negotiations after last weekend's marathon Islamabad session ended without a deal. The conflict has entered its seventh week...
China condemns U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz as 'dangerous' and irresponsible
President Trump announced that the United States will begin enforcing a blockade of ships entering or leaving Iranian ports beginning April 13 at 10:00 a.m. EDT, and will impose a partial blockade on the Strait of...
President Trump warned the United States could blockade the Strait of Hormuz after high‑level peace talks with Iran in Pakistan ended with no agreement, intensifying concerns that a fragile ceasefire may collapse and...
A 21-hour round of high-level negotiations in Islamabad between U.S. and Iranian delegations ended without an agreement, and President Trump announced a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, sharply raising economic...
