May 4 Cuban ambassador rejects ‘surrender’ talk, calls for US negotiations as sanctions tighten Cuba's ambassador says Havana remains open to negotiations with Washington despite mounting U.S. sanctions targeting oil supplies and trade partners.
May 4 Iran blockade ‘going global’ is a warning signal to China and Russia President Trump calls the Iran blockade unbelievably effective as U.S. forces seize ships carrying oil worth millions, sending a message to Russia and China.
May 3 Trump’s Iran crackdown ‘suffocating’ regime as oil wells could shut within days, Bessent says Scott Bessent says the U.S. is "suffocating" Iran's regime through frozen assets, a naval blockade and escalating economic pressure on the IRGC.
May 1 Palestinian soccer boss refuses to shake hands with Israeli counterpart at FIFA Congress Jibril Rajoub says he refused to shake hands with an Israeli football official at the FIFA Congress, calling for sanctions and an end to double standards.
May 1 Trump’s 'Economic Fury' squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure? Trump's escalating sanctions, naval blockade and financial enforcement against Iran test whether economic strain can force Iran's regime to bend.
April 29 Iran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade Sanctioned tankers are allegedly disguising Iranian oil shipments as Iraqi cargo while Trump doubles down on the naval blockade to squeeze Tehran.
April 29 Iran sent my husband’s kidnapper to negotiate with America. Trump should make them pay An FBI-wanted Iranian official allegedly involved in Bob Levinson's abduction sat across from the U.S. vice president during Iran negotiations in Pakistan.
April 28 Trump squeezes Iran with maximum pressure — why it hasn’t forced a breakthrough Two months of U.S. military strikes and a naval blockade on Iran have failed to force Iran to make the nuclear concessions President Donald Trump is seeking.
April 27 Trump admin warns Iraq over Iran terror proxies as US reportedly blocks cash payments The Trump administration reportedly halted dollar shipments to Baghdad to pressure Iraq into disbanding Iran-backed militias that have attacked U.S. personnel.
April 25 Think we're losing the war in Iran? Consider where things really stand Iran's regime persists but is strategically hollowed out, with its nuclear program, missile arsenal, proxy network and economy all badly damaged.