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US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 9, 2026, 11:49 pm
Trump says US ‘low-keying’ Iran conflict, giving economic pressure time to work
Washington is ‘just watching Iran with its huge inflation,’ insufficient funds to pay troops, US president tells reporter; Khamenei’s office claims he met Pezeshkian
By Stav Levaton, AFP and ToI Staff
Vehicles drive past a billboard showing a photo of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greeting the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Iranian and Palestinian flags, at an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
August 2, 2026, 8:44 am
Iran’s leadership vacuum leaves two factions battling for control over war’s aim
Ultra-hardliners — who control state TV — are pushing for ‘total victory’ in the war and oppose any compromise, while pragmatists see military pressure as a way to reach a deal
By AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY and Lee Keath
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
US President Donald Trump holds up his phone as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC on June 28, 2026 after spending time at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 4:52 pm
Trump says next US-Iran meeting to be held in Doha Tuesday, amid conflicting reports
White House says Witkoff, Kushner to attend ‘high-level’ talks coinciding with technical talks; Iranian officials meet with Oman to discuss Hormuz arrangement as traffic again slows
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A sign for the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Bürgenstock during a meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
June 21, 2026, 5:34 pm
US, Iran kick off talks on Lebanon, nuclear issues; Vance says progress already made
Officials gather for first meetings in Switzerland after MOU signed; Tehran says Lebanon tops agenda, is vital to reaching deal; Iran’s president insists on right to enrich uranium
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (left) seen signing the Persian-language version of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, at the Palace of Versailles in France, June 17, 2026. (Screenshot/White House via X); Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the MOU in a photo released June 17, 2026, by the regime-run IRNA news agency. (IRNA via X)
June 18, 2026, 9:43 am
War-ending deal is signed by US and Iran, takes effect; commits Israel to terms it opposes
‘This was not easy,’ says Trump as he inks agreement; Iran gloats it achieved ‘everything’ it wanted; Hormuz to open ‘immediately’ but Tehran says tolls to be charged after 60 days; Netanyahu has distanced himself from deal
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Then-Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 14, 2026, 12:06 pm
New IRGC chief ‘frequently overruled’ Iran’s leaders during talks with US — report
WSJ says Ahmad Vahidi pushed for harder line with Washington, linked Iran and Lebanon in talks, advocated for striking Israel and Gulf despite objections from Iran’s FM and president
By ToI Staff
Two women use a smartphone in northern Tehran, Iran, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 26, 2026, 4:31 pm
Iran judiciary suspends presidential body after it ordered internet access restored
Judiciary says decision comes after ‘filing of complaints’ over restoration of internet access after country’s longest-ever digital blackout
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a ceremony at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, on January 1, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
May 25, 2026, 10:43 pm
Iran’s president orders reopening of international internet access – state media
Pezeshkian said to instruct end to nearly 90-day blackout, though mechanism for how and when country would reconnect to global web unknown
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A bride and groom hold a rose as they pose for pictures during a mass wedding ceremony for participants in the "Janfada" ("Sacrifice for Iran") pro-government campaign in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 19, 2026, 7:31 pm
Iran stages mass weddings for couples pledging to sacrifice lives in war with US, Israel
Hundreds of couples marry across Tehran; more than 100 arrive at capital’s Imam Hossein Square in military jeeps with mounted machine guns, are married on stage by cleric
By AFP
A woman holds the Iranian flag as she stands in front of an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, on May 10, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 10, 2026, 9:23 pm
‘Unacceptable’: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace offer, as Netanyahu insists war ‘not over’
State media says Tehran rejected proposal that would mean ‘surrender,’ demanded reparations, control of Hormuz; PM tells ’60 Minutes’ conflict will continue until uranium removed from country
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Iranian army soldiers stand in front of a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-regime rally in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2026. (AFP)
May 7, 2026, 4:28 pm
Iran’s Pezeshkian says he recently met with yet-to-be-seen supreme leader
Islamic Republic’s president does not say exactly when his meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei took place, but describes son of slain supreme leader as ‘humble’ and ‘sincere’
By AFP
A woman holds a picture of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab, in downtown Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
April 22, 2026, 6:51 am
After surviving US-Israeli strikes, Iran regime may be divided over terms for ending war
While Islamic Republic’s leaders have united around a hard line, negotiations with US could test panel that now seems to be running Iran by exposing differences among its members
By AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY and Lee Keath
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
Government supporters gather to mark the 40th day since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 9, 2026, 8:23 pm
Iran says massive Israeli strikes in Lebanon render peace talks with US ‘meaningless’
Trump reportedly asks Netanyahu to scale back attacks to prevent collapse of truce; Hormuz still blockaded, data shows, as Iran nuclear chief rules out restrictions ahead of talks
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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