Trump warns Iran ‘better get smart soon’ as he weighs military options over Strait of Hormuz

Toasting the king at the banquet, Trump touched on the Middle East crisis, saying the U.S. has “militarily defeated” Iran. “And we are never going to let that opponent ever — Charles agrees with me, even more than I do — we are never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon,” he added. … Read more

Live Updates: Iran war and Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo as Trump mulls latest Iranian offer

The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets.” “In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defense and offense,” David Barnea said, referring to the Israeli … Read more

Iran presented Trump with proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and delay nuclear talks

Iran has presented a proposal to the United States that would focus on opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war but would table thorny discussions around Iran’s nuclear program until a later date, a Gulf source and a regional source told NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more

Iran Offers US a New Proposal to Open Strait of Hormuz: Report

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US turns to drones after retiring minesweepers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. is racing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Iran threatens one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, testing a Navy that has recently retired most of its dedicated minesweepers and is now relying on a smaller fleet of unmanned systems to do the … Read more

Naval escorts will likely be needed when Strait of Hormuz reopens, Chevron CEO says

Washington — Chevron’s chief executive said it’s likely that the U.S. Navy may need to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once it reopens in order to ensure a level of security.  The standoff over the strait has intensified amid Iran’s threats against the critical channel and a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, … Read more

Live Updates: With U.S. and Iran locked in Strait of Hormuz standoff, Hezbollah rejects Lebanon ceasefire

A prominent member of Hezbollah’s political wing, Lebanese parliamentarian Ali Fayyad, said in a statement on Friday that the three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire announced the previous day by President Trump in Washington was “meaningless” in light of continued “hostile acts” by Israel.  Fayyad, a longtime member of the Iranian-backed group which is both … Read more

Hegseth and Caine holding news conference on Iran war, as ceasefire grinds on but tension swirls in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military’s top uniformed and top civilian officials will take questions from the press on the Iran war Friday morning, as a weeks-long U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains in place — but with both sides ratcheting up their competition for control over shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan … Read more