20 articles tagged with #Iran
ConflictA senior IRGC general claims Iran has undisclosed military capabilities and is ready to confront the US and NATO, as hardliners linked to acting commander Ahmad Vahidi are blamed for torpedoing indirect nuclear talks with Washington.
ConflictTrump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over and called Iranian leaders 'scum' as the US military launched strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver on Iranian oil exports - with Tehran insisting Washington violated the agreement first.
ConflictTrump claims US forces seized the Iran-flagged cargo ship Touska near the Strait of Hormuz by blowing a hole in its engine room, in a dramatic escalation of regional naval tensions.
PoliticsTrump told his negotiators not to rush a peace deal with Iran, walking back earlier optimism while a reported draft agreement would sidestep the nuclear question in favor of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
ConflictCarnegie analyst Aaron David Miller told France 24 that Israel's war against Iran has been a 'strategic disaster,' with Netanyahu's war aims unmet and Trump increasingly eager to find the exit.
PoliticsTrump declared 'start your engines' after a tentative Iran deal, but global shipping through the critical Strait of Hormuz remains cautious and uncertain, with key questions about the waterway still unresolved.
PoliticsVP JD Vance returned from a U.S. delegation trip to Islamabad without a deal, telling Fox News the next step toward ending U.S.-Iran hostilities is now up to Tehran.
ConflictIran's Revolutionary Guard launched drones and missiles at what it called 'enemy bases' in the Middle East, but the US military says it intercepted the attack - with radar sites reportedly among the few things actually hit.
PoliticsRep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) is demanding the Trump administration come clean about the bombing of an Iranian girls school that was destroyed on the same day U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit the country, accusing officials of 'slow rolling' Congress on the matter.
PoliticsU.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz defended Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure as 'perfectly acceptable,' raising eyebrows among international law experts and, well, most humans.
PoliticsIran's delegation had not yet left for scheduled US-Iran talks in Islamabad as of Tuesday, even as JD Vance was reportedly already en route to Pakistan - casting serious doubt over whether the negotiations will happen at all.
ConflictSenator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is publicly questioning the strategic value of the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, warning it is leaving America in a 'worse posture' militarily and asking what Americans are actually gaining from it.
PoliticsTrump is celebrating a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal as a historic win, but his longtime ally Netanyahu is reportedly less than thrilled - and the tension between them is threatening to complicate the agreement's future.
PoliticsBritish couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman, arrested during a motorcycle tour in Iran last year, are now facing a 10-year prison sentence and have reportedly resigned themselves to a long stay, according to the BBC.
EconomicsThe Strait of Hormuz closure is disrupting fertilizer and natural gas shipments, putting pressure on farmers - but experts say U.S. grocery prices are unlikely to spike dramatically, for now.
PoliticsTrump made an offhand remark during a cabinet meeting suggesting the U.S. could blow up the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway handling 20% of global oil supply - right as delicate diplomatic talks with Iran were reportedly showing signs of progress.
PoliticsThe US and Iran are publicly clashing over who controls the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway carrying 20% of global oil. Rubio says no nation owns it - Iran's Revolutionary Guard says unauthorized crossings are not welcome.
ConflictNeither Iran nor the Trump administration has commented on a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension, while Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says nothing can justify Israel's military operations against Lebanese civilians.
PoliticsTrump pulled the plug on a planned round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Pakistan after Iranian officials reportedly departed before American diplomats Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could even arrive.
EconomicsEvery time Trump declared the Iran war over, markets lost their minds - and then found them again, briefly. The Independent tracked the full chaotic loop.
