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This picture shows ships sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on July 13, 2026. (AFP)
July 28, 2026, 2:11 pm
Oman hands Iran Gulf-backed proposal for joint control over Hormuz, with voluntary fees
Offer is based on Asia’s Strait of Malacca, where those who use it voluntarily contribute to management; Iran would not solely run the key waterway
By Reuters
A fruit seller arranges fruits at his stall at Tajrish square in northern Tehran, Iran, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 17, 2026, 3:17 pm
Iranians beset by uncertainty, financial woes amid stepped-up hostilities with US
Facing soaring prices and escalating airstrikes, many Iranians feel their future is in flux but are nevertheless reluctant to leave the country, citing family ties, hope for change
By Reuters
A Hezbollah supporter flashes a victory sign while holding a poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a gathering against the US-Israeli military operation with Iran and its allies in Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
July 11, 2026, 4:21 pm
In written message, Mojtaba Khamenei said to vow revenge for slain father will come ‘soon’
Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since becoming Iran’s supreme leader, is quoted saying ‘vengeance is the will of our nation and must inevitably be carried out’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026. (AFP)
July 11, 2026, 10:33 am
US demanding Iran publicly vow to stop attacks in Hormuz and forswear tolls on ships
Washington says there will be no final agreement without Tehran handing over uranium, as fresh satellite imagery shows renewed activity at nuclear sites
By Reuters, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi, center, is welcomed by Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, center right, as he arrives in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 21, 2022. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
June 24, 2026, 10:17 am
Foreign intel report said to show Qatar aiding Iran economically, militarily for years
Cooperation between the two countries said to have expanded after collapse of nuclear deal in 2018, with Doha supplying Tehran with rocket fuel, material to build drones
By ToI Staff
Employees of Basra Oil Company, working at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, on April 29, 2026. (Hussein Faleh/AFP)
April 29, 2026, 4:13 pm
Price of oil rises as Iran talks remain stalled and Strait of Hormuz closed
Financial expert says US blockade of Iranian ports strains oil system, with consequences for future prices, while Qatar warns of ‘frozen conflict’ if resolution is not found
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn before departing on Marine One at the White House, April 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
April 12, 2026, 1:19 am
US-Iran talks extend into the night as Trump claims ‘no difference’ to him if deal reached
Tehran claims ‘serious disagreements’ remain after more than 15 hours of negotiations, as president insists Washington has won ‘regardless’ of outcome in Pakistan
By Agencies
Combo photo: US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); Pro-government demonstrators in Tehran, after a ceasefire announcement, early on April 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Shalev Shalom/Pool)
April 8, 2026, 6:27 am
Trump: US to ‘suspend bombing’ of Iran for 2 weeks while talks held on ‘longterm peace’ deal
Saying ‘everyone’s had enough,’ US president writes ‘double-sided CEASEFIRE’ dependent on Strait of Hormuz reopening. But mediator Pakistan says it’s ‘effective immediately’ and also covers Lebanon, which Netanyahu disputes
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Children play beside a fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile that landed in a schoolyard in Peduel in the West Bank, March 23, 2026. The Hebrew graffiti on the missile chunk reads: 'The people of Israel live.' (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 25, 2026, 11:27 am
Iran said to toughen negotiating stance, tamping down chances of deal with US to end war
Report suggests Tehran will refuse to limit ballistic missile program, clashing with Trump’s demands; Iranian army official says US ‘negotiating with itself,’ Iran will never make a deal
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Left: Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Beirut, Lebanon, August 13, 2025; Right: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a United Nations conference on February 17, 2026. (Lebanese Parliament/AFP, Valentin Flauraud/AFP)
March 10, 2026, 2:11 pm
Iran vows to fight ‘as long as it takes,’ threatens Trump with ‘elimination’
IRGC says oil blockade will continue, FM rejects Trump’s claim war could be over ‘soon’ and asserts US and Israel failed to meet aims; Tehran continues to lob missiles at neighbors
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
A Google office building at the company's campus in Silicon Valley, June 2019. (Sundry Photography via iStock by Getty Images)
February 20, 2026, 5:24 pm
US charges 3 Silicon Valley engineers with sending Google trade secrets to Iran
Prosecutors say the Iranian nationals siphoned hundreds of files on Pixel smartphone processor security and accessed them during a 2023 trip to Iran
By AFP and ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a senior command conference discussing investigations into the failures surrounding Hamas's October 7, 2023, onslaught and the subsequent war, December 29, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 1, 2026, 6:23 pm
Israel’s army chief meets US defense officials in Washington amid Iran tensions
Military seeking to stay in loop on potential strike as US docks missile destroyer in Eilat; after EU slaps IRGC with ‘terror’ label, Iran declares European armies ‘terror groups’
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One as he travels from Washington, DC, to West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 31, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 1, 2026, 4:44 am
Trump says Iran ‘seriously talking’ with US as Tehran looks to avert strikes
US president says he hopes Iran will agree to give up nuclear weapons program; Iranian president says broader conflict will hurt both countries, not in anyone’s interest
By Jacob Magid and AFP
Illustrative: The visitors' room at Evin Prison in Tehran, damaged on June 23, 2025, by Israeli airstrikes, seen on July 1, 2025. (AFP)
November 8, 2025, 3:06 am
Iran jails Jewish Iranian-American for visiting Israel for son’s bar mitzvah 13 years ago
Kamran Hekmati, 70, was detained earlier this year during brief trip; is held in notorious Evin prison; US calls for his immediate release and that of three other jailed Americans
By Grace Gilson
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a meeting with students in Tehran on November 3, 2025. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
November 3, 2025, 5:24 pm
Iran’s Khamenei says cooperation with US impossible while it supports Israel
Supreme leader says US military bases, Washington’s regional ‘interference’ another block, but if removed, along with backing of ‘accursed Zionist regime,’ he would consider it
By Agencies
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