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Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says
Israel 1 hour ago New claims that Netanyahu rejected Hamas offer to release captives Al Jazeera • 1h Reports are building that Israel rejected a Hamas offer to release all civilian hostages taken on October 7, 2023. More reports are emerging that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Hamas proposal to release all civilian captives taken on October 7, 2023.
Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says
Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says Flights between the neighboring countries had been halted after broad U.S. penalties on Iran’s aviation industry. An airport in Najaf, Iraq, last month. Flights will be allowed to resume between the holy city and Iran, according to Iraq’s prime minister.Credit...Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters Oct.
Major Iranian Airline Suspends Several Flights Abroad, Adding to Isolation
Major Iranian Airline Suspends Several Flights Abroad, Adding to Isolation The carrier, Mahan Air, said it would stop flying to neighboring countries just over a week after the United States imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran’s aviation industry. A Mahan Air plane is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport outside Caracas, Venezuela, in 2019. The airline is one of Iran’s biggest commercial carriers.Credit...Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters Yeganeh Torbati is the Iran correspondent. Sept.
Iran Finds Escalation Is Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S.
Iran Finds Escalation Is Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S. Iran and its allies now hold sway over two key oil shipping routes, and Tehran is setting the stage for a diplomatic win that could enhance its stature. Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Bandar Abbas, Iran, this week.Credit...Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Sept. 12, 2026Updated 1:26 p.m. ET The routes to export oil out of the Middle East are diminishing. The price of energy is soaring.
As the BRICS Bloc Meets, the Search for Common Ground Is Elusive
As the BRICS Bloc Meets, the Search for Common Ground Is Elusive Leaders of emerging economies meet in New Delhi this weekend, but global conflicts and soaring energy prices threaten to undermine unity. The last BRICS summit was in Rio de Janeiro last year. It brings together countries seeking to reduce the world’s dependence on the West. Credit...Pablo Porciuncula/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Sept.
US strikes three Iranian ‘shadow network’ oil tankers, military says
By YEGANEH TORBATI and LEILY NIKOUNAZAR NYTimes News Service The United States and Iran each said Saturday they had attacked oil tankers or other ships in the region, setting off a new round of retaliatory attacks days after some of the most intense fighting in weeks. The U.S. military said it had struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday, in response to what it said were unprovoked attempts by Iran to attack two U.S. warships.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. strikes three Iranian ‘shadow network’ oil tankers, military says
The United States and Iran each said on Saturday they had attacked the other’s ships in the region, setting off a new round of retaliatory attacks days after some of the most intense fighting in weeks. The U.S. military said it had struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday, in response to attempts by Iran to attack two U.S. warships.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. strikes three Iranian ‘shadow network’ oil tankers, military says
The United States and Iran each said on Saturday they had attacked the other’s ships in the region, setting off a new round of retaliatory attacks days after some of the most intense fighting in weeks. The U.S. military said it had struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday, in response to attempts by Iran to attack two U.S. warships.
Iran’s State Media Says U.S. Missiles Hit Iranian Oil Tanker Near Kharg Original
Iran’s State Media Says U.S. Missiles Hit Iranian Oil Tanker Near Kharg The United States military has not confirmed an attack. The reports came after a barrage of U.S. strikes in retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships and American forces. A satellite image taken by the European Space Agency showing Iran’s Kharg Island, a strategic oil export terminal, in March.Credit...European Space Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Sept.
Sept. 1, 2026, 9:24 p.m. ET The acting Navy secretary, Hung Cao, is considered more aligned with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth than his predecessor was.Credit...Kylie Cooper/Reuters President Trump said on Tuesday that he would nominate Hung Cao, the acting Navy secretary, to serve in the role permanently. The announcement came amid a purge of leadership at the Pentagon and a stalling war effort against Iran.
U.S. and Iran Survey the Damage After a Night of Intense Strikes
U.S. and Iran Survey the Damage After a Night of Intense Strikes The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed. A still from a video provided by the Iranian Red Crescent rescue service showed damage in Kuhestak, southern Iran, on Wednesday.Credit...Iranian Red Crescent Society, via Reuters Sept.
Long Lines for Gas in Iran Show War and U.S. Blockade Squeezing Supply
Long Lines for Gas in Iran Show War and U.S. Blockade Squeezing Supply The government is struggling to meet a shortfall in fuel and is wary that higher prices at the pump could stir unrest. A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. Officials are urging people to clamp down on fuel use as they deal with a shortfall.Credit...Vahid Salemi/Associated Press Aug.
Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War
Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives. The most immediate preoccupation for most Iranians is dealing with soaring prices caused by an enduring economic crisis.Credit...Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times Aug.
Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War
Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives. The most immediate preoccupation for most Iranians is dealing with soaring prices caused by an enduring economic crisis.Credit...Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times Aug.
Where Iran’s Young People Gather, the Government Sees Threats to Its Authority
Through war, political unrest and rampant inflation that has put the dreams of many beyond reach, Iran’s youth have held on to one luxury that helps them feel normal in abnormal times: frequenting coffee shops with friends. Across the country, they pack into cafes and spill out onto the sidewalk — chatting, smoking cigarettes, flirting and enjoying one of the few affordable diversions still available to them.
