Explainers
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 United States between Israel and...
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 equally consequential negotiation has begun....
Who Is Sharon Simmons? The ‘DoorDash Grandma’ Who Delivered McDonald’s to Trump Explained
A routine food delivery turned into a viral national story after Sharon Simmons—quickly dubbed the “DoorDash Grandma” online—delivered a...
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 Navy Blockade of Iranian Ports Begins Today at 10 AM ET — What It Means
The United States military has confirmed that one of the most expansive naval actions since the Gulf War begins...
Iran Peace Talks Collapse After 21 Hours — Vance Leaves Islamabad With No Deal
The most consequential diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran in over four decades ended without an agreement...
US Inflation Hits 3.3% — The Highest in Two Years — as the Iran War Drives Up Energy Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the March Consumer Price Index data on Friday morning, and the numbers tell...
Islamabad on Security Lockdown as Vance Arrives for Historic US-Iran Peace Talks
The Pakistani capital woke up today transformed. Roads leading into Islamabad's Red Zone — the district housing the government...