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Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say
CAIRO | Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after neither the U.S. nor Iran reported […]
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
CAIRO | The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire. It was not clear why the U.S. has paused […]
House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities
WASHINGTON | The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections. House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are […]
Trump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spirals with no clear offramp, threatening further worldwide economic disruption […]
Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their families at an air force base in Delaware. The president saluted as four transfer cases carrying the service members’ remains were escorted off an airplane during the dignified transfer […]
US and Iran attacks rage as officials question whether diplomacy can stop march toward war resuming
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States and Iran exchanged fire across the Middle East on Wednesday, as officials in both nations called into question diplomatic efforts to stop the war as it threatens to again spin out of control. The U.S. launched an 11th night of airstrikes on the Islamic Republic, hitting targets […]
US military identifies soldier killed disarming a drone in Iraq as a 30-year-old from North Carolina
WASHINGTON | The U.S. military on Tuesday identified a soldier who was killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as a 30-year-old from North Carolina. The military said it was investigating the death of Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville during a controlled detonation on Sunday at an air base in Irbil in northern […]
Iranian official meets mediators in Pakistan as Iran and US keep up a 10th day of attacks
ISLAMABAD | An Iranian official began meetings Tuesday with mediators in Pakistan as diplomats sought to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both countries continued to launch attacks for a 10th day of renewed fighting. The visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni comes as Pakistan has intensified […]
Iranian official meets mediators in Pakistan as Iran and US keep up a 10th day of attacks
ISLAMABAD | An Iranian official began meetings Tuesday with mediators in Pakistan as diplomats sought to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both countries continued to launch attacks for a 10th day of renewed fighting. The visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni comes as Pakistan has intensified […]
US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon as Iran war heats up
NEW YORK | U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon. The […]