Trump’s Hormuz Ceasefire Framework Heads to a June 19 Signing as Israel and Iran Leave the Hardest Questions Open
President Donald Trump announced a framework on June 14 to halt the fighting across the Middle East, […]
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US-Iran Strikes Escalate for Third Time This Week as Gulf Bases Hit and Oil Surges Past $93
The second round of American airstrikes on Iran ended just before sunrise Thursday, with CENTCOM confirming it
Russia Launches 656 Drones and 73 Missiles at Ukraine in One of the War’s Largest Aerial Assaults
At least 22 people are dead and more than 130 wounded after Russia unleashed a massive overnight
The Pentagon Just Struck Inside Iran Again, and This Time Beijing’s Hardware Was in the Crosshairs
The United States military destroyed Iranian radar stations and drone command sites on Goruk and Qeshm Islands
Israel Seizes Crusader-Era Beaufort Castle as Lebanon Invasion Deepens
Israel’s military has captured the 12th-century Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking the deepest Israeli ground incursion
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US Strikes Southern Iran Hours After Doha Ceasefire Talks, as the Nuclear Question Stalls the Deal
US Central Command bombed missile sites and naval targets in southern Iran late Monday, only hours after
Trump Calls the Iran Deal ‘Largely Negotiated’ as Tehran Accuses Washington of Obstruction
Trump says the Iran deal is ‘largely negotiated’ with the Strait of Hormuz reopening, but Tehran disputes the terms and accuses Washington of obstruction.
Ukraine’s 556-Drone Barrage Brings the War Home to Moscow
Ukraine’s 556-drone barrage on Moscow killed three near the capital and hit the city’s oil refinery for the first time, forcing Russians to confront a war that is no longer distant.
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Trump Waffles on $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal After Xi Summit, Leaving Taipei in Limbo
Trump leaves a $14 billion Taiwan arms package undecided after his Beijing summit with Xi, calling Taiwan a 9,500-mile-away war he is not eager to fund.
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Europe Approved €90 Billion for Ukraine. Washington Is Still Fighting Over $400 Million
Europe finalized a €90 billion Ukraine aid package and is sending it. In Washington, a $400 million tranche stalled and Congress had to force a vote with a discharge petition.
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Trump Calls Iran Ceasefire Proposal ‘Garbage’ as Beijing Summit With Xi Approaches
Trump called Iran’s ceasefire proposal a ‘piece of garbage’ on May 11, putting talks on ‘life support’ days before his Beijing summit with Xi Jinping.
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New Iran Strike Option on the Table as Oil Hits $126 and Gas Prices Crush American Wallets
The Iran war is now squeezing the country from both ends: a $28 billion military tab that keeps climbing, and $4.30 gas that’s draining household budgets faster than any tax hike ever could.
Trump Fires Navy Secretary During Iran War As Approval Ratings Hit New Lows
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan effective immediately on Wednesday, the latest in a growing purge of military leadership during an active war with Iran, as fresh polling shows Trump’s approval cratering on the economy and foreign policy.
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US Navy Seizes Iranian Tanker Touska In Gulf Of Oman As Ceasefire Heads For Collapse
USS Spruance fired on the Iranian-flagged Touska in the Gulf of Oman days before the US-Iran ceasefire expires Wednesday, sending oil prices surging and pushing Tehran away from the negotiating table.
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Iran Slams Hormuz Shut Again As IRGC Gunboats Fire On Tanker Off Oman
Iran reversed its reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within hours on Saturday after Trump refused to lift the US port blockade, with IRGC gunboats opening fire on a tanker 20 nautical miles off Oman.
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Strait Of Hormuz Reopens: Oil Crashes More Than 10% As Iran Truce Hands Global Markets A Jolt Of Relief
Tankers are moving again. After weeks of blockade chatter and war premiums, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” and the Trump ceasefire held. Brent cratered double digits, stocks hit new highs, and global trade got its best week of the year.
IRAN DECLARES STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN FOR TRUCE, TRUMP KEEPS US BLOCKADE UNTIL DEAL
Iran says commercial traffic can flow through Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire. Trump welcomed the gesture but kept the US naval blockade in place until a deal is signed. Oil, insurance and Europe’s jet fuel clock are all still telling a different story.
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U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins Today: Strait of Hormuz Closure Sends Oil Past $102 as Peace Talks Fail
The U.S. Navy began enforcing a complete blockade of Iranian ports on April 13 after weekend peace negotiations collapsed in Islamabad, threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz and sending oil prices past $102 per barrel in the most significant escalation of the six-week conflict.