Irán y EE. UU. se instalan en un tenso estancamiento: ¿quién cederá primero?
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Irán y EE. UU. se instalan en un tenso estancamiento: ¿quién cederá primero? Durante semanas no ha habido avances diplomáticos, pero tampoco enfrentamientos a gran escala porque cada bando parece creer que puede resistir más tiempo que el otro. Una carnicería en Teherán en julio.
Análise: Irã desafia pressão dos EUA e prolonga impasse — mas quem cede primeiro?
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Irán y EE.UU. se encuentran en un tenso punto muerto, ¿quién cederá primero?
ESTAMBUL — No están negociando seriamente, ni se están disparando entre sí. En cambio, Irán y Estados Unidos se encuentran en un estado de incertidumbre e indecisión que conlleva el riesgo de un regreso a los combates o un endurecimiento del conflicto. En el fondo de esta situación sin resolver subyacen cálculos, quizás erróneos, por parte de cada bando.
As Iran and U.S. Settle Into an Uneasy Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
4 hours ago SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, Japan said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The Japanese prime minister's office said it …
As Iran and U.S. Settle Into an Uneasy Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
As Iran and U.S. Settle Into an Uneasy Standoff, Who Will Blink First? For weeks, there has been no diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as both sides seem to believe they can hold out longer than the other. A butcher in Tehran in July.
The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
World News 1 day ago Iran says no decision yet on a return to talks with the US Al Jazeera • 1d FM Abbas Araghchi says Iran separately working with Oman on routes, but Hormuz shipping depends on US meeting conditions. Iran is still undecided about resuming talks with the United States to end the war, amid disagreements about ceasefire violations and the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects
Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects Iran said the airmen have been held since March 2 when their fighter jets were shot down. The Qatari government denies detaining any Iranian pilots. Smoke rising from an Iranian missile attack in Doha, Qatar, in March.Credit...Mohammed Salem/Reuters Iran accused Qatar on Saturday of capturing three of its bomber pilots in the early days of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a claim that a Qatari official publicly denied. Gen.
The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some wonder how it has remained on air.
The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
When conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson sat down last year for a buzzy interview with Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, the unlikely encounter would most likely never have happened without the involvement of a tiny, independent Iranian outlet. Mahdi Ahmadi, the founder of Azad, a six-person team that hosts debates in Tehran, Iran's capital, and publishes them on YouTube, pitched Carlson on the idea, he said, and then connected him with the president's team.
Iran Says Qatar Captured Three of Its Pilots Early in War With U.S.
Iran accused Qatar on Saturday of capturing three of its bomber pilots in the early days of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a claim that a Qatari official publicly denied. Gen. Seyed Mohammad Bagherzadeh, commander of the Iranian armed forces' missing persons search committee, made the accusation in a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which was published by Iranian media.
Iran War Timeline: The Latest on Where the Iran War Stands
Anyone who imagined that reports in recent days of Iran and Oman being near an agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz meant that it might actually reopen, and that oil and other critical commercial traffic would soon resume, now knows better. The strait, which Iran effectively shut down in retaliation for the war launched by the United States and Israel in February, will remain closed for business, a top Iranian official said Sunday.
Iran Elevates Longtime Military Commander to Top Security Post Original
Iran is replacing its top national security adviser with a longtime military commander whose appointment could represent a further consolidation of power by the country’s old-guard security establishment. Mohsen Rezaei, who led Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, will be the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, a spokesman for Iran’s president wrote on social media on Sunday.
Irán emite una lista de exigencias, lo que dificulta la reapertura del estrecho
El jefe del Consejo Supremo de Seguridad Nacional de Irán impuso como condición para reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz que EE. UU. levante su bloqueo naval y las sanciones a Irán, entre otras demandas. Un funcionario de alto rango de seguridad nacional iraní presentó el sábado una serie amplia de exigencias que, según dijo, Estados Unidos debe cumplir antes de que el estrecho de Ormuz pueda reabrir al tránsito marítimo, lo que genera muchas dudas sobre el futuro de esta crucial vía marítima comercial.
Irán emite una lista de exigencias, lo que dificulta la reapertura del estrecho
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Un funcionario de alto rango de seguridad nacional iraní presentó el sábado una serie amplia de exigencias que, según dijo, Estados Unidos debe cumplir antes de que el estrecho de Ormuz pueda reabrir al tránsito marítimo, lo que genera muchas dudas sobre el futuro de esta crucial vía marítima comercial.
Iran Issues List of Demands, Complicating Efforts to Reopen Strait
World News Now Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait The New York Times - Yeganeh Torbati, Leily Nikounazar, Aaron Boxerman • 1m The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.
Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz
Back in early March at an Exxon in northern Virginia, a man at the pump beside me looks over as we wait for our tanks to fill. He gives me a cautious …
Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A top Iranian national security official delivered a sweeping set of demands on Saturday that he said the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen to maritime traffic, throwing the fate of the critical trade waterway into question.
