US bombing of Iran expands as American troops killed and Tehran retaliates against the Gulf states
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, hitting around a northwestern city believed to…
US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks across the Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end…
New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war
By WILL WEISSERT, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should…
Trump warns Iran that US is preparing for more strikes after saying ceasefire is over
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the U.S. was preparing for another night of strikes, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over following Iranian attacks on American military sites in…
US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said. The…
The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled even as more ships venture through
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that constricted global oil…
Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
By JON GAMBRELL and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump said the two crew members aboard were…
Oil prices rise, but US stocks remain near their record on a muted Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in their war….
US military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast
By SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday, part of efforts to force Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accepting a…
Trump has repeatedly delayed deadlines for Iran, but suggests Tuesday’s is final
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pushed back a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Tuesday, the latest of several deadline delays, and threatened…