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Iran Sets Hard Terms to Reopen Hormuz, Exposing Trump's Stalled War

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How the narrative developed 79 stories

  1. Aug 11
  2. WorldDeveloping

    U.S. forces fire on Panama-flagged ship attempting to break Iran blockade

    American naval forces fired on a vessel trying to run a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports on Tuesday, according to Wall Street Journal reporting.

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    US-Iran peace talks at impasse as Trump calls for reparations

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    The Memo: Mideast troubles press in on Trump

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    The Era of Electric Motorcycles Has Arrived in Pakistan and Beyond

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    Extended Iran conflict risks Trump-Carter comparisons

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    Gulf shipping through Strait of Hormuz reportedly falls as Iran deal hopes fade

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  8. Aug 10
  9. WorldDeveloping

    Trump claims 100% control of Hormuz, demands Iran pay war reparations

    US and Iran remain deadlocked over Strait of Hormuz reopening as Trump introduces new reparations demand and describes US naval posture as a 'steel wall'.

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  10. PoliticsDeveloping

    Ex-Pentagon chief Esper says US on 'back foot' in Iran conflict under Trump

    Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper contradicts Trump's claims of control, warning the administration faces strategic disadvantage in the six-month conflict.

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    ‘America’s compulsive addiction to sanctions’: Iran takes aim at Trump administration

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    Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week.

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  13. Running 20h

    Trump Is Trapped in His YOLO War in Iran

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    Donald Trump’s great humiliation: The Middle East may be entering a post-American era

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    Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments

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  16. Running 4h

    Trump responds to list of Iranian demands with a demand of his own

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  17. WorldDeveloping

    Trump claims US has '100% control' of Strait of Hormuz

    Trump declares the waterway open and swept for mines as tensions simmer between the US and Iran.

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  18. Running 22h

    Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights?

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  19. Running 12h

    'He Has No Choice. He Lost': Expert Delivers Brutal Obituary for Trump's Failed Iran War

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  20. Running 22h

    Oil surged as Iran set sweeping demands before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen

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  21. Running 10h

    Hopes for Hormuz deal fade as Trump demands Iranian reparations

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  22. PoliticsDeveloping

    Iran rules out negotiations with Trump, says it will wait until 2029

    Iran's government closes the door to talks with the Trump administration, announcing it will await the end of his presidential term.

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  23. PoliticsDeveloping

    Trump hid in catering cart for secret military flight from Turkey amid Iran threat

    President used elaborate ruse to leave NATO summit, contradicting White House public statements about his departure.

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  24. PoliticsRunning 10h

    Trump demands Iran pay reparations for deaths in five-month conflict

    President responds to Tehran's war compensation demand by countering with his own claim for American casualties, citing inflated casualty figures.

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  25. Running 3h

    Trump's Iran Negotiations: Less Art of the Deal, More Art of Concealing Defeat

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  26. Developing

    Trump's Reported Plane Switch Amid Iran Threat ‘Downright Scary’: Senator

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  27. Running 23h

    Trump Uses Press Corps as Decoy to Evade Iran Threat

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  28. Running 6h

    Trump fumes over latest Iran demands

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  29. Running 1m

    ‘America Is Weaker’: Democrat Warns Trump Has Already Lost The War On Iran

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  30. Running 3h

    Trump Is Reportedly So Desperate To Declare Victory In Iran That He’s Willing To Cave On The 1 Thing He Wanted

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  31. Running 7h

    Trump’s Iran Debacle Chalks Up Yet Another Loss, With No End In Sight

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  32. Running 1d

    Iran changed the rules in Hormuz. The Gulf is changing the rules for Iran

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  33. Running 1d

    'Chess player' Iran says Hormuz stays shut until US pays up

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  34. Running 6h

    More Primaries On The Horizon, Iran Issues New Demands: Live Updates

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  35. Running 2h

    Trump Secretly Suggests Giving Up His Biggest Goal in Iran

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  36. Running 4h

    China is the elephant in the room as Trump and Hegseth rage over munitions

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  37. Running 1d

    Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle. Follow live updates.

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  38. Running 5h

    Iran live updates: US 'low-keying' negotiations with Iran, Trump says

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  39. Running 13h

    Why Is Iran Acting Like It Is Holding All the Cards in Hormuz Talks?

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  40. Running 1m

    Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands

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  41. Running 18h

    Iran says Oman deal 'in final stages' but sets conditions on US for reopening Hormuz

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  42. Running 1d

    US-Iran conflict: What UAE residents need to know today (Aug. 10, 2026)

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  43. Aug 9
  44. Running 2h

    Why the US has deployed 20 warships to the Strait of Hormuz amid ‘negotiations' with Iran

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  45. BusinessRunning 1d

    Oil prices surge to $90 as U.S.-Iran Strait of Hormuz deal stalls

    Crude climbs on dimming prospects for reopening the vital shipping chokepoint amid deepening U.S.-Iran stalemate.

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  46. Running 11h

    Trump’s Low-Key Pivot Leaves Hormuz Oil in Limbo

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  47. PoliticsRunning 21h

    Murphy says Trump has lost Iran war, America weakened

    Senator Chris Murphy declares Trump's Iran policy a defeat, claiming America is weaker and Iran stronger.

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  48. Running 8h

    'If US troops enter Iran, we will cut...': Iran general warns against ground invasion

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  49. PoliticsRunning 3h

    Former Defense Secretary Esper: Iran 'emboldened' by Trump's unfulfilled threats

    Mark Esper says Iran has figured out President Trump keeps reneging on large-scale military threats involving attacks on Tehran.

