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U.S. military says it completed new strikes against Iran, as Trump warns against retaliation

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

The renewed fighting comes after President Donald Trump had appeared to pivot toward trying to bend Iran to his will through economic sanctions.

U.S. and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks over Strait of Hormuz control

By Liz Landers, Kayan Taraporevala, Genesis Magpayo

The Middle East is again on edge after the first exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran in over a month triggered missile launches and a spike in global oil prices. President Trump responded by declaring Iran a “failed…

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What the latest U.S.-Iran strikes mean for oil supplies and maritime safety

By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn

For perspective on the latest developments in the war with Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery and Michelle Wiese Bockmann, an analyst at Windward, a London-based maritime intelligence company.

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WATCH: Vance says Trump likes to 'switch it up' by posting AI video of Kharg Island bombing

By Associated Press

The vice president spoke to reporters before he flew to Michigan on Monday about the AI video that President Donald Trump posted on social media over the weekend that featured a stylized imaginary attack on Iran’s Kharg Island, which is…

Hosting G20 meeting, Bessent tries to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran.

United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters, calls attack 'dangerous escalation'

By David Rising, Associated Press

The incident comes after U.S. forces on Sunday struck Iranian rocket launchers on an Iranian island, breaking a lull in fighting in the six-month war.

U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

By Konstantin Toropin, Cara Anna, Ben Finley, Associated Press

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.

6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent

By Lee Keath, David Rising, Associated Press

Iran’s new leaders evince little faith in any agreement with Trump — after coming under attack twice while holding talks — and they may be bracing for another assault once the U.S. replenishes its supplies of interceptors.

U.S. targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation

By Fatima Hussein, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Under a new rule proposed Friday by the Treasury Department, the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, would be severed from access to the U.S. financial system.

AP exclusive: U.S. Patriot missile stocks in Europe 'beyond critical' due to Iran war, officials say

By Emma Burrows, Ben Finley, Associated Press

The U.S. military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about…