Vaughn Cockayne

Israel has assassinated many of Iran’s key leaders. How is the regime in Tehran still standing?

An intense Israeli assassination campaign has not yet been enough to bring down Iran's hard-line regime, which is still standing despite losing scores of its top officials over the past four weeks.

March 25, 2026

Off ramp? Despite Iranian denials, U.S. and Israel say negotiations are under way to end war

The U.S. and Israel opened the door Monday to a peace deal with Iran and the potential end to a bloody conflict that has upended Middle East politics, wreaked havoc on the global economy and fueled fears about whether America is being sucked into a new forever war.

March 23, 2026

U.S., Iran trade escalation threats over power plants, Strait of Hormuz

Iranian officials remained adamant Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed, despite threats from President Trump that U.S. forces could take out Iran's power plants if the strategic waterway is not opened by Monday.

March 22, 2026

U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz says Iranian energy infrastructure is a legitimate target in war

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Sunday upheld President Trump's threat to strike Iranian energy infrastructure if Tehran keeps the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed.

March 22, 2026

Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iranian energy infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz remains closed

President Trump warned Saturday that U.S. forces would "obliterate" Iran's power plants in 48 hours if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, signaling a new direction for the war as it moves into its fourth week.

March 22, 2026

Israel launches strikes against Syria after alleged attacks on Druze minority members

The Israeli military said it launched strikes against Syrian military positions in the southern Sweida province to defend Druze civilians against alleged attacks by Damascus.

March 20, 2026

Unidentified drones spotted at Fort McNair, a military post where top Trump officials live

Unidentified drones were spotted hovering over Fort McNair, a military post in Washington that houses top Trump administration officials, the latest in a string of strange drone sightings near military sites worldwide.

March 19, 2026

Iran targets energy infrastructure in across Gulf after Israeli attack on South Pars

An Israeli-led airstrike on Iran's South Pars gas field triggered a massive Iranian counterattack on Thursday, with Tehran targeting energy infrastructure across the Gulf with scores of ballistic missiles and drones.

March 19, 2026

Israel strikes Iran’s massive natural gas facility

The Israeli air force struck Iran's South Pars natural gas processing facility, the largest in the world, Wednesday in the first attack of its kind since the war began.

March 18, 2026

Overnight airstrike kills head of Iranian intelligence ministry

The Israeli military announced Wednesday that an overnight airstrike killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran's minister of intelligence, in yet another massive blow to the Iranian security structure.

March 18, 2026

Iran takes hammer to Middle Eastern rivals’ global commerce, culture goals

Iran's scattershot attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors are taking a toll on the carefully crafted reputations of stability that countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have built in recent years, potentially disrupting billions of dollars in Western investment as the U.S. and Iran threaten to intensify attacks on energy infrastructure in the region.

March 17, 2026

Israeli military kills Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, in airstrike

Israel announced Tuesday that an overnight airstrike killed Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official and a former adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamaeni, potentially upending the Iranian control structure as the war continues.

March 17, 2026

Trump vents frustration as allies balk at securing strait

President Trump said Monday he is keeping a close watch on which countries help the U.S. break Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and reopen the critical passage to oil traffic.

March 16, 2026

World leaders cool on Trump’s demand for an international coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz

World leaders were not enthusiastic about President Trump's demand that U.S. allies commit resources to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with most offering noncommittal statements or outright refusals on Monday.

March 16, 2026

U.S. temporarily halts sanctions on Russian oil as White House looks to bring down oil prices

Washington has temporarily waived sanctions on some Russian oil and petroleum shipments, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday, removing a tool previously used to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine economically.

March 13, 2026

Supreme leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed as attacks on shipping, Gulf states continue

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz showed no signs of easing Thursday as Iran's new supreme leader declared his country would continue to block the vital oil route and attack ships attempting to navigate it in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes.

March 12, 2026

Voters are worried about AI and don’t trust either party to handle it correctly, survey finds

A majority of American voters believe the costs of artificial intelligence outweigh the benefits, according to a new survey, and they don't trust either political party to handle the issues the technology will create adequately.

March 12, 2026

Iran declares banks, companies with U.S., Israeli ties targets in war

Financial centers with ties to the U.S. or Israel will be considered legitimate targets, Iran's military announced Wednesday, opening up a new consequential and expensive front in the Middle East war.

March 11, 2026

Projectiles hit three cargo vessels in and near Strait of Hormuz as closure continues

Unidentified projectiles struck three cargo ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday amid the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported.

March 11, 2026

Pentagon says 140 service members wounded in Iran war as U.S. launches ‘most intense’ attacks so far

About 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, as the U.S. looks to intensify its strikes against Iran and weighs escorting oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

March 10, 2026