Eltaf Najafizada

Breaking News Editor: Iran & Middle East

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A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz in February.

Trump Demands Reopening of Hormuz as US-Iran Peace Talks Near

April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

Trump Demands Reopening of Hormuz as US-Iran Peace Talks Near

A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz in February.

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Iran on Hormuz Before Talks

Lebanon

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

US, Iran Prepare for Talks With Lebanon Conflict Unresolved

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April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026

Hormuz Tanker Transits Blocked After Lebanon Hit, Fars Says

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April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026

Ex French Detainees in Iran Returning to France, Macron Says

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April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026

Trump Reiterates Threat to Destroy Iran as Deadline Nears

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April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026

Trump Amps Threat to ‘Take Out’ Iran Before Tuesday Deadline

U.S. And Israel Wage War Against Iran

April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026

Trump’s Iran Deadline Looms With Mediators Pushing for Truce

President Trump Delivers Address To Nation

April 5, 2026

April 5, 2026

Trump Issues Iran Threats as Mediators Reportedly Seek Ceasefire

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) supports Operation Epic

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Trump Under Pressure as Oil Surges on Fears of Prolonged War

The Chevron Corp. Permian Trove Is Changing U.S. Shale

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

US, Israel Hit Nuclear Targets as Tehran Vows Retaliation

U.S. And Israel Wage War Against Iran

March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Israel, Iran Keep Up Strikes With Warring Sides at Odds on Talks

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March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

Iran Rejects US Peace Plan in Blow to Efforts to End War

Kuwait Airport

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

Trump Seeks De-Escalation After Iran, Israel Strike Gas Hubs

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March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

Israel Says Strike Killed Iran’s Larijani as War Intensifies

Ali Larijani

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Khamenei Says Hormuz Strait Should Stay Closed

A man holds a poster of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, right, and the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, on March 11.

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

Iran Leader Says Hormuz to Stay Shut, Trump Shrugs Off Oil

Workers inspect damage to a building in Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai, on March 12.

March 8, 2026

March 8, 2026

Khamenei’s Son Takes Power in Iran as Trump Downplays Oil Spike

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March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

Trump Says US Doing ‘Very Well’ as Iran War Shakes Region

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March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026

Israel Attacks Clerical Body Meant to Choose Iran’s Next Leader

U.S. And Israel Wage War Against Iran