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A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open Strait of Hormuz as nuclear talks continue

June 18, 2026 at 6:14 a.m.

Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

With President Donald Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed in

June 4, 2026 at 10:02 p.m.

President Donald Trump is facing warnings from foes and allies alike that he’s getting boxed in on the Iran war, a conflict he sold as a brief military incursion but...

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Burj al-Shamali village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran

June 3, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he’s optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks, but status of negotiations is unclear

June 2, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war looking increasingly in...

A woman rides a bicycle as others cross a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks

May 28, 2026 at 5:28 p.m.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days.

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, speaks with Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

President Trump says deal to end the nearly 3-month war with Iran has been ‘largely negotiated’

May 23, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

The United States and Iran are closing in on a deal to end the war in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump attends an event about loosening a federal refrigerant rule, in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says he’s sending 5,000 more troops to Poland, stirring confusion about US presence in Europe

May 22, 2026 at 8:29 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends at a press conference at the US Embassy in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as President Trump raises new threat of military action

May 21, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

President Donald Trump has again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba.

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

May 19, 2026 at 8:14 a.m.

President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military...

President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House on May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Foreigners with World Cup tickets won’t have to pay bonds to enter US, Trump administration tells AP

May 13, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds if they are confirmed World Cup ticket holders.

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