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Donald Trump speaking at David S. Mack Center police graduation ceremony in Garden City, New York

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Donald Trump announced at a police graduation ceremony Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. With the June MoU expiring Monday and the strait

August 16, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Interior in Tehran on National Journalists Day August 2026

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Journalist Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Iran's parliament voted Sunday to criminalize journalist contact with American and Israeli media, setting prison terms from two years to 30 years. The bill, which now faces Guardian Council review, follows the 15-year sentence handed to photojournalist Yalda Moaiery under

August 16, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas Iran, the waterway whose closure is holding oil prices today near 90 dollars a barrel

Oil Prices Today, August 16, 2026: Brent at $88.52 as the US Blockade Holds Hormuz Shut

Oil prices today, August 16, 2026: Brent settled Friday at $88.52 a barrel and WTI at

Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base where Iranian pilots were allegedly shot down during March 2026 hostilities

Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Pilots Shot Down Near Al Udeid for Six Months

Qatar's Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied Iranian military claims that three Air Force pilots shot down near Al Udeid Air Base during March hostilities have been held in secret custody for six

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

USS George Washington aircraft carrier docked at US Fleet Activities Yokosuka Japan

USS Lincoln’s 266-Day Iran War Deployment Ends as Sailor Crisis Grips Navy

The USS George Washington has left Vietnam for the Middle East to relieve the USS Lincoln after a record 266-day Iran war deployment. Sailors reportedly tried to jump overboard while Trump dismissed

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli military operations along the Lebanon front near the Ali al-Taher ridge in south Lebanon

Iran Warns Israel Over Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Ridge as IDF Declares Permanent Presence

Iran drew a public line Saturday over the contested Ali al-Taher ridge in south Lebanon, warning that any Israeli military move there would bring Tehran into direct escalation. The warning came as

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed in Persian Gulf during Iran war 2026

Iran Calls Trump’s Hormuz Territory Declaration ‘Delusions’ as Monday Deadline Expires

Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi dismissed Donald Trump's pledge to claim the Strait of Hormuz as US territory as 'delusions' on Friday, as the 60-day war deadline expired and the strait

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Strait of Hormuz oil tanker route Iran US tensions August 2026

Iran Refuses US Talks, Trump Claims Hormuz: ‘Cannot Be Seized by a Tweet’

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi refused Saturday to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington while Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi dismissed Trump's claim to Hormuz as unseizable 'by a tweet or an aircraft carrier.'

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi statement on Strait of Hormuz August 2026

Iran’s Parliament Formally Backs Hormuz Control as US Blockade Shows Strain

Iran's parliament advanced a formal legal framework to bar hostile-nation vessels from the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, as shipping data showed only nine of the usual twelve commodity vessels completing the

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Nassau County Police Academy Center in Garden City New York August 14 2026

Trump Claims Hormuz Will Be US Territory. Hours Later, White House Called It a Joke.

Donald Trump told a Nassau County crowd Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran, prompting an immediate rebuke from Tehran. Hours later, a White

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vice President JD Vance who declared cheap oil is America's top goal in the Iran war

Vance: Cheap Oil Is US ‘Goal Number One’ in Iran War as UAE Reports Hormuz Attacks

Vice President JD Vance publicly ranked affordable energy above Iran's nuclear program as America's top war objective on Friday, as the UAE condemned two new Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers in the

August 14, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

USS George Washington aircraft carrier transiting the East China Sea before heading to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East

USS George Washington Heads to Middle East as Lincoln’s 260-Day Iran Deployment Takes Human Toll

The USS George Washington has departed the Pacific toward the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after 260 days of deployment, food shortages, and a declared mental health crisis, leaving

August 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz oil standoff as Bessent threatens unprecedented sanctions

Bessent Warns Iran of Economic Measures ‘Never Seen in History’ as Hormuz Standoff Tightens

Treasury Secretary Bessent threatened Iran with economic measures 'never seen in the history of economic isolation' as a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz and Brent crude climbed to $87.93,

August 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

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Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Journalist Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Oil Prices Today, August 16, 2026: Brent at $88.52 as the US Blockade Holds Hormuz Shut

Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Pilots Shot Down Near Al Udeid for Six Months

USS Lincoln’s 266-Day Iran War Deployment Ends as Sailor Crisis Grips Navy

Iran Warns Israel Over Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Ridge as IDF Declares Permanent Presence

Iran Calls Trump’s Hormuz Territory Declaration ‘Delusions’ as Monday Deadline Expires

Iran Refuses US Talks, Trump Claims Hormuz: ‘Cannot Be Seized by a Tweet’

Iran’s Parliament Formally Backs Hormuz Control as US Blockade Shows Strain

Trump Claims Hormuz Will Be US Territory. Hours Later, White House Called It a Joke.

Vance: Cheap Oil Is US ‘Goal Number One’ in Iran War as UAE Reports Hormuz Attacks

USS George Washington Heads to Middle East as Lincoln’s 260-Day Iran Deployment Takes Human Toll

Bessent Warns Iran of Economic Measures ‘Never Seen in History’ as Hormuz Standoff Tightens

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