Middle East & North Africa
Guterres in Cairo: Iran and the US must avoid escalation that could spiral “out of control”
From Cairo, the UN Secretary-General urged Iran and the United States to choose diplomacy, called for navigation rights to be…
Topic
Iran war
Middle East & North Africa
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish delegations meet Iranian officials in Tehran as Trump weighs a deal or renewed strikes
Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are in Tehran on 26 October to avert renewed war, while Trump says…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM chief Adm. Cooper flies over Hormuz as U.S. forces cite 1.5 billion barrels of oil exported and 3,000 transits supported
U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper toured the Strait of Hormuz by U.S. Army helicopter on 25 October as CENTCOM claimed…
Middle East & North Africa
Pezeshkian: “the cowards ruined” the interim deal, but Iran’s president urges a new attempt and a way out of “neither war nor peace”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly blamed Washington for the collapse of the interim agreement, while leaving the door open to…
Analysis
Iran war timeline 2026: Epic Fury, Hormuz and the US blockade
A dated timeline of the 2026 Iran war, from the February 28 strikes and the closure of the Strait of…
Economy & Energy
Strait of Hormuz: IRGC says traffic of “non-compliant” ships has stopped; Iran’s blacklist reaches 124 vessels
A source close to the IRGC Navy told Iranian agencies that the passage of vessels Tehran considers “non-compliant” has stopped…
Middle East & North Africa
US intelligence chief warns Iran’s plots to kill Americans are at an “advanced stage”
A one-page unclassified memo from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iranian plans…
Middle East & North Africa
IAEA chief Grossi urges swift return of inspectors to Iran: “the bases for a diplomatic agreement exist”
Rafael Grossi told the UN General Assembly that the technical groundwork for a deal with Iran is done and that…
Middle East & North Africa
Trump on Iran: “We may do another little Epic Fury”; Tehran threatens undersea cables in the Gulf
Speaking at a campaign rally in Florida, Donald Trump left open a new round of US strikes on Iran: “We…
Middle East & North Africa
Waltz: Iran war could last another year, US can hold blockade “for the foreseeable future”
The US ambassador to the UN told the Financial Times the Iran war could last another year, while Trump asks…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM marks 100 days of Iran blockade, claiming $25 billion in crude kept off the market as the IRGC threatens US bases
U.S. Central Command says its naval blockade of Iranian ports has lasted 100 days and kept at least $25 billion…
Middle East & North Africa
Trump: “Iran is making up fake attacks” on tankers to push up oil prices before the midterms
President Trump accused Iran of inventing strikes and mines to raise oil prices before the November 3 midterms, saying more…