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Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Oil markets shrugged it off, but the effort to hurt Iran could provoke retaliation that inflicts more damage on energy assets and the global economy.

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Iran Blockade Sets Up a Test of Which Side Can Endure More Pain
ByDavid E. Sanger April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

President Trump is trying to choke off the country’s lifeline with a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But the Iranians are betting that his tolerance for political pain is limited.

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How JD Vance Tried and Failed to End the War in Iran That He Opposed
ByTyler Pager April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Vice President JD Vance led the highest-level talks between the United States and Iran in nearly 50 years.

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Iran’s Top Negotiator Says Talks Failed Because U.S. Failed to Win Trust
ByAnushka Patil April 12, 2026April 12, 2026

Iranian officials said that while Iran had approached the negotiations in good faith, the U.S. team had not gained the Iranian delegation’s trust.

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U.S. Moves to Deport Son of Prominent Figure in Iranian Revolution
ByMichael Crowley April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

Federal agents arrested a man whose mother served as a spokeswoman for the Islamist embassy captors during the hostage crisis that began in 1979.

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World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon
ByMichael Crowley April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

President Trump’s cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.

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Iran’s South Africa Mission Trolls Trump Amid Hormuz Ceasefire
ByJohn Eligon April 10, 2026April 11, 2026

Official social media accounts for Iranian embassies have engaged in information warfare, but the ones in Africa appear to have taken the lead on the attacks.

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Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.

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Vance Faces Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks
ByKatie Rogers and Tyler Pager April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Vice President JD Vance is leading negotiations this weekend toward an end to a war that he had opposed starting.

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Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War
ByAnton Troianovski April 9, 2026

President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

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