US Foreign Policy
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US Withdraws From Nuclear Deal, Escalates Tensions With Iran
WASHINGTON, July 9 — The long shadow of the 2018 U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal continues…
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U.S.-Iran Tensions: 1979 Hostage Crisis to 2024 Assassination Allegations
WASHINGTON, July 8 — For anyone trying to make sense of the latest chapter in the long, fractious…
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Key Players: Iran’s Supreme Leader and the U.S. Administration
TEHRAN, July 8 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has held the position of Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989,…
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Qasem Soleimani’s Killing Escalated Threats Against U.S. Officials
TEHRAN — More than six years after the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani,…
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Trump allows Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles domestically
WASHINGTON, July 8 — President Donald Trump informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on December 4, 2024, that Ukraine…
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US-Iran Tensions: 1979 Hostage Crisis to 2020 Soleimani Strike
TEHRAN, July 8 — For the families of the 52 American diplomats and citizens taken hostage in 1979,…
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U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses: A Timeline from Early 2025 to March 31
WASHINGTON, July 8 — For the families of three American contractors killed in Iraq, the collapse of the…
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U.S. Considers Expanding Sanctions Against Iran Amid Alleged Plots
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The Trump administration is weighing an expansion of sanctions against Iran following the former…
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Timeline of U.S.-Iran Tensions Since the 2020 Soleimani Strike
BAGHDAD, January 3 — The targeted killing of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani by a United States drone…
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U.S.-Iran Tensions: 1979 Hostage Crisis to 2024 Ceasefire
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The 2024 ceasefire between the United States and Iran stands as the first formal…
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U.S. Sanctions Since 2018 Hit Iran’s Economy and Oil Exports Hard
TEHRAN, July 8 — The economic landscape for Iran remains constrained as U.S. sanctions, reimposed in November 2018…
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Qasem Soleimani’s Killing Raised Strait of Hormuz Tensions
WASHINGTON, July 8 — Six years after a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, the…
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U.S.-Iran Tensions in Strait of Hormuz: From Tanker War to Today
TEHRAN, July 7 — The waters of the Strait of Hormuz have seen decades of tension, but the…
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What Comes Next: Scenarios for Strait of Hormuz Escalation
WASHINGTON, July 7 — A new assessment from international energy analysts warns that oil prices could rise sharply…
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Ayatollah Khamenei maintains Iran’s hardline stance under Supreme Leader rule
TEHRAN, July 7 — For nearly four decades, one man has held the final word on Iran’s military,…
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Iran’s Khamenei Directs Revolutionary Guard Operations
TEHRAN, July 7 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989, remains the singular figure shaping the…
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Iran Resumes Attacks in Key Oil Chokepoint, Raising Tensions
MANAMA, July 7 — The United States government has confirmed that Iran has resumed attacks on commercial vessels…
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Iran-U.S. Strait of Hormuz Tensions: Tanker War to Present
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The Strait of Hormuz is once again a flashpoint, and for anyone trying to…
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Jens Stoltenberg steers NATO through Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS, July 6 — Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General who has led the alliance since October 1,…
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Iran Prepares Historic Funeral for Khamenei After February Strikes
TEHRAN, July 2 — Iran is preparing what authorities describe as the largest state funeral in the country’s…
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Trump and Iran Diverge Publicly on Doha Meeting Plans
In 2013, Iran and the United States spent months publicly denying they were negotiating while their diplomats shuttled…
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Conricus sees Lebanon deal as hopeful sign amid regional tensions
Jonathan Conricus counts the pieces. The Strait of Hormuz. Iran. Bahrain. President Trump’s threat to “complete the job.”…
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Iranian Americans Protest in San Francisco Over Iran Conflict Concerns
On May 24, 2026, a gathering of Iranian Americans took place at the Ferry Building in San Francisco,…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Imposes New Passage Rules for Strait of Hormuz
Oil tankers and cargo ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz now face a new set of rules.…
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