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    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 Updates1 hr ago World rapidly burns through oil stockpiles with no end in sight to Hormuz deadlock
  • A satellite image shows the damaged vessel Caroline Bezengi at sea off the coast of Oman, August 13, 2026. Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2026/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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    Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles
  • Israeli soldiers stand guard outside a Palestinian house in the village of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
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    Trapped and cut off: Palestinian families under settler siege in the West Bank
  • BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: Two youths sit on the shoreline as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)
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    Trump keeps saying the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. Does it?
  • BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States "corrects its behavior," demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)
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    Live Updates1 hr ago August 11, 2026 – Middle East conflict latest
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (L) talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs.
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    Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
  • Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.
    Majid-Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters
    Rather than capitulating to the US, Iran toughens its demands over the vital Strait of Hormuz
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
    Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout/Reuters
    Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in
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  • Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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    An agreement on the Strait of Hormuz is taking shape – but not one Trump wants
  • The brother of slain Palestinian activist Odeh Hathalin touches a poster calling for accountability following his killing in the occupied West Bank last year.
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    Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank in rare prosecution
  • A mourner carries the body of a Palestinian who was killed in Israeli strikes, according to medics, during a funeral, in Gaza City, August 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Israel’s response to Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Silence from Netanyahu and a weekend of deadly strikes
  • The smashed door from the attack on the Channel 12 offices in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
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    ‘Someone will die’: Incitement against journalists alarms Israel as elections near
  • Palestinians search among rubble, damaged tents and household belongings after an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of western Gaza City, Palestine, on July 30, 2026. The overnight strike hit the Matter family home and destroyed the residential building and the nearby Al-Zuhour displacement camp, where local authorities said around 35 displaced families had been sheltering.
    Mohammed M. Skaik/AFP/Middle East Images/Getty Images
    Trump announces a breakthrough in Gaza - but there are major caveats. Here’s what we know
  • Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House to fanfare and a jet flyover Tuesday, in his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Saudi Arabia is getting dragged into a war it has tried desperately to avoid
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  • A satellite image of the Caspian Sea.
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    The Iran and Ukraine wars are colliding on the world’s biggest lake. Here’s what to know
  • Mourners weep over the body of a Palestinian man who died in the clashes at a hospital in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on July 24, 2026.
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    Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025.
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    Saudi-US nuclear deal sparks fear of arms race across the Middle East
  • A satellite view shows tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 30, 2026.
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    What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secretive facility Trump says the US will attack ‘pretty soon’?
  • People observe the damage caused by US strikes to bridges in Bandar Khamir, Iran, on Friday, July 17.
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    The renewed US-Iran conflict is escalating and threatening to spin out of control
  • <p>The US military said on Sunday that another service member was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan. CNN's Julia Benbrook reports on the latest from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. </p>
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    Video US service member killed in northern Iraq as war with Iran drags on 5:35
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chief Justice of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and an IRGC commander general Mohsen Rezaee arrive to attend a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on July 3.
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    Iran’s hardliners warn of a ‘coup’ as US truce comes under pressure
  • TOPSHOT - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Israeli Parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026, before the start of the election recess ahead of the October 27 general election. (Photo by ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Netanyahu buys political loyalty with controversial legislation ahead of election
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