Middle East escalation
Kuwait reopens airspace after U.S. strikes in Iran; Israel warns of Lebanon launches
The alerts followed U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites, with Trump threatening more attacks after saying earlier that a deal was close
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- Energy markets Oil jumps as Iran says it targeted U.S. airbase after new strikes Fresh U.S. attacks in southern Iran and Iranian missile and drone activity near Kuwait and the Strait of Hormuz rattled energy markets despite a fragile ceasefire
- Iran war talks Trump threatens stronger Iran strikes, says direct talks are premature The president paused a U.S. escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz to give Pakistan-brokered negotiations more time, but said the naval blockade remains in force
- Strait of Hormuz tensions Hegseth says Iran ceasefire still holds after Strait exchange The defense secretary said U.S. escorts for commercial ships are separate from the broader conflict, even after Iranian fire and a U.S. strike on small boats
Iran crisis
Hegseth Says Iran Ceasefire Holds as U.S. Escorts Hormuz Ships
The Pentagon said Project Freedom is separate from the ceasefire, but attacks around the waterway and on the UAE underscored how quickly the truce could fray
Hormuz standoff
U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds for now as Hormuz mission draws fire
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the truce remains in place despite Iranian attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and on the UAE, while only two U.S.-flagged merchant ships are known to have passed the new route
Strait of Hormuz
U.S. and Iran Trade Claims Over Control of Strait of Hormuz
Washington says two U.S.-flagged merchant ships crossed under its new escort effort, while Iranian officials and state-linked media warned against the operation as the ceasefire held under strain
Strait of Hormuz
Hegseth says Iran ceasefire still holds after Strait exchange
The defense secretary said U.S. escorts for commercial ships are separate from the broader conflict, even after Iranian fire and a U.S. strike on small boats
Strait of Hormuz
U.S. guides ships through Hormuz as UAE reports Iranian drone attack
CENTCOM said two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels safely transited under Project Freedom, but the passage came amid Iranian threats and a reported attack on an ADNOC-linked tanker
U.S. troop posture
Pentagon to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany
The drawdown is expected over six to 12 months and comes as Trump clashes with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other NATO allies over the war with Iran
U.S.-Germany relations
Trump says U.S. is reviewing troop cuts in Germany
The president said a decision could come soon after Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Washington’s handling of the Iran war