Iran Conflict

Trump vows victory in Iran war 'very soon,' officials in talks with Iranian mediators

"We're going to win; as far as I'm concerned, it's going to be one way or the other," Trump said in the Oval Office. "It's going to go pretty quickly."

US President Donald Trump attends Presidents Cup at the Medinah Country Club Sunday, 27th September 2026
US President Donald Trump reacts as he addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

Trump’s trap: Solving Hormuz crisis saves Iranian regime, and threats don't work - analysis

People walk past a banner with a picture of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, in Tehran Bazaar, Iran, April 21, 2026

Poverty, child labor, and child marriage partially behind Iran’s unfilled classrooms

 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conduct force-on-force and live-fire operations June 15, 2026, during a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

US deploys National Guard drone, electronic warfare brigade to the Middle East


US CENTCOM appears to have dropped 900kg bomb on civilian house in southern Iran - report

The scale of the US strikes on Iran on Thursday was "about twice the size of the previous night," a source told The Jerusalem Post, adding that the strikes were "wide, extensive, and impactful."

Smoke rises after reports of multiple U.S. strikes on the city, as loud explosions were heard according to the Iranian state TV, in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

'Finger on trigger': Trump has not decided on large-scale attacks against Iran, sources tell 'Post'

“We’re locked and loaded,” Trump told reporters on Friday about the possibility of continuing the attacks against Iran, while no new strikes were reported during the day.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

US House passes $1 trillion defense bill despite Iran, Israel concerns

US Democrats object to the ongoing and deeply unpopular war with Iran, which the Pentagon said has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

CENTCOM completes latest round of strikes aimed to degrade Iranian attack capabilites on ships

Several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian city of Sirik on Thursday morning

An explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026.

French diplomats were detained for breaking Iran's laws, Araghchi tells France FM Barrot in call

The Iranian Foreign Minister's Telegram channel shared a statement claiming that both diplomats acted in an "unconventional and inconsistent manner compared with how foreign officials should act."

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Iran used 'white phosphorus incendiary' in drone attack, Kurdish dissident group claims

“Based on eyewitness observations, medical examinations, and extensive fires caused at the targeted site, the munitions employed in the drone attack are believed to have contained white phosphorus."

Unexploded ordinance, an artillery shell containing white phosphorous, is detonate

What do wars of attrition in the Middle East tell us about the Iran conflict? - analysis

The question is which side can sustain repeated rounds of conflict, absorb the costs, and ultimately translate military pressure into a lasting political and strategic outcome.

Israeli flags are displayed on a building that was damaged during the war against Iran

84,400 passengers in a single day: Iran escalation fails to slow down Ben Gurion Airport

Around 84,400 passengers are expected at Ben Gurion Airport today despite security tensions. The Airports Authority expects a peak of 94,000 passengers in a day and 2.3 million in July.

Ben Gurion Airport.

How Israeli start-ups are helping ships navigate a contested Hormuz - opinion

Cheap Iranian drones and GPS jamming have choked the world's most vital oil route. A handful of Israeli start-ups think they can help ships find a way through

STRAIT OF HORMUZ, OMAN/IRAN -- JUNE 16, 2026: 01 -- Maps4media-processed Sentinel-2 satellite imagery shows a broad overview of the Strait of Hormuz, including the Musandam Peninsula, nearby islands, coastal shallows, and the narrow maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.

PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.