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President Donald Trump said he rejected a ceasefire request from Iran and threatened more strikes if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came hours before he was set to address the nation on the widening war.
Keir Starmer said Britain’s long-term interests point toward a closer partnership with the EU, arguing that war in the Middle East and a more volatile world have forced the government to think more ambitiously about Europe, defence and trade.
As the US-Israeli war on Iran sends energy markets into their deepest disruption on record, three outcomes stand out: regional military action, a US-led coalition, or a drawn-out bargaining game over the Strait of Hormuz.
US and Israeli air strikes continued across Iran on day 32 of the war, while Marco Rubio said Washington’s objectives are on track and could be met in “weeks, not months”
Iran says Washington is quietly preparing a ground assault while talking about negotiations in public, as the month-old war spreads across the region and back-channel diplomacy struggles to catch up.
A Canadian activist and YouTuber filmed a crowded stretch of the Strait of Hormuz while touring aboard a ship from Bandar Abbas, Iran, where dozens of oil tankers and cargo vessels were packed into the narrow waterway.
Tehran warns it could expand pressure beyond the Strait of Hormuz to Bab el-Mandab, raising the stakes for global shipping and complicating any US response.
President Trump urged European partners to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but allies balked, calling his requests muddled and impractical while NATO seeks a collective path forward.
Operation Epic Fury has pushed thousands of US troops toward the Gulf. Here’s who is going, what they can actually do, and why this build-up looks more like pressure than a full ground war.
Talks may be quietly happening, but Iran has tougher demands and fresh leverage after months of conflict. Control over the Strait of Hormuz, damaged nuclear sites and changing negotiators make any deal much harder.
On day 26 of the US-Israel campaign against Iran, fighting and strikes continue across Iran, the Gulf and Israel even as diplomatic efforts and conflicting claims of talks increase. The conflict is unsettling energy supplies and prompting troop moves and emergency measures across the region.
The Pentagon plans to send an additional 3,000 troops to the Middle East as U.S. air and missile strikes on Iran continue. The move comes amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and slipping public support for the strikes.