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Eighteen days before the November 3 US midterms, Washington and Tehran remain without a comprehensive agreement. Iran says the latest US response on Hormuz is insufficient, the American blockade remains in force, attacks on shipping have intensified and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.
Iranian military officials claim Tehran controls the Strait of Hormuz as ship traffic falls sharply and Iran warns it could launch pre-emptive operations. Here's what is actually happening and why the crisis matters for India's oil bill, rupee and inflation.
Ukraine is urgently searching for Patriot interceptors as Russian ballistic attacks intensify and the Iran war adds pressure to already limited global stocks. Here is why Patriot matters, how severe the shortage is and when new missiles could arrive.
Donald Trump’s remarks naming Los Angeles and San Diego while discussing the Iran war and higher prices have drawn criticism from California officials. The White House says Trump was describing the threat a nuclear-armed Iran could pose, not encouraging an attack.
Vice President JD Vance says Washington is shifting from degrading Iran’s capabilities to preventing Tehran from rebuilding them, while President Donald Trump says the conflict may be nearing an end. Separately, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission says there are reasonable grounds to believe two US s
The US says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers before Iran fired missiles toward a US-used base in Jordan and claimed attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
