Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars

The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.

As midterm elections approach, the Trump administration is favoring economic pressure over military involvement, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Monday some 60 new Iranian entities, individuals and ships have been added to the sanctions list. Tehran in turn denounced 'economic terrorism.'

UAE, long a crucial trading hub for Tehran, has also suspended commercial ties

“As long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister said.

The U.S. and Israeli militaries have pounded Iran hard for more than five months. Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as its final point of leverage.

The military alliance between three Sunni Muslim countries offers a powerful symbolism in a region wracked by conflict

The sudden strike call-off followed a week of threats that helped keep crude near $90 a barrel

The US president said the outlines of a deal had been agreed that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end what he called Iran’s nuclear threat

The two leaders will also attend Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral service.

Even renewed assaults on Iran’s nuclear programme may not prevent a forever war

Pentagon says most soldiers suffered ‘minor concussions’ and have returned to duty

America cannot achieve its aims by negotiation. So regime change is back on the agenda

President Trump’s third major shift in military strategy comes as he searches for a way to turn the tables on Iran in the nearly five-month-old war.

Tehran (AFP) – The United States is "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz and will be paid for protecting it, US President Donald Trump declared on Monday, as Washington and Tehran once again fought over the vital waterway.