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A man rides on his motorbike past a billboard with a message that reads in Farsi: 'We must rise up' and an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo)

Iran’s secret plan to escalate the war

10 min read . 06:59 am IST

Air Force One in Ankara in July, as NATO leaders and allies gathered in the Turkish capital.

How Trump’s ruse to evade an Iranian threat unfolded on the tarmac in Turkey

7 min read . 13 Aug 2026

A new program allows welfare recipients in Iran to buy essentials on credit, reflecting ongoing economic distress amid soaring inflation. (AFP)

Iran is defying US pressure by becoming a ‘survival economy’

5 min read . 12 Aug 2026

Oil containers at the port of Fujairah, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, in the U.A.E.

Gulf states accept a new normal in Hormuz: Iran is in control

6 min read . 11 Aug 2026

U.S. officials have told mediators they won’t accept Iranian restrictions or tolls on Hormuz traffic. (Reuters)

Iran sees an opening to kick the US out of the Gulf

6 min read . 08 Aug 2026

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, one of Iran’s chief negotiators, has limited authority.

Can Iran’s diminished diplomats deliver a Hormuz deal?

5 min read . 07 Aug 2026

Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, (AP )

Iran and Oman seek agreement on the Hormuz in bid to jumpstart peace talks

4 min read . 28 Jul 2026

A satellite image shows smoke rising from an oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia blames Iran-backed militias for attack on oil facilities

2 min read . 28 Jul 2026

Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen. A spokesman for Yemen's Houthis had said on July 24 that the rebels were not blocking traffic through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, after they declared a maritime embargo this week on their foe Saudi Arabia. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia’s vast oil supplies now increasingly depend on a single exit

5 min read . 26 Jul 2026

Trump has shifted towards negotiations amid the war, expressing frustration with Netanyahu's escalation tactics complicating peace efforts. (AFP)

Why Israel is sitting out the latest US bombing campaign in Iran

4 min read . 22 Jul 2026

US–Iran War Live: Donald Trump Threatens Iran Again, Tehran Sends Blunt Message | Hourmuz

US-Iranian trash talk is disrupting peace negotiations

4 min read . 24 Jun 2026

America’s Humiliating Iran Tantrum: 'Panicked' Trump Admin Now Begging Oman to Save US Interests?

US presses neutral Oman to pick a side and cut ties with Iran

6 min read . 02 Jun 2026

Vessel traffic last week in the Strait of Hormuz.

US and Iran have ‘makings of a deal,’ Bessent says

5 min read . 29 May 2026

Tehran on Tuesday. Iran wants to regain access to world oil markets.

Iran pursues deal that brings economic relief without handing Trump victory

5 min read . 27 May 2026

Iran Fools Trump In Peace Talks? After Freeing $25 Bn Assets, Tehran Says ‘No Nuclear Deal Made’

Middle East grapples with the downsides of a Trump deal with Iran

7 min read . 24 May 2026

LIVE: After Trump’s ‘Failed’ China Trip, MBS No Longer Trusts US Shield Against Iran? | Iran War

How secret UAE and Saudi strikes on Iran shattered an uneasy coexistence

6 min read . 16 May 2026

Iran War Live | UAE Secretly ‘Attacked’ Iran While Publicly Calling for Peace? | Middle East Crisis

The UAE has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran

5 min read . 12 May 2026

Smoke rising from the direction of an energy installation in Fujairah, U.A.E., in March.

Muted US response to Iranian attacks deepens Gulf fears about cease-fire

6 min read . 09 May 2026

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) greeting his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Islamabad on April 24, 2026. (AFP)

Iran’s leadership divisions frustrate efforts to make progress in talks

4 min read . 25 Apr 2026

A damaged building in Tehran on Monday.

Air war in Iran gives way to crippling stalemate in Hormuz

6 min read . 23 Apr 2026