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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi walk to attend the talks at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)Politics

    Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surge, but Trump seems unlikely to accept

    By Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell, and others
  • In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, shakes hands with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting, in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)Politics

    Iran’s foreign minister returns to Pakistan as Islamabad races to save U.S. ceasefire talks while Tehran seeks Hormuz toll with Oman

    By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, and others
  • Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    Trump calls off sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan as Iran ceasefire talks fail before they even began. ‘Too much time wasted on traveling’

    By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, and others
  • iranPolitics

    U.S., Iranian officials signal that more cease-fire talks will go ahead in Pakistan

    By Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell, and others
  • Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) approaches fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) before a replenishment-at-sea during Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 10, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)Politics

    Trump says Marines have seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to evade blockade after Navy blew a ‘hole in the engineroom’

    By Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy, and others
  • President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Politics

    Trump sends JD Vance to Pakistan again for more talks with Iran but repeats threats against its infrastructure as Hormuz stays closed

    By Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy, and others
  • straitEnergy

    Iran closes Strait again, says it will be shut until Trump lifts blockade

    By Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, and others
  • lebanonPolitics

    Iran, U.S. close to agreeing cease-fire extension, officials say

    By Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, and others
  • iranPolitics

    ‘NO PORT in the region will be safe’: Iran responds to Trump blockade with Gulf-wide threat

    By Samy Magdy and The Associated Press
  • Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    Trump says U.S. Navy to impose Hormuz blockade after Iran ceasefire talks end with no deal. ‘No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage’

    By Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak, and others
  • Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    JD Vance leaves Pakistan after marathon talks with Iran end without a deal as Tehran refuses U.S. demand not to develop nuclear weapons

    By Munir Ahmed, E. Eduardo Castillo, and others
  • U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    JD Vance begins talks with Iran in Pakistan while Trump claims U.S. has begun ‘clearing out’ the Strait of Hormuz

    By Munir Ahmed, Sam Metz, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran closes strait, challenges U.S. to rein in Israel: ‘the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments’

    By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, and others
  • trumpPolitics

    Trump agrees 2-week ceasefire, says Iran has proposed a ‘workable’ 10-point peace plan

    By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran’s president says 14 million have offered to risk their lives just to stand up to Trump

    By Bassem Mroue, David Rising, and others