Wall Street Journal: Failure to reach even that limited agreement could lead the U.S. and Israel to carry out a short period of strikes in the coming days aimed at economic targets like energy that could raise the pressure on the regime to reach a deal, people familiar with the matter said. Iran has warned it would retaliate broadly against any fresh strikes…
Iran asserts jurisdiction over UAE and Oman waters in new Strait of Hormuz map
Iran has published a map claiming regulatory control over a stretch of the Strait of Hormuz that extends deep into the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, prompting five Gulf states to formally warn shipping companies through the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) not to comply…
US parks dozens of military aircraft at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport
Satellite images of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport analysed by the FT show at least 50 military refuelling tanker aircraft parked at the airfield in May. The number of military planes located at the airport, which is Israel’s main civilian link with the outside world, has risen steadily from the lead-up to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in late February…
Trump meets with national security officials as he weighs next steps on Iran
The White House session — which Trump holds routinely — came as diplomacy grinds ahead in an attempt to secure a deal to end the war. It ended without a decision on what will happen next…
Arab Nations Seek Iran War Accord as Ceasefire Remains Fragile
Several Arab nations joined Pakistan in trying to push for a resolution to the Iran war as they urged President Donald Trump to allow more time for negotiations.
While there were some indications of progress in talks to end the conflict, Axios and CBS News reported that Trump was preparing for a possible fresh round of strikes, although he hadn’t made a final decision…
Pakistan army chief travels to Tehran in push for US-Iran deal
The push to build on a fragile ceasefire agreed in April comes amid fears that if no deal is reached, US President Donald Trump could resume strikes on Iran within days, reigniting a war that has spread across the Middle East…
Trump Weighs His Options in Carrying Out New Strikes in Iran
There is no shortage of targets if he decides to strike: Energy facilities left untouched, the deep underground nuclear storage site at Isfahan and missile sites that appear to have been dug out…
The Risks of Iran’s Threat to Control the Strait of Hormuz
The concern is that Iran, emboldened by having brought the United States to an impasse by invoking a powerful geographic choke point, could find a way to influence traffic through the strait even after the conflict ceases. The Iranian threats underline the war’s potential to do lasting damage to the global economy…
Once Trump’s Co-Pilot Against Iran, Netanyahu Is Now a Mere Passenger
Starved of information from their closest ally, the Israelis have been forced to pick up what they can about the back-and-forth between Washington and Tehran through their connections with leaders and diplomats in the region as well as their own surveillance from inside the Iranian regime, said the two officials…
The Oil Mystery at the Heart of America’s Pressure Campaign on Iran
The U.S. government, oil traders and private analysts are divided over how much time Tehran has before it runs out of places to stash its crude…
How the War in Iran Helped Ukraine Go From Problem to Solution
Just last fall, Russia was inexorably advancing on the battlefield, money was running out and President Trump was pressing a peace deal on terms that favored Moscow.
Then, Trump’s war against Iran reshuffled the world. Drone warfare—the kind in which Ukraine has garnered four years of unmatched experience—went global with Iranian attacks throughout the Middle East. Instead of being seen as a problem to be solved, Ukraine became a sought-after solution—for Gulf monarchies, for European neighbors and increasingly for the U.S. military…