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Esmaeil Baghaei

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
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a congressional roundtable on anti-fraud initiatives in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026. (Mandel NGAN/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:04 pm
Vance: Preventing nuclear Iran is the ‘number two’ US goal, after ensuring cheap oil
Trump cabinet members say US could keep its Hormuz blockade indefinitely, Iran to face ‘never before seen’ economic isolation; Iran demands payment for spill from tanker it apparently hit
By Agencies and ToI Staff
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 12, 2026, 5:04 pm
Mecca defense pact isn’t meant to challenge Israel, at least not on the battlefield
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey aren’t going to go to war for each other. But they do want to show the US and Iran that they are ready to lead in a region they see as destabilized by Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 10, 2026, 7:56 pm
Iran claims Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows ‘change in perception’ toward US
Tehran says pact demonstrates regional US allies believe they ‘cannot rely’ on Washington; also says Hormuz talks ‘progressing smoothly,’ prepared for Trump’s ‘chess’ games; Iranian president describes ‘7-hour meeting’ with Khamenei
By Agencies, Jacob Magid 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
Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump being grabbed by the neck alongside the message, 'Revenge is inevitable' in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 27, 2026, 10:29 pm
Trump threatens ‘very strong’ strikes as ‘significant’ progress reported in Iran talks
Pakistani, Qatari mediators working to restore scuttled interim deal after two weeks of fighting, say regional officials, as PM set to meet president for first time since war began
By ToI Staff and AP
Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims carrying Iranian flags arrive at the Al-Mundheriya border crossing to join millions of Muslims heading to the holy city of Karbala for the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage, in Diyala, Iraq, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
July 27, 2026, 3:01 pm
Iran says no current talks with US, while regional official hails mediation progress
Mediation efforts by Pakistan and Qatar ongoing, mediators working with Iran and Oman on Hormuz mechanism; Tehran confirms neighboring countries carried out strikes
By Agencies and Lazar Berman
Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 20, 2026, 5:27 pm
Iran says it’s in ‘full-scale war’ with US as mediators said to proffer 10-day truce
Israeli security cabinet reportedly set to meet as Washington said to move more military equipment to region in preparation for ‘wider war’; report exposes undisclosed American casualties
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A pro-government demonstrator holds an anti-Trump placard in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 12, 2026, 3:13 pm
Iran attacks Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar with drones and missiles after US strikes
Three people including child hurt by falling debris in Kuwait; Qatar condemns ‘dangerous escalation’ after being hit for first time since April; Iranian soldier killed in US attacks
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
June 23, 2026, 2:39 pm
Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz
Trump claims Iran okayed inspections ‘long into the future’; regime leaders hold talks with Oman on charging fees at waterway; in another pushback, envoy says Iran will be ‘only country’ to determine how to use its unfrozen assets, warns Lebanon clash poses risk to deal
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
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
A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with a graphic showing the Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of US President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 25, 2026, 7:33 pm
Iranian officials in Qatar for talks on Hormuz as Tehran, US downplay chance of deal
Rubio says Washington will allow diplomacy every chance before turning to other options, while Trump warns deal will be ‘great and meaningful’ or there’ll be no deal at all
By Stav Levaton, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks on May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 11, 2026, 5:16 pm
Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘on life support’ after Tehran submitted ‘garbage’ proposal
US president says he’s considering renewing operation to escort ships through Hormuz, as Netanyahu convenes security cabinet and Iran calls US ‘greatest threat’ to world peace
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
US President Donald Trump departs an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 23, 2026, 12:52 am
US says it is awaiting ‘unified’ Iranian position, amid reports of fractured leadership
White House offers no timeline for truce extension, as Israeli reports assert deadline is Sunday; source close to Trump says he wants to exhaust all options before again using force
By Jacob Magid, Stav Levaton, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump seen following an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
April 19, 2026, 7:13 pm
Trump says talks to take place Tuesday, as Iran says it has ‘no plans’ to attend
US president says he’s optimistic on prospects for deal, threatens to blow up bridges and power plants if Tehran doesn’t agree to demands; Netanyahu says war is ‘not over yet’
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
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