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What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued threats to bomb an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain as the two nations exchange blows over the Strait of Hormuz.

AP report: Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium

By Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The deal is expected to last 30 years and is also expected to involve U.S. firms in developing the program.

A new threat by Yemen's Houthis could widen the Iran war and put another trade chokepoint at risk

By Fatma Khaled, Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press

A declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war and further disrupt global oil supplies and international trade.

Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should

By Associated Press

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.

Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio warns Asian leaders

By Michelle L. Price, Jim Gomez, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world’s economy and set a precedent that could be repeated elsewhere in the world.

Trump says U.S. will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz

By Jon Gambrell, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spirals with no clear off-ramp, threatening further worldwide economic disruption and sending fuel prices up ahead of midterm U.S. elections this fall.

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores, 69, have been held at a Brooklyn jail ever since U.S. forces seized them from their Caracas home in a stunning middle-of-the-night raid and brought them to New York in early January.

WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 U.S. service members killed in the Middle East

By Matt Rourke, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The ritual is one of the most somber duties of a commander in chief. It was the third Trump has attended since he launched the war in Iran in February.

WATCH: UN Ambassador Mike Waltz testifies before House Foreign Affairs Committee

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Waltz will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on "United Nations Accountability and Reform." Watch here.

WATCH: U.S. trade chief Jamieson Greer testifies on Trump's agenda after latest tariffs

By Jim Morris, Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he and Donald Trump have agreed to intensify negotiations on a trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico a day after the U.S. president announced 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods.