Third U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in waters near Iran
The USS George H.W. Bush strike group’s path to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations wit...
Trump ally asked FIFA to have Italy replace Iran at World Cup
Italian officials expressed no interest in a substitution that would give Italy’s national team a charitable berth after failing to qualify for the to...
U.S. to host new round of Israel-Lebanon talks as ceasefire nears expiration
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the ambassador-level negotiations, but it remains unclear whether the administration will push for a permane...
Lebanon looks to Trump for ‘leverage over Israel’ with ceasefire set to expire
As talks resume, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told The Post any deal requires a “full withdrawal” of Israeli forces after Israel seized a “buffer zone” ...
Trump administration halts shipments of U.S. cash to Iraq
The move, affecting about $500M in proceeds from Iraqi oil sales, comes as Washington pushes for a new prime minister who will dismantle Iranian-align...
Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress
The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm ele...
Attacks and ship seizures in Strait of Hormuz imperil talks to end Iran war
Renewed Iranian attacks on cargo vessels and U.S. seizures of ships linked to Iran threaten to scuttle diplomatic efforts even as President Trump exte...
U.S. operations against Iran expand to Indian Ocean with tanker capture
The capture of the tanker ship Tifani follows a Trump administration directive to interdict sanctioned vessels believed to be involved in smuggling Ir...
Japan lifts post-World War II ban on lethal weapons exports
The change, which allows Japanese companies to sell arms to 17 countries, is a major shift from the nation’s pacifist stance and comes at a time of he...
British leader Starmer’s job at risk over Epstein-linked envoy’s vetting
The prime minister appears to be in the sharpest peril of his 21 months in office, after revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed despite red fl...
How Pakistan learned to speak Trump’s language, becoming an unlikely peacemaker
Pakistan is the key broker in talks to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But it did not always get along with President Donald Trump and does not re...
Iran talks on shaky footing after U.S. seizure of ship in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian officials have threatened to forgo negotiations even as U.S. representatives plan to arrive in Pakistan for the meeting and a ceasefire is set...
Israel told people to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs — then hit city’s center
The deadly strikes on the Lebanese capital shattered neighborhoods where many people had taken refuge after being displaced by earlier Israeli bombard...
Trump says Iran talks will resume, threatens power plants and bridges if no deal
The president accused Iran of violating the ceasefire as ships reported attacks in the Strait of Hormuz but said U.S. representatives would be back at...
In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president
In Luanda, Catholics expressed love and admiration for Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, but not so much for President Trump because of the war i...
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade
Iranian forces also opened fire on a tanker attempting to cross the strait Saturday morning, further complicating talks aimed at securing a peace deal...
One of the world’s most wanted men is arrested, ending years-long hunt
Daniel Joseph Kinahan, a fugitive suspected of leading a powerful gang in Ireland, was arrested in Dubai as part of a secret operation by Irish and UA...
Even for Europe’s populist firebrands, Trump is going too far
The symbiosis between the president and European nationalists has reached a potential breaking point as he issues genocidal rhetoric and criticizes th...
