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  • US President Donald Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, in Washington, DC.
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    Live Updates a min ago Trump declines to give a timeline on ending war with Iran: ‘Don’t rush me’
  • Israeli police detained Alex Sinclair for wearing a kippah embroidered with an Israeli and a Palestinian flag.
    Alex Sinclair
    Police in Israel detain Jewish man for kippah showing Israeli, Palestinian flags
  • US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Iranian-flagged Touska on April 20, after it attempted to evade a US naval blockade.
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    Who will blink first as the Iran war hits the world economy?
  • Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who works for the daily Al-Akhbar newspaper, reports near a destroyed bridge in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, Sunday, March 22, 2026.
    Mohammed Zaatari/AP
    Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes after strike kills journalist
  • A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. This vital energy chokepoint handles nearly 20% of global oil and 25% of liquefied natural gas exports, on January 11, 2025. Major exporters using the strait include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE.
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    Live Updates a min ago Day 54 of Middle East conflict - Trump says no timeline
  • A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April 19, 2026.
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    Iran cargo ship seized by US could become ‘spoils of war’
  • The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on Saturday, April 18.
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    How 24 hours of whiplash over the Strait of Hormuz unfolded
  • U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on, December 29, 2025.
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    With a ceasefire in Lebanon, Trump has forced Netanyahu’s hand – again
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  • People gather around a destroyed Palestinian police jeep that was targeted by an Israeli air strike in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 22, 2026.
    Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
    US and Hamas hold first direct talks since Gaza truce as ceasefire process stalls
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    How US and Iran could reach a peace deal that both can sell as a victory
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    Why are some ships going through the Strait of Hormuz during a blockade?
  • The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Michael Murphy, USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., USNS Henry J. Kaiser, USNS Carl Brashear, USCG Robert Goldman and USCGC Clarence Sutphin. Jr. sail in formation in the Arabian Sea, on February 6, 2026.
    Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Mo/US Navy
    How the US Navy could blockade Iran’s ports and sweep mines from the Strait of Hormuz
  • Sam Rutherford, and Shannon in Scotland after crossing the Atlantic.
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    What happened when a tiny propeller plane met a US aircraft carrier in a war zone
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    Video A Holy Fire burns in Jerusalem 0:51
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  • BEIRUT, LEBANON - APRIL 09: Civilians inspect the site as a residential building lies in ruins and surrounding structures show heavy damage after an Israeli strike hits Corniche Al-Mazraa district in Beirut, Lebanon on April 09, 2026. The Israeli army carries out 100 simultaneous attacks across Lebanon, including the capital Beirut. According to the Lebanese Civil Defense Directorate, 254 people are killed and more than 1,000 others are injured in the attacks. (Photo by Murat Sengul/Anadolu via Getty Images)
    Murat Sengul/Anadolu/Getty Images
    What is Israel’s war in Lebanon, and why could it shatter the Iran ceasefire?
  • A new Israeli settlement near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
    Mohammed Torokman/Reuters
    Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts
  • A mourner leans over the body of Majdi Aslan at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Monday.
    Mahmoud Issa/Reuters
    WHO driver killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, relatives say
  • Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026.
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    The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know
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    Video Iran war could ‘spiral out of control,’ Qatari official warns 0:34
  • FILE - This satellite image provided by Vantor shows the Natanz nuclear complex in Iran on March 7, 2026, with no new damage seen at the facility or the tunnels. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP, file)
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    Before winding down the war, US and Israel are determined to wipe out Iran’s nuclear expertise
  • Iranian state media shared images of apparent aircraft wreckage on April 5, 2026, after President Donald Trump said US forces rescued a crew member from a downed fighter jet.
    Iranian State Media
    Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out in one night’: What we know about the war, now in its 6th week
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    Video How the US military rescued the fighter jet crew member who crashed in Iran 1:08
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