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PoliticsIran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes and threatens a ‘complete halt’ in peace talks as fighting over Hormuz continues
By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman and The Associated PressJune 28, 2026
Middle EastForget the ceasefire — The U.S. and Iran are still locked in combat over the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran tries to shut down a competing route
By Jason MaJune 27, 2026
PoliticsU.S. aircraft attack Iran in response to drone strike on cargo ship that Tehran called ‘ceasefire management’ as both sides wrestle for Hormuz control
By Collin Binkley, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressJune 26, 2026
By Sasha RogelbergJune 25, 2026
EnergyThe Iran war is accelerating the EV transition faster than any climate policy ever did—but it’s still just not that much
By Catherina GioinoJune 25, 2026
PoliticsTrump’s Iran war provoked the Senate enough to get it to symbolically vote to curb his war powers for the first time
By The Associated PressJune 24, 2026
Middle EastIran keeps contradicting Trump on whether it agreed to nuclear inspections, but he says there’s no rush anyway
By Munir Ahmed, David Rising, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressJune 24, 2026
EconomyThe Pentagon said Iran War costs $29 billion, but the real cost is closer to $200 billion—and counting
By Jacqueline MunisJune 24, 2026
EnergyThe Strait of Hormuz is ‘open’ — but it’s mined, half-empty, and subject to tolls both sides say they might charge
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Mae Anderson and The Associated PressJune 23, 2026
By Melissa HancockJune 23, 2026
EnergyDow futures drop as first day of U.S.-Iran talks sees Trump threaten Tehran on Hormuz: ‘You close it and you won’t have a country’
By Jason MaJune 21, 2026
By Weilun Soon, Julian Lee and BloombergJune 21, 2026
Middle EastVice President JD Vance heads to Switzerland for talks with Iran but says he will only be there ‘for a day or two’
By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Seung Min Kim, Munir Ahmed and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
EnergyShipping companies will decide when the Strait of Hormuz is truly open—not the U.S. or Iran—and the latest deal is already sowing confusion
By Jason MaJune 20, 2026
EnergyTrump threatens to charge U.S. tolls in Strait of Hormuz for ‘services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East’
By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Munir Ahmed and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
By Alex Longley, Alaric Nightingale, Ellen Milligan and BloombergJune 20, 2026
Middle EastIran closes Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, and downplays delayed talks with U.S. that will begin in Switzerland
By The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
EnergyThe U.S. and Iran have signed a peace deal. How long will it take for oil flows in Asia to return to normal?
By Angelica AngJune 19, 2026
Middle East‘Iran just basically put its wish list into this’: The Trump-Iran agreement gives Iran a free pass on nuclear treaty violations pending final deal
By Mia OsmonbekovJune 18, 2026
By Menelaos Hadjicostis and The Associated PressJune 18, 2026
BankingWe’ve now got the full text of the U.S.-Iran peace deal—and allies are appalled at the gains it hands to Iran
By Jim EdwardsJune 18, 2026
North AmericaThe G7 has some special lunchtime guests this year: Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressJune 17, 2026
Middle EastThe art of the bail: Iran got what it wanted. Did the U.S.? Everyone is judging Trump’s MIA MOU
By Jim EdwardsJune 17, 2026
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressJune 16, 2026
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