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  • STRAIT OF HORMUZ, IRAN - MAY 16: Ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled as the countries have rejected each other's proposals to end the war that began when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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    Live Updates1 hr ago Trump says he won’t rush Iran deal because ‘I don’t care about the midterms’
  • Two women use a smartphone in northern Tehran, Iran, on Septembet 28, 2025.
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    Iranians emerge online with skepticism and defiance after months of blackout
  • Ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16.
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    What’s in the proposed deal that could end the US-Iran conflict?
  • Iranian national flags are placed in front of the ruins of a building in a residential area in Tehran, Iran, on April 9, 2026. The area was struck during the U.S.-Israeli military operations on March 9.
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    Live Updates1 hr ago May 25-26, 2026 - US strikes on Iranian missile launch sites and boats, Iran threatens to retaliate
  • An Iranian national flag is photographed on the ruins of a synagogue in Tehran, Iran, on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Live Updates1 hr ago May 24, 2026 Middle East news — US, Iran still negotiating peace deal terms
  • The watchkeepers monitor shipping in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and northern Indian Ocean.
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    This tiny center in a UK seaside town is the first place vessels under attack in the Persian Gulf call
  • Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on May 1.
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    Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz
  • <p>Watch the aftermath of a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza City</p>
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    Israel kills most senior Hamas military leader in Gaza strike
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  • An Israeli soldier patrols one of the sites of the October 7 attacks.
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    First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel
  • People walk past a billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz in Tehran, Iran, on April 27.
    Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
    Iran’s ‘garbage’ peace offering is proof it thinks it has won the war
  • Members of Iranian security forces stand guard during a gathering to support Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
    Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
    Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime
  • US forces disabled M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, May 8, prior to both vessels entering an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman in violation of the ongoing US blockade.
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    US fighter jet’s attack on Iranian tankers explained
  • An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat equipped with a gun sails along the Persian Gulf during a marine parade to commemorate Persian Gulf National Day on April 29, 2024, near the seaport city of Bushehr, Iran.
    Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Iran’s ‘mosquito fleet’ means its battered navy still has bite
  • A boy sits near a motorbike as ships are anchored near the shoreline of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 22, 2026.
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    UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ crisis for seafarers in Persian Gulf as war strands crews at sea
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  • Relatives and friends grieve during the funeral of Sergeant Idan Fooks, who was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, in Petah Tikva on April 27, 2026. The Israeli military said on April 26 that a soldier was killed in southern Lebanon, where a ceasefire has been in place since mid-April. Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19, died "during combat" in south Lebanon, while "an officer and three additional soldiers were severely injured. (Photo by Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images) /
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    Hezbollah deploys a potent new weapon designed to evade Israeli detection
  • US President Donald Trump rejected a previous version of Iran's peace proposal.
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    Ceasefire hangs in the balance as Iran sends peace proposal to mediators
  • The Emirati flag sways in the wind as the skyline of Dubai is seen in the background on June 3, 2022.
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    Israel and the UAE find common cause as the Iran war cracks old Middle East alliances
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  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a video statement on Thursday, April 16.
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    Netanyahu reveals he quietly underwent treatment for undisclosed prostate cancer
  • Italian peacekeepers and a priest pose with the new statue in the Lebanese village of Debel
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    Italian peacekeepers replace Jesus statue vandalized by Israeli soldiers
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