Washington and Tehran announce a pause in recent Gulf hostilities

Hours before the two-week ceasefire announcement, President Trump threatened to destroy bridges and power plants and warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Iran reopened Hormuz....

The UN Secretary-General welcomed the two-week ceasefire and urged all parties to honor it. Pakistan’s prime minister said it applied everywhere, including Lebanon, while Israel said its operations in...

Iran said US-Iran talks would begin in Islamabad on April 10, based on Tehran’s 10-point proposal, including Hormuz, sanctions, US forces, and compensation. The proposal reflected Tehran’s stated...

After a commercial vessel was hit near Oman on June 25, the United States struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar, according to US officials and Reuters reporting....

Iran said it struck targets linked to the United States in response to US attacks, framing its actions as retaliation for what it called violations of the interim agreement. Reuters reported competing...

Reuters reported attacks on three commercial vessels and US strikes on Iranian targets. Washington also revoked a general license that had authorized sales of Iranian crude. Attribution and sequence...

President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was over, while also saying talks would continue. Iran disputed that it had asked for direct talks but received Qatar’s foreign minister as mediator. The...

Iran declared the Strait closed after renewed attacks, while Trump said the US blockade was reinstated and described the Strait as open; he floated a proposed 20% reimbursement fee. Reuters reported...

Reuters reported that the United States struck bridges in Iran and that Iranian attacks hit a power and desalination station in Kuwait; Kuwaiti authorities reported damage, fire, and disruption to...

At a UN briefing, the spokesperson said Iran’s Ministry of Health reported at least 60 people killed and 670 injured since hostilities escalated again in late June, through July 27. This is an...