Iran Israel war

Trump says an agreement is “largely negotiated,” but reported terms on Hormuz, sanctions relief and delayed nuclear talks are raising concern in Israel and among Republicans

An American report says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was identified as a candidate to replace Iran’s leadership if the regime fell. But the plan reportedly unraveled on the very first day of the war, after he was injured in a strike.

President Donald Trump said he is giving Iran a matter of days to reach an agreement, saying the deadline is Sunday. Iran also confirmed a report that it is demanding compensation for damage caused during the war.

Qatar hosts America’s largest Middle East base, shares a giant gas field with Iran and has built influence by keeping channels open to both sides

The U.S. rejected Iran’s proposal to end the war. President Donald Trump is convening a meeting with top security officials while also launching a broadside against parts of the American media.

According to a report in The New York Times, alongside a base that had already been exposed, Israel established another base deep in Iraq’s desert. The report says the United States knew about the move, but deliberately concealed the presence of Israeli forces on Iraqi soil from Iraq.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed has instructed the national oil company ADNOC to speed up a project that would double the UAE’s oil export capacity.

US officials are treating the strikes as limited escalation, not a collapse of the ceasefire or return to full war

Plan to guide trapped ships out of the Gulf tests whether Iran will back down or risk breaking the ceasefire

Tehran’s proposal, relayed through mediators, conditions renewed talks on full U.S. acceptance of its framework. It prioritizes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire, while deferring nuclear negotiations to a later stage.

Trump repeatedly cited long flights, Iranian “confusion,” and U.S. leverage as he rejected more indirect diplomacy through Pakistan

Even as Trump extends the ceasefire, ship seizures, gunfire and a continuing U.S. blockade suggest the strait remains far from normal