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The sun sets over commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, with the city’s skyline in the background, September 6, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
September 7, 2026, 4:35 am
Iran says it will declare ‘prohibited zone’ near Strait of Hormuz in coming days
Hormuz traffic dips to lowest since May after US, Iran clashes; US energy secretary says there may not be a nuclear deal, but Iran’s ability to build bomb could be destroyed
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cabinet meeting, September 6, 2026, in Jerusalem. (Omer Meran/GPO)
September 6, 2026, 9:48 pm
Netanyahu: ‘End is near’ for Iran’s regime, Israel is determined to see it fall
Amid concerns of escalation during holiday season, premier says if Iran ‘miscalculates,’ it will ‘suffer blow it can’t even imagine’; US says oil flow now 2/3 what it was pre-war
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright (R) speaks as US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US President Donald Trump listen in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, on June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 25, 2026, 7:12 pm
Trump said to fume at energy secretary for announcing Saudi nuclear deal without his okay
CNN says US president was further irked when agreement was criticized in conservative media, before he publicly conditioned it on normalization with Israel
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (left) welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
July 22, 2026, 12:16 pm
Trump to seek Congress approval for US-Saudi nuclear energy pact without safeguards
Sources say deal to build reactors not conditioned on normalizing ties with Israel, as demanded by Biden administration; agreement said to fall short of blocking paths to weaponization
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 23, 2026, 8:24 am
Trump: If Iran doesn’t abide by deal, ‘I will do what I have to do’ to prevent nuke
‘We have an open [Strait of Hormuz] and we have a country that will never have a nuclear weapon,’ says US president, as he and aides make extreme claims about volume of shipping
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 18, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/ AP)
April 20, 2026, 3:45 am
US says it seized Iranian ship that tried to break blockade; Tehran vows to retaliate
Uncertainty mounts over truce’s future as Iran accuses US of ‘armed piracy’; French firm says ship targeted by warning shots; UK fears ‘risk of attack or miscalculation’ in strait
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, March 15, 2026, en route from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 16, 2026, 8:35 am
Two weeks into Iran war, Trump knocked back on his political heels as midterms loom
US president appears unable to explain why he launched conflict or how he plans to end it, to an American public that feels it’s paying the price
By Will Weissert
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