Apr 13 Watch 5:15 U.S. begins Strait of Hormuz naval blockade after Iran peace talks fail By Liz Landers, Zeba Warsi The U.S. began a blockade of Iranian ports on Monday, less than two days after a first effort at peace talks between the Americans and Iran failed in Pakistan. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 8:58 Mideast experts discuss how the U.S. blockade could pressure the Iranian regime By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the situation with Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Maleki was… Continue watching
Apr 13 The U.S. is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has taken some steps to make it easier to build houses, but he's been slow to embrace other measures. Continue reading
Apr 13 Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases By Evens Sanon, Associated Press More than 1,000 workers have organized a protest in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens and drives up oil prices. Continue reading
Apr 13 Oil prices give back much of their morning jump as U.S. stocks climb on a still hopeful Wall Street By Stan Choe, Associated Press Hope remains on Wall Street that both sides can still avoid a worst-case scenario for the global economy in the US-Iran war, and U.S. stocks climbed. Continue reading
Apr 13 Already under financial pressure, farmers squeezed further by tariffs and Iran war By Josh Kelety, Associated Press, Eric Ferkenhoff, Lee Enterprises China is buying U.S. soybeans again, but farmers say a recent $12 billion federal aid package isn't enough to recoup their losses during the trade war. Continue reading
Apr 12 A president and a pope: Two of the world's most influential Americans at odds over Iran By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Never before has the relationship between Washington and the Vatican revolved around two Americans — specifically, a 79-year-old politician from Queens and a 70-year-old pontiff from Chicago. Continue reading
Apr 12 Iran war puts prediction markets back in the spotlight By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Prediction markets let people wager on just about anything — from basketball games to elections. And among more jarring bets recently, the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran. Continue reading
Apr 12 Failed U.S.-Iran negotiations in Pakistan raise questions about fragile ceasefire By Josef Federman, Associated Press As the U.S.–Iran ceasefire talks ended without an agreement in Islamabad, Pakistan, both sides blamed each other for the failure. Negotiators will now return to their capitals and reconsider their next moves. Continue reading
Apr 12 Trump says U.S. Navy will blockade Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks end without agreement By Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Continue reading