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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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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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U.S. Forces Board a 2nd Tanker They Say Is Carrying Oil From Iran
ByEric Schmitt April 23, 2026

It was the second such action this week, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Tehran.

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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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Bessent Backs Financial Support for Oil-Rich U.A.E.
ByAlan Rappeport April 22, 2026

The Treasury secretary said that currency swap line would benefit both the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

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What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?
ByMichael Crowley April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place.

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Trump Extends Cease-Fire, Even as Peace Talks Are Put on Hold
ByJonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Elian Peltier and Farnaz Fassihi April 21, 2026

With the cease-fire on the verge of ending, President Trump said on Tuesday that he would keep it in place until Iran’s “proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”

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