US-Iran Tensions

President Donald Trump has had a lot to say about his thinking on the way ahead in the Iran war since Republicans were trounced in last week's midterm elections. In exchanges with reporters, broadcast interviews and social media posts since Election Day, he's somehow managed to back away from carrying out additional strikes while also backing away from the prospect of additional talks with the Islamic Republic's negotiators on ending the 8-month-old conflict. The president acknowledged on the day after the midterms that the war and the global economic tumult it's caused were partly to blame for Republicans' electoral losses, while maintaining it was the right thing to do. Then, at the start of this week, he huddled with Qatar's prime minister at the White House and afterwards told reporters that he believed it was highly unlikely he'd need to order new major strikes on Iran, declaring that the war "militarily is effectively over." But by Thursday, he was again raising questions abo

President Donald Trump has had a lot to say about his thinking on the way ahead in the Iran war since Republicans were trounced in last week's midterm elections. In exchanges with reporters, broadcast interviews and social media posts since Election Day, he's somehow managed to back away from carrying out additional strikes while also backing away from the prospect of additional talks with the Islamic Republic's negotiators on ending the 8-month-old conflict. The president acknowledged on the day after the midterms that the war and the global economic tumult it's caused were partly to blame for Republicans' electoral losses, while maintaining it was the right thing to do. Then, at the start of this week, he huddled with Qatar's prime minister at the White House and afterwards told reporters that he believed it was highly unlikely he'd need to order new major strikes on Iran, declaring that the war "militarily is effectively over." But by Thursday, he was again raising questions abo

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The Guards ​said the strike was in retaliation ​for what they described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan ​province

The Guards ​said the strike was in retaliation ​for what they described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan ​province

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Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said there are ​currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington

Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said there are ​currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington

Bessent has been shifted to temporary military housing following threats from Iran, as he leads the Trump administration's efforts to tighten economic pressure on Tehran

Bessent has been shifted to temporary military housing following threats from Iran, as he leads the Trump administration's efforts to tighten economic pressure on Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Speaker signalled that the future arrangements governing the Strait of Hormuz would be different from those that existed before the war

Iranian Parliamentary Speaker signalled that the future arrangements governing the Strait of Hormuz would be different from those that existed before the war

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The Israeli prime minister has reportedly pressed the US President to restart military action against Tehran, even as Arab leaders urge Washington to pursue diplomacy and end the conflict

The Israeli prime minister has reportedly pressed the US President to restart military action against Tehran, even as Arab leaders urge Washington to pursue diplomacy and end the conflict

The conditions include ending hostilities on all fronts, lifting the naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz, easing sanctions and releasing Iranian assets held abroad

The conditions include ending hostilities on all fronts, lifting the naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz, easing sanctions and releasing Iranian assets held abroad

After eight months of airstrikes, retaliatory attacks, failed negotiations and repeated ceasefire attempts, Trump says US military action in Iran is effectively over. Here's a timeline of the conflic