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  • A first responder inspects the damaged structure of a residential building hit in an earlier U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Politics

    Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities as Tehran vows retaliation ‘will no longer be an eye for an eye’

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
  • Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave Iranian flags during a rally, in a square in western Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Politics

    Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to April 6

    By The Associated Press, Jon Gambrell, and others
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    Iran is already charging a toll, in Yuan, for oil sold through Strait of Hormuz as American ground troops prepare to enter

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
  • middle eastPolitics

    America claims it sent a cease-fire plan to Iran, which doesn’t confirm receipt

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
  • A man holds a poster upside down that depicts Donald Trump as the devil.Politics

    Iran threatens to attack tourist sites across the world as Israel and U.S. kill top leaders

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • The US Navy’s USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship is seen during a port call at the Port Area in Manila on September 27, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    U.S. to send 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast, pulling them from waters near Taiwan

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
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    Iran’s new Supreme Leader warns of ‘opening other fronts’ in first statement from hiding

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
  • Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, prompting Iranian retaliation with missile attacks across the region and intensifying concerns about disruption to global energy and transport. (Photo by Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Iran’s new supreme leader may have been wounded at the start of the war, Israeli intelligence says

    By The Associated Press, Jon Gambrell, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran targets Dubai airport, commercial ships across the Gulf as war widens

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Trump says ‘I have to be involved’ in choosing next Iran leader, ‘like with Delcy in Venezuela’

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others
  • Scott BessentEconomy

    Scott Bessent hails ‘very successful framework’ of U.S.-China trade deal

    By Chris Megerian, David Rising, and others
  • 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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

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

    By David Rising, Jon Gambrell, and others