Elena Becatoros

A rescue worker checks an apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Iran and US reach an initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain

June 15, 2026 at 8:45 a.m.

The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the...

An Israeli flag hangs on a destroyed building in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Thursday June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

What to know about the deal between Israel and Lebanon extending their shaky ceasefire

June 4, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, with an aim to continue talks later this month for a comprehensive peace deal.

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruises

May 13, 2026 at 8:21 a.m.

The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if...

A passenger on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, takes a photo of the ship’s weighing anchor in Praia, during the voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

May 9, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran creates new agency to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz while reviewing peace deal with US

May 7, 2026 at 12:11 p.m.

Iran has created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company reported Thursday, as Tehran said it was reviewing...

In this photo released by the Telegram channel of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister via AP)

Trump threatens Iran with bombing if it doesn’t reopen Strait of Hormuz

May 6, 2026 at 8:25 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing Wednesday if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end the war.

A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

President Trump says he’s paused US effort to guide stranded vessels out of Strait of Hormuz

May 5, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire remains in effect a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The key American...

FILE – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stands waiting to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say

April 27, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war.

People drive their motorbikes past billboards showing the Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top and right, and his father, the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect

April 16, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Smoke rises following several Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts

April 9, 2026 at 6:13 p.m.

A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut and Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

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