Sep 15, 2026
A waterway everyone agreed was too valuable to close has been shut for more than six months, and the assumption that made it safe is not coming back.
Apr 19, 2026
Two days after "PROHIBITED," a US destroyer blew a hole in an Iranian freighter. The ceasefire is 72 hours from expiry, the strait is closed, and both sides are running the clock.
Apr 17, 2026
A ceasefire imposed on Israel, a strait reopened by Iran, and a presidential veto that redraws the rules of the alliance.
Apr 16, 2026
Trump just brokered a 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire five days before the Iran truce expires. The two tracks were never separate - and Tehran now has the cover it needed to sign.
Apr 11, 2026
The first direct US-Iran talks since 1979 begin in Pakistan. Trump orders Hormuz mine-clearing mid-negotiation. And Beijing arms the country it just helped bring to the table.
Apr 8, 2026
Pakistan brokers a two-week pause. Oil crashes 17%. Israel launches its largest Lebanon strike wave. And the enriched uranium question threatens to collapse everything.
Apr 7, 2026
Trump threatened to destroy a civilization. Then he took Pakistan's off-ramp. A two-week ceasefire begins, but the war's structural damage is already done.
Trump's 8 PM ultimatum arrives. Russia and China veto Hormuz resolution. The MAGA coalition fractures. And the world's most dangerous 12 hours begin.