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Kushner and Witkoff Traveling to Pakistan to Resume Iran Talks
ByLuke Broadwater, Farnaz Fassihi and Euan Ward April 24, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal to end the war.

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Trump Extends Waiver Allowing Foreign Ships to Move Goods Between U.S. Ports
ByPeter Eavis April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

The move was intended to ensure the flow of fuel in the United States, but some economists say it might reduce gas prices for consumers only a small amount.

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Rubio Says Iran’s Soccer Team Can Attend World Cup
ByQasim Nauman April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the Iranian military would be denied entry.

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Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons
ByEric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.

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How the Iran War Is Morphing Into a Volatile Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz
ByAnton Troianovski April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.

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Trump Keeps Talking About Iran’s ‘Nuclear Dust.’ What Is It?
ByLuke Broadwater and David E. Sanger April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

First of all, it isn’t dust. It’s Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium, which is stored in large canisters about the size of scuba tanks.

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The Generals Who Are Now Running Iran
ByFarnaz Fassihi April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.

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Iran Says It Seized Two Ships Near the Strait of Hormuz
ByLynsey Chutel, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson April 22, 2026April 23, 2026

A British naval agency said the two vessels had come under attack near the strait, as a U.S. blockade on Iran’s ports continued.

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US Withholding Iraq’s Own Oil Money Over Ties to Iran
ByErika Solomon and Raja Abdulrahim April 22, 2026

The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq’s oil revenues.

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How the War Powers Act Could Pressure Trump to End the Iran War
ByRobert Jimison April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.

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