Houthis seize the Gate of Tears
A week of Houthi gains on Yemen's Red Sea coast hands Iran a second grip on the world's oil routes.
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Iran news
News for readers in Iran, in one-minute summaries with a link to the original reporting.
America's blockade has stopped 100 ships off Iran
US Central Command says nothing has reached an Iranian port in 60 days without American permission.
6 cards 1m 20sIran's president: no surrender
Pezeshkian rules out yielding to Washington while Modi pushes diplomacy and BRICS bristles at the old world order.
7 cards 1m 40s 8Don't blame Ukraine for $4.29 gas
Washington says Kyiv's drones are why you're paying record prices, but the numbers point at a war the U.S. started.
13 cards 3mOil dives as Iran and the Gulf finally talk
A rare Iran-Gulf meeting lifted hopes for Hormuz, just as the Houthis put Saudi Arabia's backup route under fire.
6 cards 1m 30sHow the Iran War Was Lost in Washington
A seventh-month war costing a billion dollars a day was decided long before the first strike, inside gutted American institutions.
20 cards 4mIran Hits 10 Ships and Hormuz Shuts Down Again
Tehran's biggest strike yet on shipping sent Brent crude to $100 and stalled every effort to reopen the strait.
15 cards 3mWashington Tries to Ground Iran's Airlines
New U.S. sanctions hit 27 Iranian carriers and the foreign firms keeping them flying, from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur.
12 cards 3m 6Diesel hits $6 as the Houthis close the Red Sea gate
A record fuel price at home, a lost chokepoint abroad, and a six-month war that neither side is winning.
20 cards 5m 5The Houthis Take Mokha, and a Second Front Opens
A port town 80km from Bab el-Mandeb just changed hands, and with it, the leverage over 12% of world trade.
7 cards 1m 40s 6Bessent teases a Monday bank sanction
The Treasury Secretary promised a big bank would be hit, then refused to say which one or where.
6 cards 1m 10s 6Trump: no regrets about the Iran war
Trump doubles down on the Iran war as Treasury lines up a fresh strike on Iran's banking lifelines.
6 cards 1m 30s 5Trump ties Iran war end to US midterms
Donald Trump says the conflict with Iran will stretch until after the November elections, even as high oil prices strain US voters.
5 cards 1m 20s 10UN Watchdog Reports Iran to Security Council
The IAEA has declared Iran in non-compliance for the first time in 20 years, citing missing uranium data and barred inspectors.
5 cards 1m 20s 11U.S. Strikes Iranian Tankers as Smithsonian Chief Resigns
Catch up on today's top stories covering U.S. strikes in Iran, sanctions on Israeli settlements, and leadership changes at the Smithsonian.
5 cards 50sUS-Iran Conflict Escalates with Tanker Strikes and Missile Barrages
Direct strikes on oil tankers and military bases mark a dangerous expansion of US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East.
5 cards 1m 10s 5U.S. Sinks Iranian Tankers as Gulf Conflict Escalates
Military strikes and retaliation between the U.S. and Iran threaten global oil supplies and risk full-scale war in the Strait of Hormuz.
7 cards 1m 40s 5US Retaliates Against Iranian Tankers
The U.S. military struck three Iranian oil tankers following missile attacks on Navy warships in the Persian Gulf region.
5 cards 1m 10sUS and Iran Exchange Heavy Naval Strikes in Escalating Conflict
Retaliatory strikes against oil tankers and warships threaten global energy supply as the six-month conflict deepens.
7 cards 1m 40sUS Investigates Alleged Deadly Strike on Iranian Wedding
Washington is probing claims a missile hit a family ceremony in southern Iran as regional retaliations escalate.
5 cards 1m 10sEscalation in Hormuz: Iranian Attack Kills Two Sailors
Saudi Arabia condemns Iran after a supertanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz leaves two dead amid rising US-Iran military strikes.
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