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Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin brings baseball to the Middle East, with camels carting in relief pitchers from the bullpen

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

TEHRAN, IRAN – AUGUST 24: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘IRANIAN LEADER PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony marking the anniversary of Imam Reza’s death in Tehran, Iran on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

As the Mideast unites around the Gaza ceasefire, Iran is at one of its weakest moments since the 1979 revolution

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

An undersea fiber optic cable is attached to a rope at Arrietara beach near the Spanish Basque village of Sopelana on June 13, 2017. Facebook and Microsoft have paired up to run a giant underwater cable dubbed Marea (tide) that will stretch from Virginia in the US to Bilbao, Spain, crossing some 6,600 kilometers of ocean. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in Asia, Middle East; Houthis deny involvement as Microsoft warns of disruption

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

SANAA, YEMEN – JULY 4: Hundreds of people gather at Sabin Square after Friday prayers to protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza and a potential American-Israeli intervention in Yemen, on June 4, 2025, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Second cargo ship sinks in Red Sea after Houthi rebel attack with bomb-armed drone boats

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

SANA’A, YEMEN – JUNE 20: Yemenis prepare flags of US and Israel to be burnt during a demonstration against Israel’s wars with Iran and Gaza on June 20, 2025 in Sana’a, Yemen. The Yemen-based Houthi movement has stated the movement’s full support for Iran’s operations against “Israel”, calling for Arab and Islamic unity to face Israel for its long-standing war and killing of people in Gaza, and lastly its aggression on the Islamic nation, Iran. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Greek-owned cargo ship comes under fire in Red Sea a day after another one sinks in attack by Houthi rebels

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

TOPSHOT – A member of the security forces loyal to Yemen’s Huthis stands guard during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Huthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel launches airstrikes at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Houthis fire 2 missiles back in response

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

TOPSHOT – Images of a fireball exploding on a cargo ship are shown on a giant screen during a protest called for by Yemen’s rebel Huthi movement in Sanaa on March 17, 2025. Huge crowds joined protests in rebel-controlled Yemen on March 17 after deadly US strikes killed dozens and sparked fears of a new cycle of violence in the conflict-torn country. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Crew abandons Greek-owned cargo ship attacked in the Red Sea after it starts to take on water

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press

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

A young boy is waving an Iranian flag next to the Iranian-made Zolfaghar missile on display at Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2024, during a rally to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Iranian Islamic Revolution, which led to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979, replaced the Imperial State of Iran with the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The $8 billion Al Udeid Air Base that Iran attacked was once so secretive that U.S. military officers would only say it was somewhere ‘in southwest Asia’

By David Rising, Jon Gambrell, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Less than 12 hours after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Trump is traveling to the Netherlands to attend the NATO leaders’ summit. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran and Israel, but insists ceasefire deal is still in effect after initially faltering

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others

A young boy is waving an Iranian flag next to the Iranian-made Zolfaghar missile on display at Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2024, during a rally to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Iranian Islamic Revolution, which led to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979, replaced the Imperial State of Iran with the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Iran launches limited retaliation to U.S. attack on nuclear sites, indicating potential opening for de-escalation

By David Rising, Jon Gambrell, and others

Fire and smoke rise into the night sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot.

Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike

By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, and others

RISHON LEZION, ISRAEL – JUNE 14: Israeli search and rescue team conduct operation amid the rubble of destroyed building after the attacks of Iranian army following the launch of large-scale Israeli strikes against Iran in Rishon LeZion, Israel on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ as Iran fires drones and missiles in response to Israeli strikes

By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, and others

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – JUNE 13: Smoke rises from residential areas after Iranian army launches a retaliatory attack, reportedly firing hundreds of ballistic missiles to Israel following Israel’s attacks on various cities in Iran, on June 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel hit by retaliatory strikes as UN nuclear chief says key Iranian enrichment facility was heavily damaged

By Jon Gambrell, Josef Federman, and others

TEHRAN, IRAN – JUNE 13: People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s three top military generals were killed in the attacks that also targeted nuclear and military facilities, according to published reports. Israel described the strikes as preemptive to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the reports said. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Israel attack hits Iran nuclear sites and kills at least 2 top military commanders, spurring drone-strike retaliation

By Jon Gambrell, Josef Federman, and others