CNN: The US is awaiting a response from Iran on a proposal to end the war. President Donald Trump previously said his administration was expecting to hear back from Tehran on Friday night…
Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses
The reports found that precise authority within a now-fractured regime remains unclear, but that Mojtaba Khamenei is likely helping direct how Iran is managing negotiations with the US to end the war…
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare
The U.S. and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf amid a tenuous ceasefire, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months…
U.S. Targets Iran’s Missile and Drone Program With Sanctions
The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones…
A Large Oil Slick Is Detected Off a Key Iranian Oil Depot
The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure…
‘Super Revolutionaries’: The radical Iranian hardliners bent on sabotaging a deal with the US
The group shares Trump’s view that the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was a mistake – but for different reasons. Its positions are so hostile to the West, even by the standards of Iran’s conservative hardliners, that the regime’s efforts to appease it have so far failed…
Trump Punts Thorniest Iran Challenges in Push to Reopen Hormuz
President Donald Trump has changed his approach to end the war against Iran, prioritizing reopening the Strait of Hormuz and leaving negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs until later…
The Iranian ‘mosquito fleet’ taking on the mighty US Navy
Tehran’s hundreds of small, fast boats are vital in maintaining its stranglehold on global energy markets…
Trump’s feuds, tensions with allies likely to outlast Iran war
With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of Iran’s recent attacks on an important Gulf partner, President Donald Trump’s latest moves foreshadow what could be the war’s enduring legacy: the fraying of ties with key allies…
Ex-NATO chief Rasmussen warns of ‘disintegration’ of alliance, calls for new European defense bloc
“What we are witnessing right now is the disintegration of NATO, and that is dangerous,” Rasmussen told WELT, which is — as is POLITICO — part of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network. “President Trump has raised so many doubts about his commitment to Article 5 and to the defense of Europe that there can be only one conclusion for Europeans: we must stand on our own feet and be able to defend our continent ourselves.”…
Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran
The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault…
Iranian Propaganda vs. U.S. Talking Points: How We Determined the Real Damage to U.S. Military Bases
Amid the barrage of messages and misinformation swirling online and on Capitol Hill, about what damage U.S. military sites incurred during the conflict with Iran, a Times analysis of satellite imagery shows 18 sites in seven countries were hit…
Dubai’s Bankers, Traders Return to City Contending With War
After the US and Iran announced a ceasefire in early April, Dubai appeared to be settling back into a new routine. Then, on Monday evening, mobile phones across Dubai and neighboring emirates lit up with emergency alerts urging residents to shelter indoors, for the first time in weeks…