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Oil rises as Hormuz tensions mount after Iran video

Oil prices rose on April 24 amid fears of a wider Middle East war after Iran released a video showing commandos boarding a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and reported air-defense strikes, according to Reuters.

24 April, 02:06 PM

War with Iran drains U.S. stocks of Tomahawks, Patriots, and ATACMS

Military actions against Iran have depleted the arsenals of critically important and expensive U.S. weapons. Since the start of the war, the United States has spent about 1,100 of its long-range cruise missiles designed for a potential military conflict with China, the New York Times reported on April 23.

24 April, 01:10 PM

Trump advisers urge him to limit interviews over contradictory statements

Advisers to President Donald Trump are more frequently urging him to limit spontaneous interviews and public statements, as they can influence ongoing negotiations and overall White House messaging, The Wall Street Journal reported on April 18.

19 April, 10:30 PM

Mojtaba Khamenei badly wounded in strike, but still leads Iran — report

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, suffered severe facial injuries and major wounds to his legs in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike but is still carrying out his duties, Reuters reported on April 11, citing three sources close to him.

12 April, 12:16 AM

Iran says U.S. agreed to free assets, but Washington rejects claim during talks

Iran says the United States agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but Washington denies that any such agreement was reached, Reuters reported on April 11.

11 April, 07:31 PM

Pope Leo XIV may skip U.S. visit during Trump presidency over policy disputes

Pope Leo XIV may forgo a visit to the United States during President Donald Trump’s term due to disagreements over U.S. policy on immigration and war, focusing instead on humanitarian trips, The Independent reported on April 8.

9 April, 09:30 PM

Iran claims U.S. broke 3 deal points before talks, putting ceasefire at risk

Iran accused the United States of violating three points of its 10-point framework for negotiations before talks had even begun, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

9 April, 11:20 AM

Trump threatens Iran with ‘civilization’ death as midnight deadline nears

“A whole civilization will die tonight” and 47 years of “extortion, corruption, and death” will finally end, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on April 7, escalating his threats toward Iran.

7 April, 07:42 PM

Mojtaba Khamenei left unable to rule, throwing Iran’s leadership into doubt

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is unconscious and unable to rule while being treated in Qom after the U.S.-Israeli airstrike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, The Times reported on April 6.

7 April, 12:45 PM

Iran rebuilds missile sites within hours, blunting U.S. and Israeli strike campaign

Iran is rebuilding its missile bunkers within hours after U.S. and Israeli strikes hit them, The Telegraph reported on April 4, citing U.S. intelligence.

7 April, 12:09 PM

U.S., Iran scramble for ceasefire as mediators warn 48 hours may decide war’s course

The United States and Iran are discussing through intermediaries the terms of a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to an end to the war, Axios reported on April 6, citing sources in the United States, Israel and the Middle East familiar with the talks.

6 April, 12:53 PM

Trump seeks $1.5 trillion defense outlay from Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump will ask Congress to approve a hike in defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his budget proposal, Bloomberg reported on April 3, citing White House bulletins.

3 April, 08:45 PM

Ukraine-Iran wars draw more countries in as battlefield links deepen

The wars in Ukraine and Iran are becoming increasingly intertwined, drawing more countries into both conflicts, The Guardian reported on April 2.

2 April, 03:37 PM

Iran demands Strait of Hormuz control to end war with U.S. and Israel

Iran has added a new demand to its list of conditions for ending the war with the United States and Israel — recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on March 28.

2 April, 10:40 AM

U.S. to strike Iran 'extremely hard' for weeks — Trump

The United States will continue to deliver extremely powerful strikes against Iran over the next two to three weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation from the White House on April 1.

2 April, 08:37 AM

Reported Iranian drone strike sets Kuwait airport fuel tanks ablaze

Iranian drone strikes hit fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a major fire, Al Jazeera reported on April 1, citing a Kuwaiti civil aviation official.

1 April, 05:00 PM

Iranian missile debris lands near Ukrainian Embassy in Israel, bringing war to Kyiv’s door

Fragments of an Iranian cluster missile landed about 30 meters from the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel on March 31, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

31 March, 05:00 PM

U.S. paratroopers arrive in Middle East as Trump weighs new phase of Iran war

Thousands of troops from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have begun arriving in the Middle East, Reuters reported on March 30, citing two U.S. officials.

31 March, 12:05 PM

Trump team reviewing $200 oil scenario in case of prolonged Iran war

U.S. officials under President Donald Trump are examining the possible consequences of oil prices reaching $200 per barrel if the war with Iran drags on, Bloomberg reported on March 26, citing sources familiar with the matter.

26 March, 12:04 PM

Trump says Iran ‘very much wants’ a deal but is ‘afraid to say so’

Iran “very much wants” a deal with the United States but is “afraid to say so,” President Donald Trump said at a Republican fundraising dinner in Washington, CNN reported on March 25.

26 March, 10:36 AM

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