Iran’s Secret Plan to Escalate the War
After President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran in mid-June, administration officials fanned out to build…
Iran Sees an Opening to Kick the U.S. Out of the Gulf
Iran is vowing to bar U.S. Navy warships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz as part of…
Oil prices sink, stock futures rally as U.S. and Iran pause attacks, Wall Street awaits busy week
Updated July 26, 2026, 11:02 p.m. ET U.S. stock-index futures rallied and oil prices tumbled on Sunday as the…
The U.S. and Iran Are Stuck in a Cycle of Military Escalation
ISTANBUL—The conflict between the U.S. and Iran is escalating just as the two warring parties are running up…
Exclusive | Iran Missile Struck Housing Units for U.S. Troops at Jordan Base
WASHINGTON—The Iranian ballistic missile attack on a Jordanian air base that killed two U.S. servicemembers struck prefabricated housing…
Pressure Builds Over Israel’s Treatment of Palestinian Prisoners
As Hamas fighters swarmed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the power suddenly went out in a remote…
Iran Begins Khamenei’s Funeral in Show of Defiance Against the U.S.
Iran began six days of funereal ceremony for its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in what is…
Iran’s Diverging Priorities Are Jeopardizing U.S. Peace Talks
DOHA, Qatar—A power struggle inside Tehran is threatening U.S.-Iran peace talks, with civilian leaders seeking billions in frozen…
Iran Mediators Offer Plan to Ease Lebanon, Hormuz Tensions
BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland—Iran and the U.S. agreed to the creation of a mechanism to ensure the termination of military…
Inside ‘Project Freedom,’ Trump’s Aborted Bid to Reopen the Persian Gulf
The Alliance Fairfax, a towering black and white car-carrier ship that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf…
How the War in Iran Helped Ukraine Go from Problem to Solution
Turns out, Ukraine has got cards. Just last fall, Russia was inexorably advancing on the battlefield, money was…
Iran Is Grasping for a Solution to an American Naval Blockade It Can’t Break
For almost five decades, Iran’s Islamic government has survived financial pressure from the U.S. by selling oil to…