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Iran Fires on 3 Ships and Seizes 2 in Hormuz — One Day After Ceasefire Was Extended
The ceasefire that Trump extended indefinitely on Tuesday lasted less than 24 hours before Iran's IRGC launched its most...
Iran Signals “Openness to Talks” After Ceasefire Extended — But IRGC Calls Extension a “Ploy”
The indefinite ceasefire extension Trump announced Tuesday night produced exactly the contradictory Iranian response that Washington has been navigating...
Why Trump Said “No Extension” and Then Extended It — The Logic Behind the Reversal
The most predictable unpredictable development of the Iran war has happened again. Trump set a hard deadline. He threatened...
Vance and Iran’s Ghalibaf Both Arriving in Islamabad — Round 2 Talks Are On
After days of contradictory signals, public denials, seized ships, Hormuz firefights, and escalating ultimatums from both sides, the most...
Ceasefire Expires TONIGHT — Vance Heads to Islamabad as Iran’s Attendance Remains Uncertain
Today is the day the Iran war's diplomatic clock runs out. The two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on April...
US Navy Fires On and Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Touska in Gulf of Oman — Iran Vows Retaliation
The US-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz escalated dramatically on Sunday when the US Navy fired on, disabled,...
Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Takes Effect — Beirut Celebrates
For the first time in six weeks, the guns fell quiet in Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire brokered by the...
Pakistan’s Army Chief Is in Tehran Right Now — A Second Round of Iran Talks Is Taking Shape
The diplomatic machinery that produced the Islamabad talks is in motion again. Pakistan's most powerful military figure, Field Marshal...
IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast Over Iran War — And Warns the Damage Could Get Much Worse
The International Monetary Fund has delivered the most authoritative economic verdict yet on what the Iran war is doing...
Israel and Lebanon Hold First Direct Talks in 40 Years — What’s at Stake in Washington Today
In the same city where the biggest diplomacy of the Iran war is being managed, a parallel and almost...
US Naval Blockade of Iranian Ports Is Now Live — What Just Changed
"US Central Command forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on...
US Naval Blockade of Iran Is Now Live — What It Does to Oil Prices and Your Cost of Living
The ceasefire gave the world a five-day window of relief. Oil fell 16 percent. Stock markets surged. Consumers dared...