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US President Donald Trump prepares to depart after speaking in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, August 31, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
September 2, 2026, 3:05 pm
Trump aides, fearing midterm rout, push to keep Iran war ‘quiet’ for now
Vance and Rubio among those said to support keeping conflict contained until after November election, after which heavier US strikes could return — but no decision made
By Nandita Bose, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
September 1, 2026, 5:11 am
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down after after reported tensions with Hegseth
Departure continues upheaval in military during Trump’s current term; Driscoll oversaw drone program that has now been rolled back, was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war
By Ben Finley and AAMER MADHANI
The USS George Washington arrives at the port in Danang, Vietnam, July 30, 2026. (Nhac NGUYEN/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 8:48 pm
US aircraft carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln after record deployment
Crew on Lincoln reportedly suffered mental health declines and supply shortages amid its over 250 days at sea; move leaves East Asia without an American carrier strike group
By Ben Finley and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
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
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Arabian Sea, in a photo released July 1, 2026. (US Navy photo)
August 13, 2026, 8:37 am
Multiple USS Lincoln sailors tried to go overboard amid dire conditions – reports
Carrier rerouted to Mideast ahead of Iran war sets record for deployment length; Democrats demand probe into accounts of food shortages, plumbing issues, mental health crises
By AFP
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump gets out of a THAAD missile truck at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
August 9, 2026, 9:15 am
Pentagon said to ask US arms firms to speed up output as Iran war exhausts supply
US Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg tells contractors ‘years-long development cycles are not acceptable,’ but funding to boost production currently stuck in Congress
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, August 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
August 7, 2026, 2:25 am
Trump insists Iran deal could be inked soon, after previous forecasts don’t pan out
Chief Iranian negotiator mocks US president for repeatedly walking back threats, while Trump denies reports that he’s mad at Hegseth for depleted interceptor stockpile
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump steps off from Marine One upon his arrival at the Ellipse just outside of the White House, August 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
August 6, 2026, 9:15 am
Trump, ‘exasperated’ with Iran war, bashed Hegseth over munition shortages – reports
President’s team can’t agree on path forward, report says, as official warns US risking ‘strategic defeat’; Trump says talks ‘going well,’ but Iran says it’s only speaking to Oman
By ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 22, 2026, 2:13 am
Iran war has cost US $37.5 billion so far, Hegseth tells Senate as he asks for more funds
Pentagon chief warns US will ‘face critical shortfalls’ of armaments without the requested funding, as top general says he can’t ‘answer what it will cost’ to ‘get the job done’
By LISA MASCARO
Weapons destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon that were captured by Syrian authorities, July 16, 2026. (SANA)
July 16, 2026, 2:42 pm
Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq
Missiles and first-person-view drones destined for Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon came across border from Iraq; Katz speaks with Hegseth on regional developments
By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
July 8, 2026, 5:34 pm
Trump: Iran MOU likely over, ‘we’ll hit them hard again tonight,’ but talks with ‘scum’ Tehran can continue
US president fumes at regime as military hostilities resume; says he thinks truce has ended, may look to ‘do it without a deal’; Khamenei funeral heads to Iraq’s Najaf
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, speaks with White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller at the Bestepe Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
July 8, 2026, 11:10 am
Hegseth’s visit to Israel canceled amid rising tensions between US, Iran
US defense minister’s trip would have been his first since he became Pentagon chief; Hegseth had been expected to meet Netanyahu, Katz amid concerns over potential F-35 sale to Turkey
By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 1, 2026, 8:59 am
Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts – report
White House official says deconfliction channel including IRGC, US military has been used by both sides; Tehran’s chief negotiator: Iran prioritizes diplomacy but is ready for war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 18, 2026. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
June 23, 2026, 5:23 am
Pentagon seeking around $80 billion from a divided Congress to fund Iran war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been pressing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to approve funding, as many still skeptical of emerging deal to end conflict
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivers remarks before a NATO Defense Ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 18, 2026. (JOHN THYS / AFP)
June 18, 2026, 8:05 pm
Hegseth blasts NATO over Iran war, says US will review troop deployment in Europe
Pentagon chief says restrictions imposed by European nations during conflict ‘put America’s sons and daughters’ at risk, US funding will now be contingent on allies’ spending
By Max Delany
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