Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers
AFP, Tehran
16 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says he’ll declare Hormuz US territory
AFP, Tehran
16 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
AFP
15 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran
US can keep Iran blockade ‘indefinitely’
Agencies
15 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
AFP, Washington
14 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran
Hormuz oil spill: Iran calls for compensation
AFP, Paris
14 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran

Pakistan army chief due in Iran

Trump says talks on 'borderline'
21 May 2026

Tehran reviewing latest US response as Trump suggests he can wait

Pakistan continues to mediate between two sides
21 May 2026
21 May 2026

Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with island checkpoints, diplomatic deals – and sometimes ‘fees’

Iran uses checkpoints, vetting, and selective fees to control Hormuz transit, IRGC central to process
21 May 2026

US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal

Iran claims new military gains and warns the next phase of conflict would bring “many more surprises”
20 May 2026

Trump holds off attack on Iran

Iran’s army yesterday warned it would “open new fronts” against the United States if it resumes attacks, after President Donald Trump said he had held off launching a new offensive in hopes of striking a deal.
20 May 2026

Trump says he paused attack on Iran at Gulf allies' request

US President said he was planning major new assault on Iran, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war
19 May 2026

Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill - and counting

Businesses are grappling with soaring energy prices, fractured supply ‌chains and trade routes severed by Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz
18 May 2026

Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills Islamic Jihad commander: state media

17-year-old daughter among dead; emergency workers search rubble for survivors
18 May 2026

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
16 May 2026

Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for favors

However, Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran
16 May 2026

Xi-Trump summit in Beijing: How it failed to yield Iran war breakthrough

For weeks before US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, his administration pressed China to lean on Iran amid negotiations for a peace deal.
16 May 2026

‘US willing to continue talks to end impasse’

Iran yesterday said it had “received messages” from the United States expressing willingness to continue talks, as US President Donald Trump urged Tehran to accept a deal soon to end the war in the Middle East.
16 May 2026

Trump says US and China are aligned on Iran, Tehran must make a deal soon

Trump considers lifting sanctions on Chinese oil firms buying Iranian crude
15 May 2026

Iran FM says US willing to continue talks, open to China's help

Araghchi spoke a day after US President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping had offered China's help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
15 May 2026
15 May 2026

New attacks reported on ships near Hormuz

US President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday, as new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz underscored the cost of a prolonged stalemate, with peace talks stalled.
15 May 2026

Trump says Xi offered help to open Hormuz, vowed not to arm Iran

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China's help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran
14 May 2026

Vessel off UAE coast 'taken', now bound for Iran waters: UK maritime agency

A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian territorial waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday.
14 May 2026

Iran war and oil dominate BRICS meet in India

Iran calls upon BRICS members to challenge what it says are international law violations
14 May 2026