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PoliticsIranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 15 U.S. troops while 2,500 Marines arrive in the Mideast ahead of Trump’s new Hormuz deadline
By Aamer Madhani, Samy Magdy, Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
PoliticsIran-backed Houthis claim first missile launch on Israel, raising fears they will attack ships in the Red Sea and disrupt traffic through Suez Canal
By Samy Magdy, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
PoliticsAfter Trump threatens to destroy Iranian power plants, Tehran warns the region’s vital infrastructure, like desalination facilities, will be targeted
By Alon Bernstein, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2026
PoliticsIsrael says ‘war is not close to ending’ as its nuclear research center is targeted for first time, hours after Iranian enrichment site was hit
By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026
PoliticsIran launches missiles at U.K.-U.S. base 2,500 miles away in the Indian Ocean, indicating Tehran has weapons with much longer range than once thought
By Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026
PoliticsIran minister mocks Trump for ‘begging’ for help on reopening Hormuz, claims attacks came from UAE
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
PoliticsIran openly threatens neighbor’s non-U.S. assets for first time, telling UAE ports to evacuate
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 14, 2026
EnergyAmerica says it’s destroying mine-laying Iranian ships as Trump denies that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz
By Jon Gambrell, Julie Watson, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 11, 2026
PoliticsTrump calls war in Iran ‘a little excursion … to get rid of some evil,’ predicting end to hostilities soon
By Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 10, 2026
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
PoliticsIran sends conflicting signals on war, highlighting split between leaders looking to de-escalate vs. hard-liners bent on fighting the U.S. and Israel
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026
PoliticsTrump says ‘I have to be involved’ in choosing next Iran leader, ‘like with Delcy in Venezuela’
By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Elena Becatoros, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 2, 2026
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