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Trump’s journey from ‘annihilation’ to ‘PEACE’ in one day rested on realization of a long-term battle to control Strait of Hormuz

By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, and others

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‘I’d love to keep that a secret, Mr. President’: Trump’s boasts about Iran rescue flummox top advisors

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Konstantin Toropin, and others

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China steps forward into world leadership role on Iran war, crisis as America looks on with disinterest

By Didi Tang, Farnoush Amiri, and others

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Former Trump official on White House’s ‘challenge’ with standard practice of agreeing a rationale to go to war

By Laurie Kellman, Farnoush Amiri, and others

Israel, U.S. stiff-arm U.N. during emergency Security Council meeting

By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, and others

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

Trump warns he’s considering limited strikes on Iran and says Tehran ‘better negotiate a fair deal’

By Farnoush Amiri, Seung Min Kim, and others

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Ilhan Omar says ‘death threats skyrocket’ every time Trump attacks her but ‘fear and intimidation doesn’t work on me’

By Michael Biesecker, Farnoush Amiri, and others

People walk past a small memorial in a planter, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, near the site where two National Guard members were shot in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Suspect in National Guard attack had been unraveling for years while alternating between ‘dark isolation and reckless travel’

By Farnoush Amiri and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in New York.

Trump says UN has ‘tremendous, tremendous potential’ but it needs to learn real peace-making from him

By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, and others

TEHRAN, IRAN – JUNE 15: Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s foreign minister said the country would respond decisively and proportionally to a wave of attacks that Israel launched beginning in the early hours of June 13. The attacks targeted multiple military, scientific and residential locations, as well as senior government officials. (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)

Trump says U.S. and Iran will talk next week as ceasefire holds: ‘The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done’

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others

President Donald Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington.

Trump revives travel ban, barring entry from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan, Yemen and 7 other countries

By Chris Megerian, Farnoush Amiri, and others

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Secretary of State Rubio now has double role as he takes over Walz’s old job as national security adviser

By Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, and others

President Donald Trump listens as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington (Pool via AP)

Defense Secretary Hegseth brags about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump signed into law

By Tara Copp, Farnoush Amiri, and others

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Marco Rubio unveils massive State Department overhaul that includes a 15% staff cut and the closure of 100 bureaus worldwide

By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, and others

FILE – Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on her pending confirmation to be the United Nations Ambassador, on Capitol Hill, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Trump tells Rep. Elise Stefanik she has to stay in Congress instead of becoming UN ambassador because the GOP House margin is so thin

By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, and others