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Friend and foe: Netanyahu, Iran complicate Trump’s exit

With midterms looming, war costs and $4 petrol add to pressure on US president

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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s rejection of Trump’s Gaza plan has complicated the US president’s efforts to wind down Middle East conflicts.

Trump vs Iran: A battle of two clocks over Hormuz

Washington bets Iran will crack first; Tehran believes Trump is running out of time

Washington is betting economic pressure will force Iran to compromise first. Tehran is betting Trump needs Hormuz reopened before it has to surrender its leverage.

Iran’s Hormuz strategy: Keep Trump from walking away

Tehran holds on to its strongest leverage to force Washington to deliver on June deal

A vessel operates in the Strait of Hormuz, where attacks on civilian tankers and merchant ships have sharply disrupted shipping. Iran is keeping the strategic waterway largely closed as it seeks to use control of Hormuz as leverage in negotiations with the United States.

Partner held 7 months after Indian woman’s murder

Ghafoori detained at Toronto airport after global effort to bring him back to Canada

Abdul Ghafoori, a Toronto resident who had been wanted across Canada for the first-degree murder of 30-year-old Himanshi Khurana, was arrested at a Toronto airport on Friday, police said, according to Indian media reports.

Will Trump meet Iran’s latest price to reopen Hormuz?

Tehran sets sweeping new demands as hopes of an imminent breakthrough fade

Iran’s demands could force US President Donald Trump to decide whether to make concessions or tolerate continued disruption to a waterway central to global energy supplies.

Why Iran-Oman deal alone won’t reopen Strait of Hormuz

Tehran seeks US action on sanctions and assets as shipping groups oppose Hormuz fees

This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows a cargo ship anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz.

Who is Abdul Al Sayed, man who could make US history?

Son of Egyptian immigrants stuns Michigan's Democratic establishment with grassroots win

Michigan Democratic Senate primary winner Abdul El Sayed leaves after holding a press conference in front of the Spirit of Detroit statue on August 05, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

From Carter to Trump: Why US keeps getting Iran wrong

Why diplomacy, sanctions and military force have failed to reshape Tehran’s behaviour

Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump

Is Trump mulling bigger Iran operation?

Shipping dwindles, India bars seafarers and Pakistan pushes for renewed diplomacy

Among the options reportedly under consideration are an operation to seize Kharg Island

Could the Iran conflict become Trump’s forever war?

Analysts warn the Strait of Hormuz could keep the US locked in a long military standoff

A US Navy warship operates near the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran keep one of the world’s busiest energy corridors under close military watch.

What Gulf states got right that Washington didn’t

As US assumptions unravelled, Gulf stayed focused on dialogue, stability and navigation

Smoke rises from a high-rise building following a drone attack in Kuwait City on March 8, 2026.

Indian Muslim stabbed 15 times in US hate crime

Police say suspect asked the victim’s religion before launching knife attack at mall

A GoFundMe campaign launched by Nunez says Sohail was stabbed 15 times. He has undergone multiple surgeries and remains in critical condition.

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