US won’t strike Iran’s power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Monday that the U.S. would…
Trump says that he’s asked ‘about 7’ countries to join coalition to police Iran’s Strait of Hormuz
By SAM METZ, WILL WEISSERT, JULIA FRANKEL and CARA ANNA Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have…
Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy on Thursday as nuclear talks between the nations hung in the balance, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the…