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Report: Iran considers hitting US targets in Europe if Trump escalates war

FT says Tehran assessed US assets in Bulgaria and Cyprus and possible strikes on Hormuz fiber-optic cables as Trump halts talks and keeps pressure on Iran

ynet | 08.19.26

Trump halts Iran talks, shifts to long-term strategy to ‘strangle’ Tehran

CNN reports Trump ordered senior envoys to stop negotiations after growing frustrated with Tehran, while the US maintains its naval blockade and prepares new sanctions to force Iran back to the table

ynet | 08.19.26

US President Donald Trump and the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said

Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he’s unhappy with country’s deal with Iran, officials say

Trump’s threat came as Washington opposed parts of a pending Oman-Iran deal on managing Hormuz shipping traffic, while new missile and maritime attacks raise fears of wider escalation in the Gulf

Associated Press | 08.19.26

Israel keeps testing America’s red lines and Trump keeps deciding which ones matter

Analysis: From restraint in Beirut and Iran to strikes in Gaza and reported attacks in Syria, Israel has learned that US limits are often flexible, especially under Trump, and that the key is knowing when Washington is truly prepared to enforce them

Itamar Eichner | 08.18.26

Trump says no Iran talks scheduled as Tehran insists Hormuz will remain closed

President says blockade remains in force and strait is operating, while Tehran demands an end to port restrictions, oil sanctions and military threats; NBC reports Russia is supplying TNT, ammunition and drone parts through the Caspian

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 08.18.26

US says Iran talks ‘better than ever’; Tehran calls claim a ‘fantasy’

Kushner says US contacts with parts of Iran’s regime are ‘better than ever,’ but the IRGC denies any talks are taking place; Trump says Tehran wants a deal and insists US pressure and the Hormuz blockade have left Iran in ‘big trouble’

Daniel Edelson, New York, Lior Ben Ari | 08.18.26

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, US President Donald Trump

Iran threatens ‘fully offensive’ shift if US fails to ease blockade

Senior Iranian official says Tehran has given Washington weeks to implement the MOU and warns Hormuz and the wider region could face escalation if diplomacy fails

Reuters | 08.17.26

Israel sees signs Iran’s hard-line leadership is preparing for an offensive move

Israeli official says Tehran could escalate against energy infrastructure, shipping routes and US allies if it concludes the blockade threatens regime stability, while both sides prepare for a possible new round

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari, news agencies | 08.17.26

Iran prepares for wider war as Mojtaba Khamenei hardens strategy during US talks

Wall Street Journal report says Tehran used the 60-day negotiating window to rebuild missile forces, empower the IRGC and prepare allied militias for wider attacks from Hormuz to the Red Sea

ynet | 08.17.26

נשיא ארה"ב טראמפ עם נשיא דרום קוריאה לי ג'יאה-מיונג במפגש בבית הלבן

Trump orders Pentagon to reduce military exercises with South Korea after Iran snub

US president says military drills send 'inappropriate and hostile' signal to North Korea, Seoul refused to take part in US military action against Iran; North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles since August 6 ⁠ahead of drills

Reuters | 08.17.26

Conversion therapy, fertility treatment in London and disputed succession: who is Mojtaba Khamenei?

Israeli officials say Iran’s new supreme leader survived the strike that killed his father but remains badly wounded and unseen, while former Iranian and Israeli intelligence figures say the Revolutionary Guards may now dominate key decisions

Smadar Perry | 08.16.26

The US-Iran battle of attrition: 'Chance of agreement was always slim'

Hasty attempt to issue document prematurely led to deadlock, and White House officials knew the 60-day deadline would pass without reaching agreement; It leaves Washington and Tehran locked in an open-ended struggle over sanctions, the naval blockade and the Strait of Hormuz

Lior Ben Ari | 08.16.26

Fluent in Farsi, trusted by Trump: The 'secret mediator' between US and Iran

Axios identifies Iraqi Kurdish leader Nechirvan Barzani as a secret US-Iran intermediary who relayed messages from a Revolutionary Guards general to the White House; Brett McGurk called him a 'pragmatic problem-solver'

ynet | 08.16.26

The Hormuz wake-up call: Why Israel’s security perimeter now extends to the Gulf

Analysis: From targeted tanker strikes to forced transit permits, Iranian piracy in Hormuz is rewriting the rules of regional security—and redefining Israel’s strategic depth

Amine Ayoub | 08.16.26

Chinese banks, Dubai exchanges and the ‘shadow fleet’: How US plans to squeeze Iran

Washington is weighing pressure on Chinese lenders, currency exchanges, foreign companies and Iran’s oil network as it seeks unprecedented economic isolation, but analysts warn the measures could drive up oil prices and deepen tensions with Beijing

News Agencies | 08.16.26

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