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Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File)

Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

August 4, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

A mass funeral was held Tuesday in Gaza City for more than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered nearly three years after Israeli warplanes flattened a residential block.

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Palestinians try to extinguish a burning car after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

President Trump optimistic Iran talks will reopen strait, and other developments in the Middle East

August 3, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war, even as Iranian officials claimed their diplomatic efforts were focused on neighboring...

President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war

August 2, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end...

A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

July 31, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from...

Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

President Donald Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

July 31, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines...

FILE – A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, File)

The US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution

July 30, 2026 at 8:11 a.m.

The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution.

People stand in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

July 27, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with...

Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran pauses, too

July 26, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back...

President Donald Trump arrives for a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

July 9, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should “finish the job.”...

Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run government media office, speaks during a press conference at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

July 6, 2026 at 12:56 p.m.

The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part...

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