The documents reportedly say Iran has gained a better understanding of the leverage afforded by its control of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to attack 'if anything goes bad,' saying Washington may bomb Pickaxe Mountain 'very soon'
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that Washington has cut contact with Iran due to the ongoing clashes in the Strait of Hormuz. Addressing China's role in the Iranian arena, he said Beijing is 'willing to play ball' on economically isolating Tehran
Earlier this week, Iran reportedly warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on the mountainous Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters
Iran has supplied Russia with Shahed drones used in Ukraine, while Moscow has shared battlefield experience and intelligence with Tehran. One analyst said Iranian strike packages now 'strongly resemble' Russia's approach
U.S. military says it launched new strikes on IRGC targets in Iran as Trump threatens more attacks if Tehran retaliates; Iranian media report multiple attacks, including at wedding and civilian airport
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would respond if Washington returned to its commitments under the interim agreement, as oil prices rose following renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
The 14- and 16-year-olds allegedly received hundreds of shekels for tasks assigned over Telegram and remained in contact with the agent even after he acknowledged ties to Iran
While the Americans take pride in the fact that oil tankers are once again passing through the strait, Iran still has its enriched uranium ■ Army incompetence? What is happening in the West Bank is much more than that
Earlier on Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the U.S. State Department is preparing to return diplomats to embassies in the Middle East that were evacuated before and during the war with Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled what he described as an 'economic D-Day' that aims to give a final warning to countries to sever their business ties with Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Trump's economic operation against Iran 'will only bring further defeat' to Washington. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tehran will use 'more destructive' weapons if hostilities resume in the region
The Emirati Foreign Ministry said it decided to impose the punitive measures on Iran after two ballistic missiles were fired at the country, while also saying it remained committed to 'dialogue, cooperation and regional integration'
According to Kpler, over 80 percent of traffic through the strait in the past two weeks has passed through Omani-controlled territory; Iran opposes the arrangement and has responded by targeting vessels on Oman's north coast
Among the assets Iran considered striking are bases hosting U.S. forces in Bulgaria and Cyprus, The Financial Times reported. Iranian forces also reportedly considered striking undersea fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump's remarks come amid escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran and Oman negotiate a deal to reopen the waterway. Last week, Trump said he would 'pretty soon' declare the strait U.S. territory
The Wall Street Journal reports that Tehran has given the IRGC expanded control of the country's military, while expanding its counterintelligence efforts within Iran and increasing domestic production of missiles and drones
Trump said he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory at a ceremony on Friday 'after we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated.' The Iranian news agency Tasnim referred to the remarks as 'Trump's repeated delusions'
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. military has the capability to maintain a naval presence in the region to enforce its retaliatory blockade of Iran, which has inflicted severe economic damage on the country