US-Iran war

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iraq Faces Double-Digit Economic Contraction as IMF Downgrades Regional Outlook

A supertanker attempting to cross a route south of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after striking two naval mines, according to IRGC, March 6, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Iran Says It Struck Supertanker in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

USA

Bessent Says Iran Is ‘Biggest Loser’ as US Economic Pressure Intensifies

U.S. Marines conduct hoist training as an MH-60S Sea Hawk hovers above the flight deck of USS Portland (LPD 27) sailing in the Arabian Sea. (CENTCOM)

USA

CRS Says 81 US Military Aircraft Lost or Damaged in Iran War, Nearly Double May Count

U.S. Sailors work on the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea, Aug. 20, 2026. (CENTCOM)

Middle East

US CENTCOM Rejects Iran’s Claim That Strait of Hormuz Is Closed as Tanker Hit off Qatar

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, Sept. 15, 2026. (AFP)

USA

Bessent Says Iran to Have ‘No Oil on the Water’ as US Pressure Intensifies

The front facade of the US Department of the Treasury building in Washington, DC. (Photo: AP)

Iran

US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Automakers, Rail and Industrial Companies

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi (L) along with other delegates attends the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters, Sept. 22, 2026 in New York City. (AFP)

Iran

Iran Says No Talks Planned With US as Trump Expects Negotiations to Resume

US President Donald Trump (Kurdistan 24)

USA

Trump: Iran wants to reopen Hormuz immediately but the offer is not acceptable

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber takes off on a strike mission from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean against Taliban targets in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001. (U.S. Navy)

Iran

Iran Warns War Could Spread to Indian Ocean if US Strikes Resume

A boat firing a missile during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Gulf, Feb. 16, 2026. (IRGC)

Iran

Iran Guards Warn of New Targets, Weapons if US Launches Further Attacks

CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper. (Photo: Garbed from a video published by CENTCOM

Middle East

CENTCOM Says Over 1 Billion Barrels of Crude Have Passed Through Strait of Hormuz

Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Oman Postpones Iran-Gulf Meeting on Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump (C), son Eric Trump (L), and Ireland’s Prime Minister Michael Martin (R) attend the final round of the Irish Open golf tournament at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Ireland, Sept. 13, 2026. (AFP)

World

Trump Says He 'Doesn't Care' About Iran-Gulf Talks on Strait of Hormuz

A Nasr missile fired from an Iranian ship during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, September 2020. (AFP)

Middle East

Iran Expands Maritime Restrictions as Gulf Shipping Comes Under Attack

A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from the USS George Washington on Sept. 1, 2026. (US Navy photo)

Middle East

Iran Says It Struck US Base in Jordan as Tensions Escalate