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Iran sits on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for roughly a fifth of the world’s oil. Its nuclear programme, its network of allied militias and its long confrontation with the United States and Israel make it one of the most consequential and most caricatured states in world politics.

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October 2026

  1. The War Now Has an Election Date

September 2026

  1. UK PM Andy Burnham Cites ‘Strong Indications’ of Iranian Involvement in RAF Fairford Security Incident
  2. US Considers Easing Pressures: Trump Offers Iran Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds Release for Nuclear Concessions
  3. Seven Days to Reopen the Strait. Here Is What It Would Have Cost.
  4. A Waterway 100 Miles Wide Is Setting the Price at Your Pump
  5. US Officials Say Iran Damaged American Military Aircraft in Jordan, But Trump Contradicts Claims

August 2026

  1. Pentagon Weighs Gulf Force Reduction as Iran War Exposes Critical Military Vulnerabilities
  2. US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls Below 300 Million Barrels, Raising Salt Cavern Damage Concerns
  3. Strategic Shifts: US Military Crowdsources ‘Creative’ Ideas to Pressure Iran Amid Evolving Trump Campaign
  4. Trump Halts Planned Strikes on Iran, Citing Framework for Regional Security and Middle East Peace

July 2026

  1. Iran Vows 'Appropriate Action' as US Unleashes Strikes for Ninth Consecutive Night Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
  2. US Launches Fresh Strikes on Iranian Missile Systems Around Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict
  3. Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz 'More Important Than Dozens of Atomic Bombs' Amid Escalating U.S. Tensions

June 2026

  1. Iran Attacks Gulf States, Threatens Talks Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
  2. Escalation in Gulf: Iran Strikes Bahrain, Kuwait Amid US Hormuz Action
  3. Diplomatic Tensions Flare as Iran Reviews US Ceasefire Plan Amid War, Trump Insists Tehran Seeks Deal
  4. Nobody Has Read It. Everyone Has Signed It. The Iran MOU Is the Most Powerful Document Nobody Has Seen
  5. The $60-Day Clock: US and Iran Set to Sign Historic MOU on June 19 — But the Hard Part Is Just Beginning
  6. The World Held Its Breath at a French Lake — Trump Brought an Iran Deal, Europe Brought Ukraine
  7. Iran's Nuclear Program: Bombed, But Not Buried
  8. The Ceasefire That Keeps Dying: Iran, Israel, and the Strikes That Could End Everything
  9. Iran Shot Down a U.S. Apache Over the Strait of Hormuz — And Trump Is Calling It an Act of War
  10. When the Beautiful Game Became a Battlefield: Iran, FIFA, and the Most Geopolitical World Cup in History
  11. The Ceasefire That Won't Hold: Inside the US-Iran War's Most Dangerous Week
  12. The 60-Day Gamble: Can Washington and Tehran Actually End Their War?
  13. The Ceasefire That Nobody Agreed To: Trump Brokers Lebanon Truce — But Iran Walks Out of Nuclear Talks

May 2026

  1. 🛢️ THE DRAGON'S THIRST: China Is Smuggling Oil Through a War Zone — And Washington Can't Stop It
  2. Not Yet, Sir: How America's Gulf Allies Talked Trump Out of Bombing Iran
  3. The Line That Must Never Be Crossed: A Drone Just Hit the Arab World's Only Nuclear Plant
  4. The Kingdom Bleeds: Saudi Arabia's Oil Production Collapses to Its Lowest in 36 Years
  5. The World's Most Dangerous Bottleneck: Inside the Iran-Hormuz Stalemate
  6. Trump Says Iran Ceasefire is ‘On Life Support’ After Rejecting Tehran’s Response
  7. Trump’s Beijing Summit: Seeking to Lock the Global Door on Iran While Xi Keeps a Back Alley Open
  8. US Strikes Iranian Tankers in Strait of Hormuz as Historic Peace Talks Hang in the Balance
  9. US and Iran Exchange Fire in Strait of Hormuz: Is the Ceasefire Collapsing?
  10. Hidden Damage: Satellite Analysis Shows Wider Impact of Iranian Attacks on US Bases
  11. US and Iran Close to Agreeing to 1-Page Memo to End War: Key Terms, Global Impact, and Next Steps
  12. Iran Strikes UAE and Targeted Ships as U.S. Launches Operation ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz
  13. Naval Diplomacy: US Transfers MV Touska Crew to Pakistan in Strategic Goodwill Move
  14. US Sanctions on Chinese Refineries Over Iran Oil Links Rejected by Beijing
  15. US Bypasses Congress to Approve $8.6 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and Gulf States Amid Middle East Tensions
  16. Trump Mulls Reducing US Troops in Germany, Spain, and Italy: How Many Does Europe Host?

April 2026

  1. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Faces Second Day of Fierce Congressional Grilling Over $25 Billion Iran War
  2. Donald Trump Claims Iran in 'State of Collapse,' Says Tehran Wants US to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Standoff
  3. Hezbollah Labels Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire ‘Meaningless’ Amid Surging Violence in the South
  4. Trump Administration Drafts 'Naughty and Nice' List for NATO Allies Over Iran War Support
  5. Iran-Israel War Live Updates: US and Iranian Delegations Arrive in Islamabad for High-Stakes Peace Talks
  6. 'You Gave Me Clearance, You Are Firing Now': Audio Reveals Chaos as Iran Navy Targets Indian Tankers
  7. Pakistan’s Strategic Balancing Act: Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran for High-Stakes US-Iran Peace Talks
  8. The Shifting Balance of Power: How China and Iran Weaponise the Global Economy to Challenge US Dominance
  9. Israel Considers Tactical Pause in Lebanon Strikes Amid Critical Islamabad Talks
  10. Iran-Israel War Live Updates: US VP JD Vance Heads to Pakistan for Peace Talks ‘In Good Faith’
  11. Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Teeters in the Face of Disagreements Over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
  12. Global Economy in a Chokehold: Trump Rejects Iran’s Ceasefire Terms Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
  13. US Services Sector Growth Slows in March as Iran Conflict Ignites Inflationary Pressures
  14. Planet Labs Imposes Indefinite Blackout on Iran Satellite Imagery at U.S. Request
  15. ‘All Hell Will Rain Down’: Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Blockade
  16. Trump Requests Historic $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget as Iran War Costs Near $2 Billion a Day
  17. Global Oil Prices Surge as Allies Convene on Hormuz Blockade Following Trump’s Vow to Escalate Iran Attacks
  18. US Seeks Rapid De-Escalation as Fresh Attacks Strike Gulf States and Iran

