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Staying strong, then falling apart: How a military family grapples with the Iran war

ready for school in Southern California. **Stella Kalinina for NPR** Stella Kalinina for NPR LOS ANGELES — When Jessica Serrato's boyfriend called a few hours into her morning, she was finally able to breathe

Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge?

ceasefire would be extended to allow more time for negotiations and appeared to be suggesting that Iran’s leadership is in disarray. He added that the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz

Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflict

ceasefire framework after several rounds of message exchanges mediated by Pakistan. According to Iran’s Nour News Agency, the talks were based on Tehran’s original “14-point” proposal. ![INTERACTIVE_LIVETRACKER_IRAN_US_ISRAEL_MIDDLEEAST

U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

military said no ships were hit. It said it doesn't seek escalation but "remains positioned and ready to protect American forces." Iranian state media said the country's armed forces exchanged fire with

‘Deep suspicion’ of US lingers as Iran ponders agreement to end war

ceasefire reached on April 8 by attacking the southern province of Hormozgan on Monday night. It added that the strikes validated the “deep suspicion” Iran harboured towards the US. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC

World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict

ready for business and full passage, but the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete,” Trump

Iran reviews US proposal to end war as Pakistan steps up mediation efforts

ceasefire took effect, efforts to bring the war to a permanent end have intensified in recent days as Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is to travel to Tehran on Thursday for “talks

Trump turns to Middle East allies as deal to end Iran war proves elusive

ceasefire with Iran was on “life support”, open-source analysts also noted a significant increase in US military activity in the Middle East, including the presence of dozens of KC-46 and KC-135 refueling

Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar's coast

ceasefire remains in effect. But it has been repeatedly tested with Iran restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway key to the global flow of oil, and the U.S. imposing a blockade

Iran war day 72: Tehran yet to reply to US plan; Israel bombs Lebanon

Iran” to support its “terrorist operations”. ## In Israel - The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila, two activists whom Israel abducted from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, were deported

UAE reports drone strike near Abu Dhabi nuclear power plant

readiness of its essential systems, and that all units are operating as normal." The UN's nuclear watchdog said it was monitoring the situation closely and that its director general Rafael Grossi expressed "grave concern

Pakistan acting as backchannel as US and Iran inch towards deal, experts say

ready to fly in. US officials briefed this week that Washington was considering returning to war. Some voices in Iran have expressed frustration that Pakistan has not been able to hold the US to commitments

Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait of Hormuz 'open' during ceasefire

military strikes in the country in late February. Tankers have been unable to pass through, drastically reducing the amount of oil and gas available on global markets and causing prices to spike. Before the conflict

Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war

military from using its bases or airspace](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz) to carry out the operation, which involved giving air cover to commercial shipping sailing through the strait. There are different versions of why this happened

UK and France to lead defensive mission in Strait of Hormuz

ceasefire between the US and Iran will end. Trump said his own naval blockade of vessels moving in and out of Iranian ports would remain in force. Declaring that the "Hormuz Strait situation is over

Israel approves purchase of fighter jets from the US

readiness ahead of a demanding decade for Israeli security”, it said on Sunday. “Alongside immediate wartime procurement needs, ‌‌we have a responsibility to act now to secure the [military’s] edge 10 years from

US has three aircraft carriers in the Middle East for first time since 2003

ceasefire and suggested that he is comfortable with the status quo, which he argues is depleting the Iranian economy at a low cost for the US. “I have all the time in the World

Does Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ violate the Lebanon ceasefire?

military “will continue to hold and control all the positions it has cleared and secured”. ## Does the ceasefire allow Israel to keep attacking? The wording of the ceasefire has prompted immediate disagreement, with the text

Iran war: What’s happening on day 74 as Tehran says ready for ‘aggression’

ceasefire was on “massive life support”. Trump on Monday rejected Iran’s latest response to his peace proposal, calling it “stupid”. Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Iranian forces are ready to retaliate

‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance

ready to drop from the branch. “He told Trump: ‘The Iranian economy is in shambles. The people are on the precipice of revolt. The Revolutionary Guards are losing control. Life in Iran is intolerable. This