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Iran said it’s “very close” to a deal with Oman on a new maritime transit route in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the Islamic Republic renewed a list of demands for the U.S. to agree to before …
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8/9/26
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The Senate on Saturday approved acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice after a high-drama confirmation process.
The 50-49 vote to confirm Blanche fell …
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8/9/26
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The wait for an Iran-Oman deal that partially reopens the Strait of Hormuz continued through Thursday, after the Islamic Republic said an agreement on proposed shipping lanes is in the final stages.
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8/6/26
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President Donald Trump is urging Republican senators to “release their holds” and pass a measure making daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
A bipartisan bill passed the …
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8/6/26
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At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in Russian air attacks on Ukraine amid fresh signs that Kyiv’s ability to defend against missile strikes is becoming exhausted.
Russia fired …
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8/5/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal on the Strait of Hormuz is possible as early as Wednesday, as expectations build for an arrangement that allows for the reopening of the critical waterway.
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8/5/26
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The prospect of a deal between the U.S. and Iran appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, after Qatar said a proposal had been drafted and American Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sounded hopeful …
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8/4/26
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President Donald Trump faulted Jeanine Pirro, his handpicked federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., for dropping a criminal charge against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial …
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8/2/26
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U.S. embassies across the Middle East urged Americans to exercise caution after President Donald Trump said he was considering new military strikes against Iran.
The warning came as …
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Eltaf Najafizada, Weilun Soon and Sara Gharaibeh / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/2/26
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A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire …
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8/2/26
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The U.S. and Iran exchanged airstrikes as fighting in the five-month war flared up once again, with hostilities now spreading across the Middle East.
Washington hit dozens of Iranian military …
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7/30/26
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The U.S.’s conflict against Iran looks set to drag on, possibly for months, with the sides unable to break a deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz and achieve a lasting ceasefire deal, according to …
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Fiona MacDonald, Samy Adghirni, Alex Wickham and Alberto Nardelli / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/29/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he’d prefer to avoid another escalation in the war with Iran and urged Tehran to make a deal, laying the ground for further diplomacy after both sides paused …
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7/28/26
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Fire broke out at the Tyumen oil refinery in Russia’s Ural region after a drone attack as Ukraine and Russia press intensifying strikes on each other’s critical infrastructure.
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7/26/26
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Skirmishes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia intensified as a pause in the nearly two-week run of nightly U.S. strikes on Iran raised fresh questions about President Donald Trump’s strategy in …
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Sara Gharaibeh and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/26/26
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President Donald Trump said Friday the United States was “locked and loaded” for major new strikes on Iran, but added he had not yet made a decision on whether to go ahead with them while the two …
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Jeff Mason, Courtney Subramanian and Eltaf Najafizada / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/25/26
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The U.S. widened the scope of its airstrikes on Iran overnight, as President Donald Trump and officials in Tehran signaled a renewal of peace talks is unlikely in the near-term.
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7/22/26
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The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes for a 10th consecutive day even as mediators sought to revive a truce, while the Houthi militant group in Yemen threatened shipping in the Red Sea.
The U.S. …
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7/21/26
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Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel oil through Syria and reroute flows away from the Strait of Hormuz, rapidly transforming its neighbor into the Middle East’s top export hub.
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Archie Hunter, Anthony Di Paola, Khalid Al-Ansary and Nicholas Lua / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/19/26
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The U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran Saturday, a day after two American service members were killed in Jordan by Iranian missile and drone attacks.
U.S. Central Command said in a social media …
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7/19/26
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