New York Times: President Trump said he was extending a cease-fire with Iran on Tuesday just hours before it was set to expire. The announcement came after Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Pakistan for a second round of peace negotiations was put on hold because, according to a U.S. official, Tehran had failed to respond to American positions.
Mr. Trump, posting on social media, said he had acted after receiving a request from Pakistan, which is trying to mediate an end to the war, to hold off any attacks. He also pointed to what he said were serious fractures in the Iranian government…
U.S., Iran Delay Talks in High-Stakes Game of Chicken
As negotiations with Iran broke down Tuesday before they had even begun, President Trump asked aides whether the U.S. should resume attacks on the country, according to U.S. officials…
Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.
Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations…
Iranian tankers bypass US blockade
At least 34 tankers with links to Iran have bypassed the US blockade since it began, according to the cargo tracking group Vortexa, including several carrying Iranian oil — despite US President Donald Trump declaring the barricade a “tremendous success”…
U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran
Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently…
Satellite Data Reveal Scope and Scale of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran
Bloomberg News analyzed land use within damage clusters in Tehran, and found that 2,816 buildings were hit, around 32% of which were linked to the military, 25% to industry, 21% to civilians, while 19% were commercial and 2% governmental…
How Iran Weaponized the Strait of Hormuz
The scale of disruption from the war exceeds that of the previous two oil crises in 1973 and 1979. Shipowners, their insurers and customers have seen how easy it was for Iran, a country with virtually no conventional navy, to swiftly bring navigation through Hormuz to a halt and how hard it will be to restore normal operations…