‘I was so wrong’: Iranians say Trump’s promises never came true
WASHINGTON — In the weeks leading up to the U.S. war with Iran, President Donald Trump cheered on the Iranian protesters rising up against their government, telling them that they should “save the names of the killers and abusers” and that he would come to their aid. “HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” he promised. But more than five months into the conflict, liberating the Iranian people has been one of the war’s most glaring unfulfilled objectives.
‘I Was So Wrong’: Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Never Came True
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‘I Was So Wrong’: Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Never Came True
In the weeks leading up to the U.S. war with Iran, President Trump cheered on the Iranian protesters rising up against their government, telling them that they should “save the names of the killers and abusers” and that he would come to their aid. “HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” he promised. But more than five months into the conflict, liberating the Iranian people has been one of the war’s most glaring unfulfilled objectives.
Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz Original
Iran and Oman are close to finalizing an agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said, according to state media reports on Wednesday. The two countries, which sit on opposite sides of the strategic waterway, have been in talks to find a formula to reopen the strait.
Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran
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Por qué Irán no tiene prisa por reanudar las conversaciones con Estados Unidos
DOMINGA.– En medio de una pausa en los combates, los líderes de Irán apuestan a que pueden soportar más presión que el presidente Trump, y a que tienen influencia sobre el estrecho de Ormuz, según analistas. Los cielos de Irán se han visto libres del sonido de explosiones y ataques aéreos durante los últimos días, después de una ronda de combates renovados con Estados Unidos.
Por qué Irán no tiene prisa por reanudar las conversaciones con EE. UU.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Los cielos de Irán se han visto libres del sonido de explosiones y ataques aéreos durante los últimos días, después de una ronda de combates renovados con Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, las autoridades iraníes dicen que no han acordado un alto al fuego y que no tienen prisa por entablar conversaciones directas con los negociadores estadounidenses.
Why Iran is in no rush to return to talks with United States
Iran’s skies have been free of the sound of explosions and airstrikes for the past several days, after a bout of renewed fighting with the United States. But Iranian officials say they have not agreed to a ceasefire and are in no hurry to hold direct talks with U.S. negotiators. Instead, Iranian officials insist they are in a position of strength, military leaders boast of battlefield successes, and diplomats dismiss U.S. claims that they are eager to return to negotiations.
Por qué Irán no tiene apuro por retomar las conversaciones con EE.UU.
Durante los últimos días, el espacio aéreo iraní ha estado libre del sonido de explosiones y ataques aéreos tras casi dos semanas de reanudación de los combates con Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, las autoridades iraníes han declarado que no han acordado un alto el fuego y que no tienen apuro por dialogar directamente con los estadounidenses.
Why Iran Is in No Rush to Return to Talks With United States
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Why Iran Is in No Rush to Return to Talks With United States Original
For the past several days, Iran’s skies have been free of the sound of explosions and airstrikes after nearly two weeks of renewed fighting with the United States. But Iranian officials have said they have not agreed to a cease-fire, and that they are in no hurry to talk directly to the Americans.
Why Iran Is in No Rush to Return to Talks With United States
For the past several days, Iran's skies have been free of the sound of explosions and airstrikes after nearly two weeks of renewed fighting with the United States. But Iranian officials have said they have not agreed to a ceasefire, and that they are in no hurry to talk directly to the Americans.
Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target? Original
Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target? During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy. July 11, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Over the course of the Iran war, U.S. and Israeli warplanes hit missile depots and launchers, security forces’ headquarters and air defense systems. Yet not all of the targets during the six-week campaign were traditional military sites.
Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target?
Over the course of the Iran war, U.S. and Israeli warplanes hit missile depots and launchers, security forces' headquarters and air defense systems. Yet not all of the targets during the six-week campaign were traditional military sites. On March 27, and again a few days later, Israeli airstrikes pounded a vast steel complex just outside Isfahan called Mobarakeh Steel, and another one in the southwest of the country.
As US steps up attacks on Iran, prospect of all-out war rises
By MAX BEARAK, YEGANEH TORBATI, ERIC SCHMITT and MICHAEL LEVENSON NYTimes News Service The U.S. military said it has sharply increased its attacks on Iran this week, as both countries extended a cycle of hostilities that has all but shattered a truce intended to pave the way to a long-term peace deal. U.S. military officials said they hit about 170 targets in Iran during strikes on Tuesday and Wednesday, 15 times the number struck during a previous round of attacks in late June.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Remains Absent, a Void at the Top of the Regime
Iran is grappling with a devastated economy, a restive population and the ever-present threat of a return to all-out war. And yet, there is a looming absence at the top of the government, with Iranians still waiting to see or hear directly from their supreme leader. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed to the role in March, days after U.S.-Israeli strikes at the outset of the war killed his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but he hasn’t been seen in public since.
Iran's Supreme Leader remains absent, a void at the top of the regime
And yet, there is a looming absence at the top of the government, with Iranians still waiting to see or hear directly from their supreme leader. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed to the role in March, days after US-Israeli strikes at the outset of the war killed his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but he hasn't been seen in public since.
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