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A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
DIPLOMACY

US expands Iran strikes while diplomacy stalls

The US military says it has completed 11 nights of strikes on Iran, as attacks overshadow diplomacy

  • Associated Press
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Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
CEASEFIRE

US, Iran trade claims over control of Strait of Hormuz

US and Iran have each asserted that they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire

  • Associated Press
5 min read
A woman waves an Iranian flags as she chants slogans against Iran and U.S. talks at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
DONALD TRUMP

US-Iran reach tentative peace deal

A shaky deal has been put in place to end the Iran war, and US President Donald Trump has ordered a stop to the US naval blockade

  • Associated Press
6 min read
Women hold Iranian flags and a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organized rally in support of the supreme leader marking National Girl’s Day in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
CEASEFIRE

How the US and Iran could step back from the brink

Several plausible off-ramps exist that could cool tensions between the US and Iran without either side looking as though it’s capitulating

  • David J Galbreath
6 min read
A man on a scooter flashes a victory sign as he drives past a giant portrait depicting the war in the Middle East triggered by the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, in the southern village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
CEASEFIRE

Iran ceasefire extended indefinitely

US President Donald Trump extended the truce in Iran a day before it was about to expire, even as a new round of peace talks is on hold

  • Associated Press
7 min read
A man on his scooter passes next to an Iranian flag placed in front of a destroyed building, following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
CEASEFIRE

Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead

As the ceasefire draws to a close, Trump has declared he’s in no rush to end the conflict, while also expressing optimism about peace talks

  • Associated Press
6 min read
Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)
CEASEFIRE

Iran-US ceasefire in question

Tensions between the US and Iran are sharpening in the Strait of Hormuz, amid uncertainty about further talks

  • Associated Press
5 min read
Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Friday, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo)
DONALD TRUMP

Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ if deal not reached ‘shortly’

Though he says ‘great progress’ is being made in talks, the US president has also threatened widespread destruction if a deal is not reached ‘shortly’

  • Associated Press
7 min read
Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit inside tents used as shelters as a rainbow breaks through the rain in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
IRAN

Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks

The South Asian country says it is set to host discussions between the US and Iran to end the war

  • Associated Press
7 min read