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Rubio Backs NATO in Rome Visit, Presses Europe to Act on Iran

The trip signals U.S. pressure for concrete European steps on Iran.

U.S. Escalates Pressure on Iran as Treasury Warns Oil Output May Halt Within a Week

Leaked Pentagon Memo Floats Reconsidering U.S. Backing for U.K. Falklands Claim

Lavrov Signals Diplomatic Restart, Backs Pakistan-Brokered Ceasefire

U.S. Seizes Sanctioned Iranian Cargo Ship After Disabling It Near the Strait of Hormuz

Brennan Presses Rep. Mike Turner Over Trump’s Shifting Iran Rhetoric

Ukraine Joins Consultations on Strait of Hormuz Operations

Russian Tanker Steams Toward Cuba in Test of U.S. Oil Blockade

1987 Trump Ad and 1988 Iran Warning Resurface as Frame for His 2026 Strategy

Trump Presses Allies to Secure Hormuz as Japan Pledges Economic Support and South Korea Hesitates

Finland’s President Urges India to Broker US–Iran Ceasefire

Germany Rules Out Military Role in Iran Conflict, Sees No Need for Naval Escorts

U.S. Orders Second Carrier Toward Middle East as Reports Outline Backing for Possible Israeli Strikes on Iran

Global Iran Protests Swell After Pahlavi’s Munich Plea as U.S. Sends Second Carrier and Weighs New Talks

U.S. Orders USS Gerald R. Ford to Gulf as Trump Confirms Second Carrier Deployment

U.S. Sends Second Carrier to Middle East as Trump Confirms Ford’s Redeployment

Talks With Iran to Continue After Trump–Netanyahu Meeting as U.S. Weighs Second Carrier

Turkey Says U.S. Appears Willing to Allow Limited Iranian Enrichment

U.S. Tells Flagged Ships to Steer Clear of Iranian Waters in Strait of Hormuz

Arctic Contest Deepens With Russia–China Moves and South Korea’s 2026 Shipping Plan