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An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iranian state TV says Strait of Hormuz could reopen within a month under deal; US calls report 'false'

The US denied the report, saying ​it was 'complete fabrication' in a White House statement on social media

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Israel will escalate strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Netanyahu says

People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 20 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran says new US strikes violated ceasefire

The website used by the Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked hacker group which has claimed credit for the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel?s personal email, is shown on a screen in Washington D.C., U.S., March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo

Iranian hackers responsible for Los Angeles transit system breach, Israeli researchers say

Plumes of smoke billow from southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes | Photo: Reutets

US launches fresh strikes on Iran as talks to end war proceed

An Iranian flag, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 27 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

IRGC used UAE network to secretly import Chinese satellite gear: Report

People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 20 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran's top envoys discussing potential peace deal with Qatar prime minister, official says

A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, 11 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Vessels carrying Middle East oil, LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan, China

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio says US will find 'another way' if Iran talks fail

A Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim man, who was working as a building security officer in the United Arab Emirates, speaks with Reuters at his village, after being deported along with many others following the US-Israeli war against Iran, in Chakwal, Pakistan May 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Waseem Khan

Pakistan Shias deported from UAE return to lost jobs, frozen savings

Sunil Puniya was asleep in his cabin at the time of the attack. Photo: Sunil Puniya

'They left us to burn': Indian sailor recounts surviving Strait of Hormuz missile attack

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on 4 May 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Axios says proposed US-Iran deal involves opening strait during 60-day ceasefire extension

Israeli military vehicles and soldiers in a village in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army operates in it as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 23 April 2026 Photo: REUTERS/Ayal Margolin/File Photo

Israeli air raids hit southern Lebanon, hospitals damaged, 20 killed