Iran israel war

Iran expert: Tehran not yet under enough pressure to concede

Tehran continues to condition any discussion of its nuclear program on ending the war, lifting the blockade, and the withdrawal of US forces, meaning the core obstacle remains unresolved.

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC publishes new map of Strait of Hormuz as US to begin escorting ships through Persian Gulf

US President Donald Trump pictured in the Oval Office, April 30, 2026; illustrative.

Trump reviewing deal with Iran, says they 'have not yet paid a big enough price'

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IDF strikes targets over 1,600 km away, drops over 80 explosives on Tehran weapon production sites

According to the IDF, over 80 munitions were dropped on weapon production, research, and development sites responsible for creating weapons used to attack Israel.

A PLUME of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on March 29, 2026.

Break the Strait: How the world can end Iran’s energy blackmail

Iran’s leverage is structural, not absolute—it depends on Hormuz being indispensable. That assumption no longer holds.

Shraga Biran, President of the Institute for Structural Reforms

Mojtaba Khamenei thanks Iraq for support during war in rare message since becoming Supreme Leader

The message did not include any evidence that Khamenei, who has not been publicly seen since the war began last month, is alive.

A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

‘Eroding shield’: Iran’s evolving attack strategy aims for interceptor shortage, report reveals

The Jewish Institute for National Security of America reported that the main concern for the US and Israel in the coming weeks of the war is the impending shortage of interceptors.

An interceptor is fired toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, March 22, 2026

Iranian missile hit on Ne'ot Hovav factory leads to fear of chemical leakage

The Environmental Protection Ministry stated that the possibility of hazardous chemicals leaking was being investigated, but that at this stage, there was no expected risk to nearby towns.

A FIRE resulting from an Iranian missile fragment in Ne'ot Hovav, March 29, 2026.

Police reach agreement with Latin Patriarchate to allow limited groups in Church of Holy Sepulchre

Israel's Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office announced that the police would be working on a security plan to enable the church leaders to worship at the holy site in upcoming days.

LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Oil is Trump‘s Achilles heel: The Iran war is being fought at the gas pump - opinion

The world’s largest oil producer is being held hostage by Iran’s blockade of a 21-mile-wide chokepoint as President Donald Trump decides how to deal with the strait’s closure.

INDIAN VESSEL ‘Nanda Devi’ carrying liquefied petroleum gas arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state earlier this week, after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy corridor that Iran has selectively closed.

Pakistan steps up mediation efforts between Iran, US to end conflict - analysis

Pakistan said on March 28 that the recent discussion with Iran “marks a meaningful step toward peace and will strengthen our collective efforts in that direction."

Iran and Pakistan falgs. Illustration.

Your Taxes: The Iran war’s commercial impact

The latest Iran war is having an economic impact on the world economy. If less fuel is available to the world through the Strait of Hormuz, it means less travel and fewer petroleum products.

 Oil, miniatures of oil barrels, oil pump jack and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023.

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The month-long war now under way has done more than degrade Iran’s air defenses and cripple parts of its military-industrial complex - it has upended the diplomatic cast.

IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.