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Dan Caine
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Strait of Hormuz declared open as Israel-Lebanon truce holds; Trump says Iran deal ‘very close’
Iran's foreign minister declares the Strait of Hormuz fully open for commercial vessels during the ceasefire, as a 10-day Israel-Lebanon truce takes effect on 17 April 2026.
‘Complete demolition in four hours’: Trump gives Iran until 8 p.m. Tuesday to reach a deal or face total infrastructure strike
Trump threatens to destroy all Iranian bridges and power plants within four hours if no deal is reached by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday as Iran rejects ceasefire proposal.
US forces rescue both F-15E crew members from Iran in separate covert operations involving CIA deception campaign
US special forces rescued both crew members of a downed F-15E in Iran. CIA ran a deception campaign. Trump confirms operation in Truth Social post.
Iran is decimated but the war is not over: Trump signals fresh strikes in prime-time address
Trump's first prime-time address on Operation Epic Fury declares Iran decimated but signals two to three more weeks of US strikes and leaves the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.
Trump warns Israel against repeat energy strikes on Iran as Gulf states burn and global markets reel
Trump warned Israel to halt Iran energy strikes after South Pars attack. Iran retaliated across the Gulf, halting Qatar LNG output and spiking global oil and gas prices.
US destroys 44 Iranian mine-laying vessels in Strait of Hormuz as oil crisis deepens
US forces have destroyed 44 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran's blockade triggers the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s.
Trump has not ruled out ground troops in Iran. Now the 82nd Airborne skipped training.
The US Army canceled a 82nd Airborne Division training exercise at Fort Polk, fueling speculation over a possible Iran ground deployment amid the ongoing conflict.
India and France call for end to Iran conflict as IRIS Dena sinking raises new regional stakes
India's CCS and France's Macron call for diplomacy after the US Navy sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka, escalating the West Asia war to the Indian Ocean.
Hormuz stays shut for fifth day: Qatar offline a month, Ras Tanura struck, oil up 12%
US Navy sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka as Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis enters day five, stranding 200 tankers and triggering global energy alerts.
‘Quiet death’: US submarine sinks Iranian warship IRIS Dena in Indian Ocean, first torpedo kill since WWII
US Navy submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka with torpedo, first such attack since WWII; 148 missing, 80 dead, Operation Epic Fury confirmed.