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

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say

Attacks were followed by drop in Iranian strikes on the kingdom, Reuters tally shows
13 May 2026

Iran threatens to enrich uranium to 90% if attacked

Tehran yesterday threatened to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if attacked again, after US President Donald Trump warned that the Middle East truce was on the brink of collapse.
13 May 2026

US consumer inflation hits three-year high fuelled by Iran war

Trump made bringing inflation down a key promise since taking office, but has made little progress in doing so
12 May 2026

Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion

The war has intensified concerns over rapidly depleting US weapons stockpiles after months of heavy missile and air-defense operations in the Middle East
12 May 2026
12 May 2026

Two Bangladeshis in Lebanon killed in Israeli drone strike

The victims, Shafiqul Islam and Nahidul Islam, were from Satkhira
12 May 2026

US-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’

President Donald Trump yesterday warned the ceasefire in the Middle East war was on “life support” after rejecting the latest counteroffer from Iran, which said its military stood ready to respond to any act of aggression.
12 May 2026

No end to deadlock as Iran, US reject talks terms

Trump is expected to press China's President Xi Jinping on the Iran issue
11 May 2026

Trump rejects Iran peace terms, Tehran warns of new attacks

Iran had responded to Washington's latest peace proposal earlier in the day, while warning it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit more foreign warships in the Strait of Hormuz.
11 May 2026

Trump warns Iran 'will be laughing no longer' amid negotiations

He also accused Tehran of "laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country"
11 May 2026

Tehran sends US truce response to Islamabad

Iran responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal yesterday, after drones threatened several Gulf region targets and Tehran warned it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes.
11 May 2026

Trump says US would need two weeks to hit all Iran targets

The comments come as Iran is reported to have responded to the latest US proposal on ending the conflict
10 May 2026

Iran army says countries siding with US to 'face difficulties' in Hormuz

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, issued a similar warning in a post on X
10 May 2026

US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz

Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early today after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.
10 May 2026

Israel built and defended a secret base in Iraq for Iran war: WSJ report

Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force, with the knowledge of the US just before the war
10 May 2026

Iran casts doubt on US peace efforts

Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy yesterday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position.
10 May 2026

Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

CIA report shows US blockade not forcing Iran to capitulate
9 May 2026

Gulf clash clouds truce deal hopes

US and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack, but President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was still holding despite the flare-up, which dented hopes for a swift diplomatic resolution to the crisis.
9 May 2026

US VP Vance meeting with Qatar PM to discuss Iran, source says

Talks focus on US-Qatar relations and negotiations with Iran
8 May 2026