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A woman walking past a mural depicting a U.S. drone painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran. File | Photo Credit: AFP The ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran, now dragging into its second month as of April 2026, continues to exert mounting pressure on the U.S. economy through energy shocks…
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Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday (April 19, 2026). Mizan said the two, identified as Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to a spy network linked to Mossad and had received…
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The crucial Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran said Saturday, as a top official warned that a final peace deal remained “far” off. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, said in a televised address that there has been “progress” in talks…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17, 2026. Photo: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump said there had been “some pretty good news” about Iran, suggesting optimism about peace talks to end the war in West Asia, but he said a ceasefire in…
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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: Reuters The leaders of France and the U.K. will gather dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday (April 17, 2026) to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route choked off by…
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Joshua Landis, a professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Picture: ou.edu The war on Iran has left the U.S. in a difficult position in the Persian Gulf, and if the crisis escalates, it can hurt Washington badly, says Joshua Landis, a professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma….
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. forces in West Asia are postured to restart combat operations if Iran doesn’t agree to…
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Mr. Wang has sought guarantees of freedom and safety of international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday (April 15). | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has asked Iran to ensure freedom and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a first…
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The empty Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) RHN entered the Gulf on Wednesday (April 15, 2026), data from LSEG and Kpler showed. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters A second U.S.-sanctioned supertanker has entered the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data showed, despite a U.S. blockade on vessels visiting Iranian ports. U.S. President…
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