US-Middle East relations

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic: sources

2026-08-07T13:04:53.000Z
Maintaining an uneasy status quo with Iran would not offer Trump a face-saving way out of a conflict he had predicted would be over by mid-April.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump’s Iran dilemma: ‘Menu of bad options’ leaves the US with no easy exit from war

2026-08-07T00:23:13.000Z
Iran’s leaders appear to believe they can tolerate economic pressure longer than a US-led coalition can tolerate recurring disruption to global commerce and energy markets.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Can Iran outlast the US? How Teheran is widening its pressure campaign to force concessions

2026-08-04T04:17:10.000Z
Trump also said he would continue to pursue a path to end Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump says Iran talks to begin on Monday after scrapping attack

2026-08-03T04:14:41.000Z
US President Donald Trump has yet to realise his vision of unseating the clerics in Teheran from power.

150 days into the Iran war, Trump seems to have no good options

2026-08-02T10:00:00.000Z
Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza on Jul 30, including two children, medics said.

Trump says deal reached under ‘Board of Peace’ plan for Hamas disarmament

2026-07-31T01:56:50.000Z
Teheran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and it won’t hold talks as long as it is being attacked.
THINKING ALOUD

Five months after the Iran war began, the days of panic oil trading seem to be over

2026-07-22T23:15:00.000Z
Nonproliferation watchdog groups said the deal would set a precedent for other Middle East nations to insist they have the right to make nuclear fuel as well.

Trump signs nuclear sharing deal with Saudi Arabia in policy shift

2026-07-22T22:56:59.000Z
At the Nato summit in Turkey on Jul 8, the president similarly said the ceasefire was “over”, but added that he would not prevent negotiations from proceeding.

Trump says Iran ceasefire over but talks on deal to continue

2026-07-11T01:47:23.000Z
Smoke rises from a port, near Strait of Hormuz, following a US strike in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, Iran on July 8, 2026.

US says Iran talks to continue despite Hormuz skirmishes

2026-07-10T07:03:43.000Z