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Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (AFP)
May 30, 2026, 11:51 pm
US says it struck ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
American forces have yet to board vessel, which remains adrift in Gulf of Oman; 6 ships halted, one allowed to pass, and another 116 ships have been redirected since start of blockade
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: US Soldiers prepare to launch a stinger missile during African Lion 26 at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 1, 2026. (US Army photo )
May 10, 2026, 11:57 pm
US says body of soldier found after two went missing during exercise in Morocco
Remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. found by Moroccan troops in Atlantic Ocean after he and another soldier fell off cliff during hike; teams still looking for 2nd soldier
By AKRAM OUBACHIR
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Miami International Airport, in Miami, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
May 3, 2026, 9:22 am
Trump says US to withdraw significantly more than 5,000 troops from Germany
‘We’re going to cut way down,’ US president says, amid rift with NATO over Iran war; troop pullout plan faces bipartisan resistance
By Kirsten Grieshaber, Emma Burrows and AAMER MADHANI
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
May 2, 2026, 4:42 am
US military reaches deal with 7 tech firms to use their AI on classified systems
Anthropic absent from deal after it insisted on forbidding use of AI in fully autonomous weapons, surveillance of Americans; it sued Trump for trying to stop federal agencies using its Claude chatbot
By Agencies
FILE - In this September 20, 2014, file photo provided by the US Army, feral horses graze in front of a soldier riding in an armored Humvee, as part of a security detail, at the Fort Polk Joint Readiness Training Center, in Fort Polk, Louisiana. (Sgt. William Gore/U.S. Army 40th Public Affairs Detachment via AP, File)
April 29, 2026, 6:50 am
US soldier charged for threatening to ‘kill every single Jew’ inside a synagogue
Soldier stationed at base in Louisiana allegedly said on messaging platform that he wanted to ‘kill these motherf—kers in order to make sure the white youth is f—king secured’
By Grace Gilson
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach Fla., Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
April 25, 2026, 9:29 pm
Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Islamabad for ‘time-wasting’ Iran talks
US president claims Iran submitted a better but not good enough proposal minutes after he canceled his negotiators’ trip; Iran’s FM departs Pakistan after meeting local leaders
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
White House envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, listen as US Vice President JD Vance (not in picture) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
April 24, 2026, 7:39 pm
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner to depart Saturday for Iran talks in Pakistan — White House
Leavitt claims Tehran asked for in-person meeting, but Trump’s envoys won’t arrive in Islamabad until Sunday, while Iran FM landed on Friday and has no plans to meet them
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
A Spanish Navy unit takes part in the NATO Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-25 naval exercise in Barbate, southern Spain, on March 28, 2025. (AP/Bernat Armangue)
April 24, 2026, 11:04 am
Pentagon said to float ways US can punish NATO allies for not helping fight Iran
Internal email considers suspending Spain — though it’s unclear how — and reviewing position on UK’s claim to Falkland Islands; Spain’s Sanchez: ‘We do not work with emails’
By Agencies
The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, January 11, 2026, in New York. (AP/Wyatte Grantham-Philips)
April 24, 2026, 9:36 am
US soldier allegedly used classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
Master sergeant, 38, was part of operation to capture Venezuelan leader; prosecutors say de facto leak ahead of mission ‘endangered national security’
By Hallie Golden, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Soldiers from the IDF's Unit 669 rappelling from a helicopter. (Amit Agronov)
April 17, 2026, 11:40 am
After US rescues airmen in Iran, commando opens up about IDF’s own daring extractions
Reservist combat medic in vaunted chopper rescue unit 669, who chronicled his service in two books, describes rapid-response missions, battlefield chaos and mental toll behind life-saving operations
By Stav Levaton
A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo)
April 15, 2026, 10:47 pm
Hormuz traffic remains at a trickle as US blockade of Iranian ports appears to hold
Ship tracking data shows only a few ships have transited key waterway during ceasefire, as US military says it has some 10,000 personnel ready to enforce naval blockade
By James Pheby
Vessels and a boat at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, April 12, 2026. (Reuters)
April 13, 2026, 12:57 pm
With US military set to blockade Iranian ports, Tehran says move ‘amounts to piracy’
CENTCOM says it will begin blocking all ships entering and exiting Iran’s ports, will not block Hormuz for ships using non-Iranian ports, in step down from Trump’s earlier threat
By Agencies and ToI Staff
IAF F-16i fighter jets fly to Iran to carry out strikes, in a handout photo published on March 4, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 13, 2026, 2:13 am
After talks fail, IDF planning for return to war, Trump mulls strikes on Iran — reports
Apparent coordinated leak to TV networks indicates military preparing for collapse of ceasefire; US: Ending nuke program, support for proxies were ‘red lines’ at talks
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the US Central Command area of responsibility April 5, 2026. (US Air Force photo)
April 10, 2026, 8:25 pm
War in numbers: US hit tens of thousands of targets in Iran, but capabilities remain
Pentagon says it struck over 13,000 targets during ‘Epic Fury’, including missiles, launchers, navy ships and factories; Iran’s fire remained steady despite heavy strikes
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
April 8, 2026, 6:25 pm
Trump claims Iran won’t enrich uranium, will give up uranium, while US lifts sanctions
No indication Tehran accepted such terms, as US president threatens tariffs, touts progress; Pentagon claims Iranian military decimated, despite ongoing missile, drone attacks
By Jacob Magid, AFP and ToI Staff
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