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Iran has no control over Hormuz, in a death spiral: US

Washington targets Iran’s ‘tinker toy’ radar in bid to secure global oil chokepoint

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US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent. File photo taken on April 22, 2025.

Trump vows to ‘hit Iran hard’ after Jordan strikes

Fresh strikes end a month-long lull as Tehran launches missiles towards US sites in Jordan

US sailors conduct night flight operations aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship sails in regional waters supporting operations in the Middle East.

New attacks: Iran hardliners bet they can outlast Trump

Renewed strikes strengthen Tehran hardliners who believe Iran can force US to retreat

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief amid supporters. Tehran’s hardliners believe Iran’s survival through six months of war shows it can continue resisting US pressure rather than compromise.

Six months on, Iran war's economic toll is uneven

Investors gained, while travellers, farmers and the poor bore the costs

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, August 27, 2026, in New York.

Iran readies for next battle — on its own streets

Police, Basij told to prepare as Tehran fears fuel prices, could trigger protests

Motorists queue for fuel in Iran as economic pressure and uncertainty over petrol prices add to concerns about renewed public unrest.

US diplomats, families begin return to Middle East

State Department lifts restrictions as six-month departure limits near expiry

A Bahraini armored personnel vehicle and personnel reinforce US Embassy security just outside of a gate to the building, surrounded in barbed wire, in Manama, Bahrain.

6,000 seafarers, 400 ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Mine-cleared Hormuz tests Iran’s leverage as Gulf states and Washington recalibrate

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean while conducting a tailored ship’s training availability off the coast of Southern California on April 30, 2017. The Sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the US Naval Hospital Guam April 9 died of COVID-related complications reported by the US Navy on April 13, 2020.

US-Iran war: Key updates for UAE residents this evening

UAE flights mostly stable, but Strait of Hormuz disruption still clouds travel plans

Children play at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

Iran urges U.S. rethink as Qatar pushes for fresh talks

Iranian FM urges Washington to build trust, respect Iran’s rights and honour commitments

Araghchi said putting diplomacy “back on track isn’t impossible”, arguing that any renewed negotiations would depend on the United States recognising that “pressure doesn’t work”.

Trump's Iran war drags on as goals shift, talks stall

The conflict has evolved, with reopening the Strait of Hormuz now a central US priority

US President Donald Trump

Xi urges diplomacy to resolve Middle East crisis

Chinese leader stresses sovereignty, diplomacy amid US-Israel strikes on Iran

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and King Abdullah II of Jordan attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’: Who gets hit harder in Iran?

Tehran fears deepening economic pain could ignite fresh wave of anti-government protests

An Iranian baker at work. Ordinary Iranians are already struggling with soaring food prices as the US prepares to tighten the economic squeeze on Tehran.

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