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EnergyDrone strike sparks fire at UAE nuclear power plant, the first time it’s been attacked since the Iran war started
By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 17, 2026
By Jon Gambrell, Seung Min Kim, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
PoliticsTrump quickly blasts Iran’s response to U.S. ceasefire proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’ after warning Tehran ‘will be laughing no longer’
By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 10, 2026
PoliticsIran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal, saying talks must focus on permanently ending the war on all fronts
By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 10, 2026
PoliticsShaky Iran war ceasefire tested again as drone hits cargo ship off Qatar coast while Kuwait and UAE repel drone attacks
By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 10, 2026
PoliticsBahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast HQ, arrests dozens with alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
PoliticsIran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surge, but Trump seems unlikely to accept
By Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell, Elena Becatoros and The Associated PressApril 27, 2026
PoliticsIran’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, Melanie Lidman and The Associated PressApril 26, 2026
PoliticsTrump 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, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026
By Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 21, 2026
PoliticsTrump 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, Sam Metz and The Associated PressApril 19, 2026
PoliticsTrump 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, Sam Metz and The Associated PressApril 19, 2026
By Samy Magdy, Sam Metz and The Associated PressApril 18, 2026
By Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Munir Ahmed and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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