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  • Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 10, 2026.
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    Live Updates22 min ago Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets in the Middle East
  • HEBRON, PALESTINE - JUNE 7: Missiles launched from Iran toward Israel are seen in the sky over the West Bank city of Hebron on June 7, 2026. Sirens sounded in several regions across northern Israel due to the missile attack, which followed an Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. (Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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    Iran’s new leaders are taking risks their predecessors avoided
  • Laborers move sacks of flour on pushcarts at a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution center in Yakawlang, Bamyan province, Afghanistan, January 1, 2026.
    Sayed Hassib/Reuters
    Iran war ripple effects are increasing risks of acute hunger for millions, World Food Programme chief says
  • US Army crew members conduct flight checks on an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the US Central Command Area of Responsibility on November 5, 2025.
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    Crew members safe after Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter
  • A driver pays at a fuel pump at a GetGo gas station in Columbus, Ohio, US, on Monday, May 11, 2026. As gasoline prices have ratcheted higher across the US due to the war in Iran, several Midwestern states have seen the steepest increases, with Ohio experiencing the worst sticker shock as gasoline prices there have surged 72% since the conflict began. Photographer: Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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    Fact check: The average US gas price is higher today than during 91% of Biden’s presidency
  • A nurse looks through a shattered window of the Jabal Amel Hospital into a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2.
    Mohammed Zaatari/AP
    Why Lebanon may hold the key to the future of the Iran war
  • President Donald Trump during the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2026.
    Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    How many times has Trump claimed an Iran deal is around the corner?
  • Two men examine a fallen rocket half-buried in the ground on the outskirts of Jericho on June 8, 2026, following Iranian and Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks. Israel and Iran traded fire on June 8, seriously testing a fragile truce and threating hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images) /
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    Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
    Live Updates22 min ago June 7-8, 2026 — Ceasefire falters as Israel and Iran trade worst strikes in months
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  • North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un looks around the new nuclear materials production factory on June 3, 2026, according to state media KCNA.
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    Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up
    Jun 4, 2026
  • President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 3, in Washington, DC.
    Alex Brandon/AP
    A question looms over Iran diplomacy: Is Trump being straight with the American people?
    Jun 4, 2026
  • President Donald Trump arrives for a "Rose Garden Club" dinner in honor of Police Week at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2026.
    Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images
    Iran war powers rebuke shows how Trump is increasingly boxed in
    Jun 4, 2026
  • A worker raises a pole bearing the Iranian flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Wednesday, June 3.
    Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
    Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement
    Jun 3, 2026
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  • <p>The US launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of an Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman, according to a statement from US Central Command. President Donald Trump said earlier the US “must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”</p>
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    Video US says it launched new wave of strikes against Iran over downed US helicopter 1:38
    Jun 9, 2026
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    Video Trump claims Iran deal could be signed in days 0:37
    Jun 9, 2026
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    Video Fareed Zakaria on Trump attending Knicks game amid war with Iran: Trump ‘loves the attention’ 2:10
    Jun 9, 2026
  • <p>A top Iranian official has cast doubts on a deal being imminently reached between the US and Iran, telling CNN major roadblocks persist on issues like Iran’s nuclear programme and uranium enrichment. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee told CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen that a “lack of trust” remains between the two sides and Tehran is yet to see a “serious will” from Washington to finalise the framework for a deal. </p>
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    Video Top Iranian official says Iran doesn’t see ‘serious will’ from US to finalize deal framework 2:10
    Jun 8, 2026

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