Associated Press: The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval…
Iranian economic collapse may come too late for Trump
Despite bad damage to infrastructure and industries and an oil-export squeeze, Iran has plentiful internal supplies, steady trade with neighbours and only limited signs of immediate stress from state-revenue losses caused by the blockade…
Pivotal US-Iran war deadline approaches with no end in sight for conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump faces a deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it, but the date is most likely to pass without altering the course of a conflict that has lapsed into a standoff over shipping routes…
Trump bets on quick Iran oil crunch. Experts see prolonged pain and rising costs.
Administration officials say Tehran is days from crisis, but analysts see a slower squeeze with global price shocks already hitting U.S. consumers and reshaping the political fight…
Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Iran said on Thursday it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks and restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway…
Iran Is Grasping for a Solution to an American Blockade It Can’t Break
In Hormuz, “Iran was able to create a crisis of market confidence. But disruption is not control,” said David Des Roches, a former director responsible for Persian Gulf policy at the Defense Department. “With the U.S. blockade, it’s facing a reckoning.”…
US Republicans break ranks to challenge Trump administration on Iran war
With the war poised to enter its third month and oil prices continuing to rise amid uncertainty over the conflict, a handful of lawmakers in President Donald Trump’s party are looking to convince him to get congressional approval for further military action while a shaky ceasefire remains in place…
Trump adrift: the president’s second term is at risk of foundering
There are signs that voters are losing faith as problems mount for his administration ahead of midterm elections…
Majority of US military sites in Middle East damaged by Iran, CNN investigation reveals