US Central Command in the Middle East (CENTCOM) reported that the US Navy has seized 50 merchant vessels connected to Iran that were either leaving or traveling to Iranian ports since the start of the naval blockade. According to the statement, 50 commercial ships have been redirected by US forces...

Washington’s evolving approach to the Iran conflict is increasingly shaped not just by battlefield calculations but by the strategic psychology of exit narratives, as intelligence agencies attempt to model how Tehran would interpret a unilateral declaration of victory by the United States.  ...

US President Donald Trump has told his advisors to get ready for a long-term blockading of Iran. This information is reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), according to sources within the United States government. In the past few weeks, the leader of the White House has indicated support for...

The latest diplomatic exchanges between Washington and Tehran reveal a deepening divide not just over terms of engagement, but over the fundamental structure of any potential resolution. The reported dissatisfaction within the administration of Donald Trump toward Iran’s proposal underscores a...

A fragile diplomatic choreography is unfolding across multiple capitals as Iran recalibrates its negotiating posture and the United States signals conditional openness to dialogue, exposing a deeper contest over leverage, timing, and strategic intent.   The latest movement in this evolving...

Hopes for a negotiated pause in tensions between the United States and Iran have steadily eroded, not through a single dramatic collapse but through a layered breakdown of trust, expectations, and political signaling. The decision by the United States administration to cancel a planned diplomatic...

Tasnim reported that Haji Babaei, the Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, stated that the Central Bank of Iran has obtained its initial income from tolls for vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz. He did not indicate the quantity. A member of the Majlis Presidium informed Tasnim that the...

Energy chokepoints have long been instruments of geopolitical leverage, but recent developments around the Strait of Hormuz suggest a more deliberate and structured assertion of control by Iran—one that extends beyond immediate military signaling into economic, strategic, and psychological domains....

UN Secretary-General António Guterres praised the prolongation of the ceasefire with Iran declared by US President Donald Trump and urged the involved parties to participate in productive negotiations. "The Secretary-General appreciates the United States' decision to prolong the ceasefire. This...