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Washington is pressing Tehran for a public pledge not to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, with officials including JD Vance expected in talks in Oman BBC. Tehran’s…
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Ceasefires, Chips, And Chaotic Policies
Iran buried its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, but the ceremony was overshadowed by renewed fighting with the US, casting doubt on the fragile ceasefire. As huge crowds…
The Ceasefire's Over, The Heat's On, And Turkey Gave Everyone A Gun
The biggest story: Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire dead, and both sides immediately proved him right. The US struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets along the…
Ceasefires That Aren't, Summits That Are, And Everything Overheating
The U.S.-Iran truce fell apart in the Strait of Hormuz. After Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the strait, the U.S. military said it hit more than 80…
Tankers, Summits, And A Court-Ordered Ankle Tag
The US response to the tanker attacks was swift and blunt: the Treasury revoked the temporary oil sanctions waiver and the military launched strikes on Iran, with Central…
Missiles Over Kyiv, A Long Goodbye In Tehran, And AI’s Electric Bill
Russia opened the week with a missile-and-drone barrage on Kyiv on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara — a second major assault on the capital in under a week that The…
Tehran Says Goodbye, Ankara Says Hello, And A Lion Gets A Second Act
Tehran's state mourning for Ali Khamenei is as political as it is grief-stricken. The Grand Mosalla complex is overwhelmed as crowds chant against Israel and America, the…
250 Candles, A Marathon Funeral And Heat That Glued Shoes To The Street
Ankara is the place to watch before the NATO summit even opens: DW says burden-sharing rows, US military commitments and the Iran war are testing alliance unity, and RTE…
Funerals, Feuds, And A Lemonade Stand Vs. The Licensing State
Iran opened the days-long funeral for Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed in the US-Israeli strikes in February, staging what The Guardian describes as an exercise in…
Missiles Over Kyiv, A Miracle In Caracas, And Google’s Enormous Receipt
Russia hit Kyiv in what the mayor called the largest attack on the capital since the war began; at least 13 were killed and 86 wounded, per France 24, with the toll later…
Doha Diplomacy, Rubble In Venezuela, And A President’s Very Profitable Year
The United States and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha, with an eye on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and securing a lasting ceasefire, according to RTE. Trump said…
