Aug 31 Watch 3:46 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… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:59 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. Continue watching
Aug 31 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… Continue reading
Aug 31 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. Continue reading
Aug 31 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. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people that we know who you are, you know who you are, and this has got to stop.”… Continue reading
Aug 30 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. Continue reading
Aug 29 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. Continue reading
Aug 28 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. Continue reading
Aug 27 As U.S. goals shift after 6 months of Iran war, Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press There still is no off-ramp in sight despite President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete. Continue reading