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US Sailors signal an F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of the USS George Washington, in a photo released August 30, 2026. (US Navy photo)
August 31, 2026, 7:54 pm
Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up
‘We’re going to hit them hard,’ US president says; Tehran source downplays flare-up, says it’s ‘limited and contained’; US vows to persist with economic pressure campaign
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor presentation at NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on August 28, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA/AFP)
August 28, 2026, 8:47 pm
US targets Egyptian bank in fresh sanction on Iran as war hits six-month mark
Iran accuses US of ‘state terrorism’ and implores other countries not to cooperate, tell US pressure won’t work; Trump says there are no closures in Strait of Hormuz: ‘That sucker is open’
By Agencies
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
US President Donald Trump holds an article about prescription drug prices as he speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, August 14, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 15, 2026, 1:26 am
Trump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’
US president urges Americans to accept slightly higher gas prices for the ‘great service’ of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear bomb, dismisses concerns about conditions aboard aircraft carrier
By Agencies and ToI Staff
President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, August 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 13, 2026, 9:10 am
Trump says US to maintain blockade, as Iran vows to keep Hormuz closed until demands met
Tehran denies reports of ceasefire extension, saying there’s ‘nothing to extend’; 30 countries condemn Islamic Republic’s executions, say they’re used to ‘silence dissent’
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
Vehicles drive past a banner reading in English and Farsi, 'We will kill Trump,' and banners showing portraits of the late Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, and his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
August 11, 2026, 10:09 pm
Iran digs in on demands over Hormuz as mediators assert progress made toward deal
Iranian official says strait won’t reopen unless US ends Gaza and Lebanon wars and releases frozen Iranian assets; Pakistan says sides ‘close to some sort of an arrangement’
By Agencies and Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the American mining industry, at the US State Department in Washington on August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 9, 2026, 3:14 pm
Trump may declare ‘victory’ in Iran without nuclear deal if Hormuz reopens – report
Tehran doubles down on new conditions for opening waterway, denies negotiating with US; Houthis hit Saudi oil facility, Yemen’s Aden-based government
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
US Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, August 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 8, 2026, 6:30 pm
Top US general said urging Iran war ‘off-ramp’ as Tehran and Oman near Hormuz deal
Caine reportedly warns Trump advisers that further military action could backfire; Iranian Guards say negotiations with Muscat have ‘nothing to do’ with reopening key waterway
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
August 6, 2026, 12:47 am
Iran, Oman said nearing deal that will restore US truce, give Tehran some control over Hormuz
Some issues remain unresolved in deal, which could reopen strait for 60 days, may include fees; Houthis say they struck 2 Saudi tankers; Iran warned Gulf it would strike if US renewed attacks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags overlooks Revolution Square as traffic drives by in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 3, 2026, 3:11 pm
Rebuffing Trump, Iran insists no talks with US over Hormuz, strait staying closed
Tehran official: No plans to resume talks, situation in waterway ‘will remain unchanged’; tanker off Oman reports nearby blasts; US military asks troops for new ideas to pressure Iran
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
A man looks at a banner depicting US President Donald Trump displayed in front of the Zolfaghar and Zolghadr ballistic missiles exhibited at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran's capital, on August 2, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu via Reuters)
August 2, 2026, 2:53 pm
Iran denies it asked Trump not to strike or agreed to deal to split control of Hormuz
Regime’s media mocks Trump’s climbdown; Israel still mum after US announces deal is imminent; Saudis confirm pushing Trump to hold off attacks; Iranian armed forces remain ‘on high alert’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, July 31, 2026, from Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 2, 2026, 8:06 am
Trump says he and Israel have called off Iran attack after being assured deal is imminent
US leader claims pact will fully reopen Hormuz, ‘end’ Iran’s nuclear threat; Tehran had threatened response to planned attack, warning Israeli gas fields would be ‘burned to ashes’
By Jacob Magid, Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A serviceman of Ukraine's defense intelligence prepares an An-196 Liutyi (Fierce) one-way drone against Russia in an undisclosed location in Ukraine late on May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
July 27, 2026, 12:57 am
Iran’s FM claims Ukraine struck Iranian vessel ‘at Israel’s behest,’ vows retaliation
Araghchi says ‘freeloader’ Zelensky violated UN Charter with deadly attack in Caspian, which Ukrainian president said targeted Iran-linked military cargo
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Satellite image shows smoke rising from Subiya Power and Water Desalination Plant, in Subiya Kuwait, July 18, 2026, after an Iranian attack, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on July 21, 2026. (CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS/Handout via REUTERS)
July 21, 2026, 6:09 pm
Kuwait says Iran hit power and water plants, as Tehran steps up attacks across region
Jordan, Bahrain also report heavy bombardment; US said to assess continued strikes unlikely to change Iran’s position in talks; Iranian FM says he has never met new supreme leader
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
An interception seen in the sky near the Israeli city of Eilat and adjacent Jordanian city of Aqaba amid an Iranian missile attack on July 19, 2026. (screen capture: Telegram)
July 19, 2026, 7:41 pm
IDF fires interceptors over Eilat as Iranian missiles target nearby Aqaba in Jordan
Military says it shot down missile debris, while its interceptor fragments landed in open area near Eilat; Israeli source tells Saudi outlet that Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘not in Iran’
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Agencies
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