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US forces hit Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after downing drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, marking a new escalation that further complicates efforts to end the war.

One person was killed and more than 60 were injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait’s international airport, local officials reported.

Donald Trump announced that he has postponed previously planned military strikes against Iran, citing what he described as “progress” in negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict.

Every method the United States adopts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – whether through force, sanctions, or a treaty – hastens the structural decline that led to its closure.

For three months, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed. Iran shut the narrow channel that lies between its coast and Oman when this year’s war with Israel and the United States started on February 28, blocking a waterway that carried approximately a fifth of the world’s oil and gas. Prior to the war, about 138 ships passed through it each day.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has stated that it targeted an American air base in the region, following recent US strikes on southern Iran overnight.

America’s NATO allies were left puzzled on Friday after President Trump announced the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, reversing a decision to cancel the plan, with one European foreign minister describing the administration’s messaging as "confusing indeed."

The EU expanded its sanctions regime against Iran to target individuals and entities involved in Tehran’s actions disrupting navigation in the Middle East, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, the European Council said on Friday.

The conflict in the Middle East is sustaining elevated energy prices for a more extended period than anticipated, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks stated, indicating that increases in interest rates are probable.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a heated phone conversation with Donald Trump that left the Israeli leader feeling extremely agitated, a source has revealed.

Days after hosting President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed another significant guest, with Russian President Vladimir Putin arriving on Tuesday as Beijing aims to present itself as a stabilizing force on the global stage.

The drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant all originated from Iraq, the country’s Defense Ministry stated on Tuesday, suggesting that Iraqi Shiite militias supported by Iran were likely responsible for the attack.

A recent American intelligence assessment revealed that U.S. forces have detected at least 10 mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials familiar with the situation. The officials spoke to CBS News anonymously to discuss sensitive national security issues.

Xi Jinping has given a clear warning to Donald Trump regarding the possible dangers of a war between the two superpowers.

The Department of Justice is examining unusual trading activities that coincide with fluctuations in the oil market, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation.

When President Trump arrives in Beijing aboard Air Force One for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, the foremost issue on the Chinese leader’s mind won’t be the global impacts of the war in Iran and the bottlenecked Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump stated in a phone interview with CBS News on Monday morning that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax "for a period of time."

Three U.S. Navy destroyers passing through the Strait of Hormuz were attacked on Thursday, and the U.S. conducted strikes on two Iranian ports adjacent to the strait, casting doubt on an increasingly fragile month-long ceasefire between the two countries.

U.S. counterterrorism officials will meet with international partners on Friday to discuss how allies can enhance efforts to combat terrorist threats, particularly those from Iran and in the Strait of Hormuz, a White House official stated.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with China’s top diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday, highlighting the close ties between the two countries just before U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Xi Jinping.

Two U.S. commercial ships that traversed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were accompanied by U.S. military security teams, as Iran initiated attacks against them during the passage, according to two U.S. officials.

President Trump stated on Tuesday that he has put Project Freedom on hold — a U.S. initiative announced over the weekend to help guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — to determine if the United States can reach an agreement with Iran.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated Tuesday that the U.S. operation escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast is a "temporary solution" following the standoff that led to an exchange of fire the previous day.