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Iran-Backed Terrorist Groups Plotting Attacks Against Americans in Iraq, US Says

Iran-Backed Terrorist Groups Plotting Attacks Against Americans in Iraq, US Says

Iran Drafts Plan to Tighten Control of Strait of Hormuz

Iran Drafts Plan to Tighten Control of Strait of Hormuz

More Than 90 Percent of Iranian Targets in UAE Were Civilian Infrastructure, Minister Says

More Than 90 Percent of Iranian Targets in UAE Were Civilian Infrastructure, Minister Says

Oil Prices Jump as Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Oil Prices Jump as Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Netanyahu Condemns Actions of IDF Soldier Who Smashed Jesus Statue

Netanyahu Condemns Actions of IDF Soldier Who Smashed Jesus Statue

Iran Signals It May Skip Next US-Led Peace Talks as Israel Warns of Renewed Fighting

Iran Signals It May Skip Next US-Led Peace Talks as Israel Warns of Renewed Fighting

Trump Says US Seized an Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship, Blew Hole in Engine

Trump Says US Seized an Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship, Blew Hole in Engine

Trump Says US Negotiators Will Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks With Iran

Trump Says US Negotiators Will Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks With Iran

Iranian Diplomat Says US Must Retract ‘Maximalist’ Nuclear Demands for Peace Talks to Proceed

Iranian Diplomat Says US Must Retract ‘Maximalist’ Nuclear Demands for Peace Talks to Proceed

Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz Again Over US Blockade

Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz Again Over US Blockade

US Treasury Extends Russian Crude Waiver Amid Supply Disruptions

US Treasury Extends Russian Crude Waiver Amid Supply Disruptions

Trump Says US–Iran Talks to Continue Over Weekend, Hints at ‘Good News’

Trump Says US–Iran Talks to Continue Over Weekend, Hints at ‘Good News’

Spanish Prime Minister Criticized for Urging China to Take Bigger Global Role

Spanish Prime Minister Criticized for Urging China to Take Bigger Global Role

Trump Says Iran Agreed to Hand Over ‘Nuclear Dust’

Trump Says Iran Agreed to Hand Over ‘Nuclear Dust’

Iran Announces Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open During Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire

Iran Announces Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open During Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire

Lebanon Ceasefire Appears to Hold as Trump Tells Hezbollah to Act ‘Nicely’

Lebanon Ceasefire Appears to Hold as Trump Tells Hezbollah to Act ‘Nicely’

France, UK Rally Global Coalition to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

France, UK Rally Global Coalition to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran-Backed Terrorist Groups Plotting Attacks Against Americans in Iraq, US Says

Iran-Backed Terrorist Groups Plotting Attacks Against Americans in Iraq, US Says

Iran Drafts Plan to Tighten Control of Strait of Hormuz

Iran Drafts Plan to Tighten Control of Strait of Hormuz

More Than 90 Percent of Iranian Targets in UAE Were Civilian Infrastructure, Minister Says

More Than 90 Percent of Iranian Targets in UAE Were Civilian Infrastructure, Minister Says

Oil Prices Jump as Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Oil Prices Jump as Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Netanyahu Condemns Actions of IDF Soldier Who Smashed Jesus Statue

Netanyahu Condemns Actions of IDF Soldier Who Smashed Jesus Statue

Iran Signals It May Skip Next US-Led Peace Talks as Israel Warns of Renewed Fighting

Iran Signals It May Skip Next US-Led Peace Talks as Israel Warns of Renewed Fighting

Trump Says US Seized an Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship, Blew Hole in Engine

Trump Says US Seized an Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship, Blew Hole in Engine

Trump Says US Negotiators Will Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks With Iran

Trump Says US Negotiators Will Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks With Iran

Iranian Diplomat Says US Must Retract ‘Maximalist’ Nuclear Demands for Peace Talks to Proceed

Iranian Diplomat Says US Must Retract ‘Maximalist’ Nuclear Demands for Peace Talks to Proceed

Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz Again Over US Blockade

Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz Again Over US Blockade

US Treasury Extends Russian Crude Waiver Amid Supply Disruptions

US Treasury Extends Russian Crude Waiver Amid Supply Disruptions

Trump Says US–Iran Talks to Continue Over Weekend, Hints at ‘Good News’

Trump Says US–Iran Talks to Continue Over Weekend, Hints at ‘Good News’

Spanish Prime Minister Criticized for Urging China to Take Bigger Global Role

Spanish Prime Minister Criticized for Urging China to Take Bigger Global Role

Trump Says Iran Agreed to Hand Over ‘Nuclear Dust’

Trump Says Iran Agreed to Hand Over ‘Nuclear Dust’

Iran Announces Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open During Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire

Iran Announces Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open During Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire

Lebanon Ceasefire Appears to Hold as Trump Tells Hezbollah to Act ‘Nicely’

Lebanon Ceasefire Appears to Hold as Trump Tells Hezbollah to Act ‘Nicely’

France, UK Rally Global Coalition to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

France, UK Rally Global Coalition to Reopen Strait of Hormuz