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The Trump-Iran Hormuz Crisis

A five-month military standoff between the Trump administration and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz has devolved into a stalemate, with Trump struggling to gain negotiating leverage while Iran consolidates control and Trump faces mounting pressure to declare victory despite conceding his original demands.

29 stories · since Jul 27

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Major developments 5

How the narrative developed 29 stories

  1. Aug 12

  2. Trump claims 'total control' of Strait of Hormuz after US missile strike on ship

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  3. Aug 11
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  5. Trump blames Biden for U.S. munitions shortage amid Iran war

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

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  7. US-Iran peace talks at impasse as Trump calls for reparations 3 items · 3 sources · 16h ago
  8. Aug 10

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

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

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  11. 3 smaller stories

  12. Trump secretly swapped planes in Turkey, hid in catering cart amid Iran threat

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  13. 7 smaller stories
  14. Aug 9

  15. Trump Pivots to Sanctions as Iran War Reaches Stalemate

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  16. Trump signals he’s changing tactics in negotiations with Iran 2 items · 2 sources · 1d ago
  17. Analysis • Iran leadership shake-up: Tehran arming up for Trump's economic war over Hormuz 2 items · 1d ago

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

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  19. Iran gains Hormuz leverage; Gulf states form counter-alliance 4 items · 3 sources · 17h ago
  20. Aug 7

  21. Max Boot warns Trump's Iran war policy undermines itself

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  22. Trump teased an Iran deal that didn't come, but markets soared. Here’s why it keeps happening 2 items · 2 sources · 2d ago

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

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  24. Jul 27

  25. Iran Demands US Withdrawal, Reparations to Reopen Strait of Hormuz After Trump War

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