Trump Says US Will Hit Iran ‘Very Hard Tonight,’ Wants Control of Energy Infrastructure June 11, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, John Irish and Susan Heavey President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would hit Iran “very hard tonight” and wanted at some point...
Iran Consolidating Control of Hormuz With Checkpoints, Vetting and Sometimes ‘Fees’ May 20, 2026 By Devjyot Ghoshal, Ahmed Rasheed, Parisa Hafezi, Gavin Finch and Saurabh Sharma The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering...
US Says it Has Missile Destroyers in Gulf and 2 American Ships Have Crossed Hormuz May 4, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Ahmed Tolba and Idrees Ali The U.S. military said two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers had entered the Gulf to break an Iranian blockade and that...
Iran Shows Off its Control Over Strait After Collapse of Peace Talks April 23, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi and Mubasher Bukhari Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of its commandos storming a huge...
Iran Seizes Ships in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Halts Attacks April 22, 2026 By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Saad Sayeed Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after U.S....
Ceasefire at Risk After US Seizes Iranian Ship, Iran Shuns Peace Talks April 20, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi and Hatem Maher A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the U.S. said it had seized...
Update: US, Iran May Resume Talks This Week Despite Port Blockade April 14, 2026 By Ariba Shahid, Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, U.S. President Donald Trump said...
Iran Demands Lebanon Ceasefire, Unfreezing of Assets Before Peace Talks April 10, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Maya Gebeily, Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon...
Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Jeopardize Iran Truce; Talks Planned but Strait Still Shut April 9, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Maya Gebeily and Ariba Shahid Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the U.S.-Iran ceasefire into further jeopardy after the biggest Israeli attacks...
US, Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire as Israel Escalates Parallel War in Lebanon April 8, 2026 By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily Relief over a truce between the United States and Iran gave way on Wednesday to alarm that fighting was still...