March 2026

  1. China and Pakistan Unveil Comprehensive Five-Point Peace Plan to De-Escalate West Asia Conflict
  2. US Bases in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia Hit in Fresh Tehran Strikes Amid 2026 Middle East Escalation
  3. Iran Reviews US Ceasefire Plan While Trump Asserts Tehran Seeks a Deal Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict
  4. Pakistan Set to Host US-Iran Peace Talks Amid Rising Strait of Hormuz Pressure: Full Report
  5. US-Iran Conflict: Trump Declares 5-Day Energy Truce as Reports Emerge of Peace Talks with Mojtaba Khamenei
  6. US-Iran War: Trump Halts Power Plant Strikes for 5 Days Amid Claims of Peace Talks
  7. Netanyahu’s Iran War Strategy Shows Strength and Control Amid Middle East Escalation
  8. Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Could Be ‘Completely’ Closed if US Bombs Power Plants Amid 48-Hour Ultimatum
  9. Netanyahu Had to Prove He Was Alive 3 Times: Why "Proof of Life" Is the Word of the Week
  10. US Pentagon Draws Up Iran Ground Invasion Plans as Trump Weighs Escalation
  11. Three Weeks In, Iran War Slips Beyond Trump’s Control as Escalation Outpaces Exit Strategy
  12. Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge After Israel Kills Security Chief Ali Larijani: 'Every Drop of Spilled Blood...'
  13. US Counterterrorism Chief Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War, Cites "Israel Pressure"
  14. Embassies Under Attack in the Iran War: How Diplomatic Missions Are Becoming Targets
  15. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Unveils £50 Million Energy Support Package Amid Iran War Fallout
  16. Netanyahu Mocks Death Rumors in New Video Amid Unprecedented Israel Strikes on Iran and Lebanon
  17. US-Iran War Live Updates: Israel Approves $827 Million Emergency Military Funding Amid Escalating Conflict
  18. Trump Urges Global Powers to Deploy Warships to Secure Strait of Hormuz Amid Middle East Crisis
  19. US Unleashes 'Most Intense' Strikes on Iran; Hegseth Claims New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is Wounded
  20. Questions mount for Hegseth over possible US involvement in strike on Iranian school
  21. US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Two Indian Tankers Granted Safe Passage Through Strait of Hormuz
  22. Pete Hegseth Brings Combative Style as the Face of Trump's War in Iran
  23. US Declares ‘Most Intense Day of Strikes’ on Iran; Hegseth Says War Will End on ‘Our Timeline’
  24. Oil Prices Dip as Trump Declares Iran War 'Ahead of Schedule' and Ending 'Very Soon'
  25. Yardeni Raises Odds of Market Meltdown to 35% as Iran War Risks Rattle Global Investors
  26. Trump Attends Dignified Transfer for US Troops Killed in Iran Conflict: Confronts ‘The Bad Part of War’
  27. Iran’s President Apologises to West Asian Neighbours, Pledges to Halt Strikes Unless Attacked
  28. India Dismisses Claims of US Navy Using Indian Ports for Iran Strikes as ‘Baseless and Fake’
  29. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Confirms Elimination of Iranian Official Behind Trump Assassination Plot
  30. US Economy Faces Fresh Uncertainty as Iran War Threatens Oil Shock and Fed Outlook
  31. The Curious Case of China Positioning Itself Cautiously on Iran Amid Regional Upheaval
  32. Is the US Running Out of Missiles to Attack Iran? Inside the Looming Munitions Crisis
  33. The True Cost of a US-Iran War: Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Escalating Tensions
  34. Iran-Israel War Escalates: At Least 555 Killed in Iran Amid US-Israeli Strikes, Red Crescent Society Says
  35. US-Israel Strikes on Iran Live Updates: Blasts in Tehran as Trump Says 'Iran's New Leadership Wants to Talk'

February 2026

  1. US and Israel Launch Joint Military Strikes on Iran: Trump Cites 'Imminent Threats' in Major Escalation
  2. Tensions Mount in Geneva: US and Iran commence High-Stakes Round 2 Talks amid Military Buildup
  3. US-Iran Nuclear Talks Set for Friday in Oman, Axios Reports: A Critical Step for Diplomacy

January 2026

  1. Tehran Unveils Defiant Mural as Trump’s “Armada” Closes In: A New Peak in US-Iran Tensions
  2. Gulf Scramble

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Our most recent coverage of Iran: “The War Now Has an Election Date” (Oct 8, 2026); “UK PM Andy Burnham Cites ‘Strong Indications’ of Iranian Involvement in RAF Fairford Security Incident” (Sep 30, 2026); “US Considers Easing Pressures: Trump Offers Iran Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds Release for Nuclear Concessions” (Sep 28, 2026).

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100 political cartoons and analyses since January 2026, most often alongside United States, Israel and Donald Trump.