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U.S. President Donald Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days. The move pause comes after what he calls productive weekend talks between Washington and Tehran. Both pilo...

U.S. President Donald Trump vows to 'obliterate' Iran's energy facilities if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran warns it would retaliate by hitting U.S. energy and desalination sites. That...

Trump’s conflicting signals on the Iran conflict raise real questions about who’s shaping U.S. strategy. Security warnings for the 2026 World Cup are piling up as federal support arrives lands months ...

*This podcast has been updated to include news of the U.S. sending Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East.  Attacks on Middle Eastern energy infrastructure threaten the world eco...

The U.S. weighs sending thousands more troops to the Middle East. Signs of an Iran strategy split emerge between the U.S. and Israel. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tighten their grip on wartime decision...

* This episode has been corrected to remove an erroneous reference to the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi being on Wednesday. It is scheduled for...

*This podcast has been corrected to remove an erroneous reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as president Israel says Iran's security ​chief Ali Larijani has been killed. Rockets an...

Calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz appear to fall on deaf ears. Tehran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia tells Reuters that Iran's relations with Gulf states requi...

Iran arrests dozens of people it accuses of aiding Israeli strikes, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit Kharg Island “a few more times just for fun.” As oil prices rise, Trump wants allies...

 Iran warns it may target U.S. “hideouts” in the United Arab Emirates, as a drone attack disrupts oil-loading at the UAE’s Fujairah oil hub. European leaders push back as Washington issues a sanctions...