Iran Crisis 2026

Iran Crisis 2026

A woman walks next to a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 22 March 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

War may end in interim deal that leaves Iran battered but unbowed

Even if a memorandum on ending the war is agreed soon, it is less likely to be a lasting breakthrough than a temporary truce, diplomats, officials and regional analysts say.

People ride past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran halting indirect talks with US over Israel's Lebanon incursion: Tasnim

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported two sets of Israeli strikes had taken place on Tyre and an area to its east on 28 May 2026. Photo: BSS/AFP

Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy

A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, US June 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Oil falls over 1% on reports of potential US-Iran ceasefire deal

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 5 May 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval

People ride past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Report says Iran, US reach outline ceasefire deal after latest attacks

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 8 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

'Oman will behave or we'll have to blow them up': Trump threatens over Strait of Hormuz control

The US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been running for over a month. Photo: Deutsche Welle/US Navy/Planet Pix/ZUMA/picture alliance

US strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iranian state TV says Strait of Hormuz could reopen within a month under deal; US calls report 'false'

The website used by the Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked hacker group which has claimed credit for the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel?s personal email, is shown on a screen in Washington D.C., U.S., March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo

Iranian hackers responsible for Los Angeles transit system breach, Israeli researchers say

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for the G7 Session on Ukraine and Defence Cooperation during the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, 12 November 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Rubio says Iran deal could take days as US launches fresh strikes

Plumes of smoke billow from southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes | Photo: Reutets

US launches fresh strikes on Iran as talks to end war proceed

The US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been running for over a month. Photo: Deutsche Welle/US Navy/Planet Pix/ZUMA/picture alliance

US or Iran: Who will win the Hormuz endurance game?