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2026 US-Israel war with Iran

Illustrative: A road sign shows the way toward the US embassy in Jerusalem on April 19, 2024. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP)
August 29, 2026, 4:48 am
US diplomats, family members start returning to Mideast embassies after Iran war evacuations
All relatives of American government employees in Israel given the go-ahead to return, though tighter restrictions remain in place at diplomatic missions elsewhere in the region
By Matthew Lee
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., August 21, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 28, 2026, 8:41 am
Going all in on sanctions, Trump limits how much he can squeeze out of Iran
Without military pressure, a wide deal covering Iran’s nuclear program, missiles and more is out of reach, experts say, but financial penalties may still create enough leverage for accord on Hormuz
By Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, August 27, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 28, 2026, 2:22 am
Trump seeks to sanction Tehran into submission rather than renew MOU, sources say
President says Washington not talking with Iran, hints new sanctions could hit Chinese banks that do business with it, as Iranian FM hosts Qatari diplomat for talks on Hormuz
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, August 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 27, 2026, 10:15 am
From nukes to Hormuz: The shift in Trump’s Iran war objectives
The prime goal of reopening the key waterway wasn’t even an issue when the US and Israel opened the fighting
By AP
US President Donald Trump listens during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 25, 2026, 6:43 pm
Trump says Iran in ‘humanitarian crisis of epic proportions’ that ‘must be stopped’
US president alleges Tehran stiffing swathes of its military, ‘killing protesters’ at record levels; Pakistan says Iran open to renewed diplomacy, as oil prices fall for second day
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
The US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 25, 2026, 4:28 pm
US said returning diplomats to Mideast, signaling fresh Iran hostilities not imminent
Redeployments of staffers evacuated during recent conflict could begin this week, with embassies in Israel, Jordan and Oman set to return to full staffing despite stalled talks
By ToI Staff
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP)
August 25, 2026, 11:54 am
20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz over six months of war, maritime agency says
Incidents occurred every 2.6 days on average, briefly halving during Iran-US talks from mid-June to July 7
By AFP
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, August 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 24, 2026, 10:40 pm
‘Economic asphyxiation’: US Treasury chief announces new sanctions campaign against Iran
Bessent warns nations that ignore the sanctions and help Tehran will ‘share in the isolation,’ but holds off on announcing secondary sanctions against China, others
By Agencies
FILE: Members of the Saraya al-Salam Shiite militia attend a ceremony marking the start of the process of handing over their weapons to Iraqi state forces in Samarra, north of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
August 24, 2026, 3:21 pm
Iraq delays deadline for Iran-backed Shiite militias to hand over weapons
Senior official says original Sept. 30 disarmament deadline was actually date for departure of US forces, does not provide updated timeline for arms handover
By AFP
Barron Trump watches as his father, US President Donald Trump, attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, in Washington, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 24, 2026, 2:24 pm
‘Where to kill Barron Trump?’: Iran said to put $10 million bounty on US president’s son
Heavily stylized state TV segment purportedly details place of residence and habits of US president’s youngest son, as voiceover claims ‘many would be willing’ to assassinate him
By ToI Staff
Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
August 24, 2026, 1:42 pm
US warns of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran as defiant Tehran set to hold talks with Oman on Hormuz
Iran’s rial slumps to record low ahead of sanctions announcement; Tehran charges measures prove US failed in war, says it issued warnings against cooperating with pressure campaign
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a welcome ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan via AP)
August 23, 2026, 5:49 pm
Iran’s president admits country faces ‘many problems,’ insists deal is best way forward
Pezeshkian says Tehran must escape state of ‘neither war nor peace’ as US preps fresh sanctions; new Iran security chief threatens Gulf oil routes, while Pakistan pushes mediation
By Agencies
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
August 22, 2026, 7:46 pm
Iran says any country cooperating with new US sanctions will be ‘considered an enemy’
US has presented new sanctions as ‘toughest in history,’ is urging China — one of Tehran’s top trading partners — to cooperate; oil traffic through Hormuz still near a standstill
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A shopkeeper arranges nuts at his shop at Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 22, 2026, 2:45 am
Iranians struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare
Iranians say they are forced to work more hours, cut back on groceries and leisure to make ends meet; experts skeptical if Tehran can be pressured into making concessions
By MEHDI FATTAHI and David Rising
Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israel strikes on February 28, and images of the Iranian flag, on a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 20, 2026, 11:54 pm
Iran calls Trump’s floated sanctions ‘economic terrorism’ as US set to unveil plans
US treasury secretary vows Washington will ‘collapse’ Islamic Republic regime, promises toughest sanctions yet; US targets Hezbollah with new sanctions, emphasizing ties to Tehran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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