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US-Iran relations

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)
August 17, 2026, 5:23 pm
As 60-day MOU expires, the US and Iran are even further apart than before
With both sides refusing to compromise on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the US naval blockade, there is no clear path out of the war that began on February 28
By AP
A woman waves an Iranian flag next to a billboard showing a graphic of a man wearing a shirt showing the face of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with words calling upon the avengers of Imam Hussein, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 8, 2026, 7:44 pm
In risky gamble, Iran bets control over Strait of Hormuz can force Trump to bend
Tehran believes US munitions shortages and voter discontent over high energy prices give it upper hand, but prolonged war and economic pain could turn its leverage into a liability
By Joseph Krauss and AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY
US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One, August 4, 2026, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 5, 2026, 4:11 am
Trump says ‘all-day’ talks held with Iran, deal could happen on Wednesday or Thursday
Rubio: Progress made, but there’s still work do to; report says US used up 80% of THAAD interceptors during war; crew of Indian ship rescued after being sunk in Houthi-targeted Red Sea
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows cargo ships anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan (AFPTV/AFP)
July 13, 2026, 5:21 pm
Trump to resume blockade of Iran’s ports, says US ‘guardian’ of Hormuz, will charge ‘20% on all cargo’
Iran fires on ships, again targets Gulf neighbors; Tehran accuses US of hampering talks on strait; Germany, France and Britain condemn Iranian attacks in waterway
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
A woman holds a sign reading 'We'll Kill Trump' while waiting in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. (Altaf Qadri/AP)
July 12, 2026, 8:28 am
Trump suggests standing order to destroy Iran if it kills him, but it’s not that simple
US has no way to create an automatic, preauthorized ‘dead man’s switch’ retaliation; decision on how to respond would fall on his successor, Vice President JD Vance
By Will Weissert
Footage posted to social media shows the interception of Iranian missiles over Jordan, July 9, 2026. (Screenshots/Al Jazeera via Youtube)
July 9, 2026, 5:20 pm
Iran fires 10 missiles at Jordan after US strikes reported near Bushehr nuclear plant
Tehran accuses US of targeting nuclear power plant perimeter; Iran also launches drones and missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A cyclist rides past a billboard bearing pictures of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along a street in Baghdad on July 2, 2026, ahead of his funeral in Tehran. (Ahmad al-Rubate/AFP)
July 8, 2026, 5:34 am
Lawsuit accuses US of sharing confidential info on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
Homeland Security Department denies sharing asylum application records with Iranian regime, which would violate national immigration regulations
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
Iran's team stands for their national anthem during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Egypt and Iran in Seattle, June 26, 2026. (Manu Fernandez/AP)
June 28, 2026, 8:00 am
Iran narrowly knocked out of World Cup after tumultuous contest on and off field
Last minute 3-3 draw between Austria and Algeria causes elimination of Iranian soccer squad; team had complained of travel restrictions, visa denials and quick exits from US after matches
By JIM VERTUNO
Tel Aviv, June 22, 2026. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
June 22, 2026, 8:34 pm
Investors sour on Israel as US moves to end fighting, blunting market’s wartime gains
As stocks rise across the globe on news of war with Iran ending, Tel Aviv sees sharp declines amid waning confidence in prospect of new Mideast and improved geopolitical landscape
By Sharon Wrobel
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
June 20, 2026, 5:37 pm
Iran claims Hormuz closed again as IDF attacks Hezbollah; Vance says Switzerland talks may start Sunday
US denies strait shuttered, says traffic flowing; US, Iran negotiators gathering in Swiss resort, with US VP saying he’ll head there shortly, expects truce to hold; US and Qatar said planning to funnel an initial $6B to Tehran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
June 18, 2026, 7:32 pm
US ends blockade of Iran, warns of return to war if Tehran doesn’t fulfill deal
Israel doubles down on keeping troops in south Lebanon, against Iran’s demands; Trump derides agreement’s critics as ‘jealous, bad people, or stupid,’ ahead of new talks
By ToI Staff, Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Emanuel Fabian
Displaced residents hold an Iranian and a Hezbollah flags as they pass by a destroyed building that was hit in a previous Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Chehabiyeh, Lebanon, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Mohammed Zaatari)
June 17, 2026, 10:12 pm
Hezbollah expecting major cash injection from Iran once deal sealed with US — sources
US official says funds going to terror group will not be unfrozen, as analysts say outcome of war will be political boon to Hezbollah, will bolster its resistance narrative
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 17, 2026, 1:36 am
US lawmakers in the dark on Iran deal as Trump says he will send it to Congress
American law may oblige administration to get congressional approval, opening door to potential GOP objections as some party members angry they haven’t yet received text of MOU
By Reuters
Policemen walk in front of a huge banner showing Iranian flag at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 17, 2026, 1:06 am
US-Iran deal said set to halt regional hostilities, including in Lebanon, lift blockade
Multiple reports say agreement includes $300 billion fund for investment and reconstruction in Iran; Israel kept out of loop amid leak concerns
By Stav Levaton, Reuters, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 16, 2026, 11:17 pm
Son of Iran’s late shah warns against any deal that leaves Islamic Republic intact
‘Dealing with this regime will fail and we will all face the consequences,’ Reza Pahlavi declares, as US-Iran agreement takes shape
By AFP
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