Iran US Conflict

Hormuz blockade is 'worse than war’: Iranian official says US blockade would cost Iran $18 billion

“We must not get used to the blockade as we did with sanctions,” Majidreza Hariri told Iranian site Khabar Online. “We should impose the cost of lifting the blockade on the US, even through war."

US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026

Trump: US ‘only semi-negotiating’ with Iran, observing impact of economic pressure - report

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Trump willing to end war, declare victory on Iran with no nuclear deal, officials say - report

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 26, 2026.

Iran says Oman deal is in 'final stages,' but US must act first to open Strait of Hormuz


Iran, US to resume talks in Vienna tomorrow

The negotiations set to begin on Thursday will be the first talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal since June.

 Delegates from Iran attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City, New York, US, August 1, 2022.

Iran and China seek closer cooperation - analysis

The irony of China and Iran working on “counter-terrorism” is that the US has accused Iran’s IRGC of being a terrorist group and the US accuses China of genocide in its treatment of Uighurs.

(L-R) Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his entourage meet with Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, January 23, 2020

Is Iran toning down its anti-Israel, anti-US rhetoric?

It’s unclear how long the lull will continue. Iran may soon pivot again to rhetoric against the US and Israel to distract from problems at home.

Flags from Iran and the United States  at the California Convention for a Free Iran, Los Angeles, US, January 11, 2020

Debunking revisionism about Iran's last Shah

Unpacking the Shah’s modernization, his despotism, and US-Iran relations

Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

As Vienna talks resume, Senate Republicans seek a congressional review

According to the proposed bill, Biden would need to submit a review of the proposed acts regarding Iran policy to the relevant congressional committees.

Committee chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US July 30, 2020.

Iran says US approved its funds transfer to buy COVID vaccines

Iran has won US approval to transfer funds for coronavirus vaccines from overseas, the central bank chief said on Thursday, as its daily death toll fell to a three-month low.

Iranian women wearing protective face masks walk in Darband street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran June 12, 2020

Iran could be gearing up for more attacks on US in Iraq

The Iraqi people are preparing an explosion of anger if US forces do not withdraw.

US SOLDIERS take cover near Tal Afar, Iraq, where Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was in command in 2004.

Iraq trains US-sanctioned militia leader for army position

Some critics, however, call it a risky gambit that puts someone with a questionable human rights record and who has been close to Iran at the heart of the Iraqi military.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective masks, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020.

How the IRGC overtook Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

Move might not be bad for Israel, report says

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective masks, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020.

Iran holds annual Gulf drill amid rising tensions with US

The US military said the drill had caused two bases with American troops in the region to go on heightened alert.

Trilateral naval exercise with Iran, Russia and China in Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, Dec. 2019