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  50. Running 9h

    Trump faces setbacks in two Middle East conflicts

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  51. PoliticsRunning 1d

    Trump's Iran campaign depletes US weapons stockpiles, weakening leverage

    Over five months of airstrikes have exhausted premier missile and interceptor supplies, straining defense across Asia and Europe.

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  52. WorldRunning 1h

    Iran rebuffs U.S. talks over breached interim deal as Hormuz negotiations stall

    Tehran rules out direct negotiations with Washington, citing violations of a June peace agreement as talks on reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz drag on.

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  53. Running 1m

    West Asia war LIVE: Netanyahu vows Iran will 'not have nuclear weapons' with or without deal

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  54. Running 1m

    Haunted by Hoover, Trump searches for an endgame in Iran

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  55. Running 1d

    Iran live updates: US, Iran passing messages through intermediaries, Tehran says

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  56. Running 8h

    Iran denies any direct talks with U.S. on opening Strait of Hormuz as Houthis claim attack on Saudi refinery

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    Azerbaijan’s Pres. Aliyev Marks One Year of Trump-Brokered Armenia Peace -- Says U.S. Ties at ‘Highest Point’ in 34 Years

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  58. WorldRunning 6h

    Pezeshkian urges end to Iran's 'no war, no peace' status with US

    Iranian president says now is the right moment for a lasting agreement as negotiations continue over Strait of Hormuz reopening.

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  59. Aug 8
  60. Running 12h

    Vance warns US still ‘in the middle of the game’ with Iran despite talks

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  61. PoliticsRunning 1d

    U.S. Weapons Stockpiles Depleted by Iran War as Russia, China Watch

    Extended conflict in Iran has significantly eroded U.S. firepower, potentially benefiting Moscow and Beijing strategically.

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  62. Running 23h

    Hormuz Opening Uncertain After New Strike, as Trump Administration Says Deal May Be Close

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  63. Running 2d

    Center for Strategic and International Studies: 86% of Saudi Arabia’s Patriot Missiles Used

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  64. PoliticsRunning 1d

    Trump's Iran war cycle: threats, backdowns, and mockery after five months

    US president has repeatedly threatened devastating attacks on Tehran only to retreat, drawing comparisons to Groundhog Day.

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  65. BusinessRunning 3d

    "Trumpflation" Spreads: Iran War Inflation Now Hits Beyond Energy Sector

    Analysts say price pressure from the five-month-old Iran war, triggered by Trump's military strikes, is bleeding into the broader U.S. economy well past gas pumps.

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  66. Aug 7
  67. Running 1d

    Iran Update Special Report, August 7, 2026

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  68. Running 2d

    CENTCOM says it redirected 53 commercial vessels amid US blockade against Iran

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  69. PoliticsRunning 2d

    Max Boot warns Trump's Iran war policy undermines itself

    Washington Post columnist argues Trump simultaneously threatens and sabotages negotiations over Iran conflict.

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  70. WorldRunning 2d

    Iran war drives food inflation, threatens middle class with poverty

    Conflict has intensified Iran's economic crisis, with soaring food prices and rising inflation squeezing families across income levels.

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  71. Running 2d

    Donald Trump Already Won the Iran War. Ending It Is Tehran’s Problem Now.

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  72. Running 6h

    Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Have Fallen by the Wayside as Iran War Drags On

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  73. Running 2d

    Trump teased an Iran deal that didn't come, but markets soared. Here’s why it keeps happening

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  74. WorldRunning 2d

    Trump's Iran War Stalls as Tehran Rejects Peace Claims, Blocks Hormuz

    Despite repeated claims of an imminent deal, Iran denies active negotiations while maintaining pressure on the Strait of Hormuz, leaving Trump without his usual escape routes.

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  75. WorldRunning 2d

    Iran, Oman near Hormuz shipping deal as vessel traffic plummets

    Traffic through critical chokepoint dropped to 33 vessels amid negotiations, with Iran setting conditions for broader US talks.

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  76. Aug 5
  77. PoliticsRunning 3d

    Trump, Hegseth clash at Camp David over Iran missile depletion

    President confronted Defense Secretary over military munitions shortage during trip to presidential retreat.

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  78. SecurityRunning 4d

    US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for laundering Iranian military funds

    Treasury targets Shelbit Exchange and network allegedly used by Iran to fund IRGC through digital assets and shadow banking.

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  79. Aug 4
  80. PoliticsRunning 5d

    Iran War's Hidden Price Tag: Billions in Fuel Costs Land on US Households

    Beyond the Pentagon's official $37.5 billion tally, a live tracker shows Americans have paid over $75 billion in extra fuel costs since the war began.

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  81. SecurityRunning 4d

    U.S. depletes long-range missile stockpile in five-month Iran war

    The Army has used virtually all ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles during conflict with Iran, raising readiness concerns.

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  82. Running 6d

    Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say

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  83. Aug 3
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    Iran war live: US ‘semi-negotiating’ with Tehran; Israel rejects Gaza plan

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  85. WorldRunning 5d

    20,000 seafarers trapped in Persian Gulf as US-Iran war enters sixth month

    Thousands of merchant sailors, mostly Indian and Filipino crews, remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz with no clear exit as attacks on shipping intensify.

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  86. Jul 28
  87. Running 10d

    Iran-US war widens and other geopolitical stories to know this month

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  88. Jul 27
  89. WorldRunning 15d

    Iran Sets Hard Terms to Reopen Hormuz, Exposing Trump's Stalled War

    Tehran ties the strait's reopening to sanctions relief, troop withdrawal and war reparations, as U.S. officials go quiet and gas prices climb.

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