Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday show there's no "military solution" to the crisis and warned the US and the UAE against being drawn into a "quagmire" in the region. "Events in Hormuz make clear that...
Iranian media reported on Monday that the attack on oil facilities in the UAE's port of Fujairah was the result of US "adventurism" in the Strait of Hormuz. "Iran had no pre-planned intention to attack the Fujairah oil facilities," an Iranian military official told...
Updated on May 4, 2026, at 7:43 pm EST US Central Command said on Monday that US military helicopters sank six Iranian boats, an allegation Iranian officials have denied, according to Iranian media, as the ceasefire between the US and Iran appears to have collapsed....
President Trump said in a long post on Truth Social on Sunday night that the US has informed other countries that it will help "guide" their commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would mark an escalation of US military operations off of Iran's...
Amid stalled peace talks and a US blockade on Iranian ports, the Trump administration has added a new member to its negotiating team who comes from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a notoriously hawkish think tank that has been lobbying for aggressive...
President Trump said on Friday that the US Navy was acting "like pirates" while enforcing the blockade against Iran, comments that affirm Tehran's characterization of the US military action, which has involved seizing ships and Iranian oil. "We … land on top of it and...
Israeli media reported on Thursday that Israel is preparing for the possibility of returning to war with Iran as President Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign. The Times of Israel reported that, according to Israel's Channel 12, Israeli officials...
US Central Command has requested the deployment of the US's hypersonic missile, known as the Dark Eagle, for potential use against Iran, as President Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign, Bloomberg has reported. The US has already used a missile for...
The $25 billion estimate the Pentagon gave to Congress on Wednesday regarding the cost of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn't include the cost of repairing the destruction at US bases across the Middle East, CNN has reported. Sources told the outlet that...
President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Wednesday, during which the two leaders discussed the wars in Ukraine and Iran. According to Russian officials, during the call, Putin said he was ready to declare a ceasefire with Ukraine on May...
