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PoliticsTrump says a deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz has been ‘largely negotiated’
By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
By Ben Finley, Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
EuropeTrump accuses Pope of comforting Iran: ‘I think he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people’
By Matthew Lee, Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressMay 6, 2026
North AmericaTrump’s picture on the passport to celebrate America’s 250th birthday: State Department preps limited release
By Matthew Lee and The Associated PressApril 29, 2026
PoliticsA CIA deception campaign in Iran helped the spy agency uncover the location of the downed F-15 airman, who was hiding in a mountain crevice
By Seung Min Kim, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
PoliticsTrump vows to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if Hormuz isn’t open by Tuesday as Kuwait says attack put water desalination plant offline
By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
PoliticsU.S. airman from F-15 shot down by Iran has been rescued in mountainous region after frantic search involving ‘dozens of aircraft,’ Trump says
By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
PoliticsChina steps forward into world leadership role on Iran war, crisis as America looks on with disinterest
By Didi Tang, Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressApril 4, 2026
By Aamer Madhani, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Sam Mednick and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
PoliticsTrump says he plans to speak with Iran’s new leadership as military reveals B-2 stealth bomber attack on ballistic missile facilities
By Matthew Lee, David Klepper and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2026
EuropeRubio backs Trump policy while telling trans-Atlantic allies ‘our home may be in the Western hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe’
By Matthew Lee, Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
EconomyJD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
Politics‘NATO needs to be reimagined,’ Rubio insists. Trump just ‘complains about it louder than other presidents’ did
By Matthew Lee, Stephen Groves, Joshua Goodman and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
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