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A woman carries a baby near a residential house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
June 5, 2026, 10:49 am
Amid deadly Russian strikes, Kyiv finds itself ‘in the queue’ as US busy with Iran
In 10 hours of congressional testimony that barely touched on Ukraine, Rubio says risk of escalation with Russia is ‘more real than it was two years ago’
By Maria Danilova
Illustrative: Passengers arrive at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City on June 1, 2026, as the airport resumes operations following a phased reopening plan. (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 12:18 pm
1 killed in Iranian drone attack on Kuwaiti airport; flights suspended
Several injured and severe damage reported as fresh missile exchanges in the Gulf test ceasefire and efforts to reach a long-term deal
By Jon Gambrell and Samy Magdy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, June 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
June 3, 2026, 2:56 am
Rubio says Netanyahu’s pledge to seize 70% of Gaza contradicts Trump plan
‘We have a plan — it doesn’t call for that,’ top US diplomat tells Congress, in apparent criticism of PM’s vow to expand Israeli control over Strip
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 2, 2026, 9:49 pm
Rubio says Iran opening up on nuclear issue, as Trump insists talks ‘continuous’
Secretary of state tells Congress Iran must fully reopen Hormuz, sanctions relief will be contingent on nuclear concessions, also reports that Khamenei appears more involved in process
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 28, 2026, 10:18 pm
White House: US, Iran negotiators have agreed to MoU, but Trump’s approval still needed
US official says president wants a couple days before deciding; Iran says it also hasn’t given final OK; MoU extends truce by 60 days, opens Hormuz to ‘unrestricted’ traffic, launches talks on nuclear issues
By Jacob Magid, Stav Levaton, Agencies and ToI Staff
A man rides his motorbike past a banner depicting the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C), assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei (2nd R), and his son, current leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R), displayed along a street in Tehran on May 25, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
May 26, 2026, 11:33 pm
Rubio says Iran negotiations will take ‘a few days’ as Tehran vows response to US strikes
Trump to hold cabinet meeting at White House on Wednesday as talks reach critical point; Iranians allowed back online as some restrictions lifted
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force)
May 26, 2026, 9:25 am
US attacks missile sites in Iran despite ceasefire, says it acted to defend troops
Khamenei warns US will no longer be able to use Gulf states as safe haven; Rubio insists deal still possible but is ‘a few days’ away; Trump: Tehran must hand over enriched uranium or destroy it
By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
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
A billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading 'Forever in Iran's Hand,' at Vanak Square in Tehran on May 25, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 25, 2026, 1:21 pm
Iran and US voice optimism but temper expectations for imminent breakthrough in talks
Tehran: Understandings reached on many issues, nuclear issue will only be discussed after sanctions relief; Rubio: Deal could be ‘today,’ but no hurry, Israel ‘always has right to protect itself’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at an event celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary, at the Bharat Mandapam convention center, in New Delhi, India, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
May 25, 2026, 5:19 am
Rubio: Hezbollah trying to ‘drag Lebanon back into chaos’ through war, call to oust government
Terror group’s chief said people have ‘right to go down onto the streets and to bring down the government’ in response to Israeli strikes, US sanctions on Hezbollah-linked bank
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Trump listens to a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 24, 2026, 3:00 pm
Trump said to assure Netanyahu he will thwart Iran nuke program as Israel fears ‘very bad’ deal
Israel deeply concerned over plan that gives Iran time, money, falls short of key security needs, with regime’s nuclear activities only up for discussion later, no commitment to export uranium stockpile, terror proxies intact
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during an event at the White House in Washington, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 23, 2026, 11:46 pm
Trump says deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated, will be announced shortly,’ Hormuz will be opened
US president claims call with Netanyahu ‘went very well’ but Israel said to see emerging deal as ‘very big problem’; Trump also holds ‘very good’ conference call with regional leaders, mediators
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 22, 2026, 8:14 pm
Qatari team in Tehran for talks; Trump says skipping son’s wedding to stay in capital
US president previously cited Iran as a reason he may not attend; Secretary of State Rubio sees progress in negotiations, but says ‘we’re not there yet’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A vendor sells caps supporting Cuba and US President Donald Trump Trump, as a small group of Cubans gather to hold signs and wave flags hours after federal prosecutors announced charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro, May 20, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
May 22, 2026, 4:13 am
Trump, Rubio hint at possible US military action in Cuba amid doubts over diplomacy
Washington’s top diplomat says it’s unlikely deal over disputes will be reached ‘given who we’re dealing with,’ day after US announced charges on Cuba’s former ruler Raul Castro
By Matthew Lee and Will Weissert
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base on May 21, 2026 in Homestead, Florida. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / Pool via AFP)
May 21, 2026, 11:21 pm
Rubio says Iran talks show ‘good signs,’ but Hormuz tolls would make deal ‘unfeasible’
Trump has ‘other options’ if talks fail, says Rubio, as US president vows to retrieve, possibly destroy Iran’s highly enriched uranium; IDF chief says military ‘on highest alert’ over holiday
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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