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2026 iran war

US says warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op

US says warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op

Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway. The announcement of the first such transit since the

Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters

Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters

Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 incidents ranging from air strikes and drone attacks to shelling. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire on Thursday, more than a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first

4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

(MEDFORD, MA) “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well have been in the minds of policymakers in Moscow and Beijing these past weeks, as the U.S. war in Iran dragged on. And now that a 14-day ceasefire between Tehran

‘End this Iran war’: House candidate 'Dr. Al' applies Montana-first philosophy to global conflict

Kalispell resident Al Olszewski, an orthopedic surgeon, veteran and lifelong Montanan, is again running for U.S. Congress in Montana’s 1st District on a freedom, family and affordability platform. Standing against his Republican primary competitors, Olszewski, routinely branded as “Dr. Al”, is outspoken against the war in Iran and

US inflation surges to 3.3% as Iran war impact bites

US inflation surges to 3.3% as Iran war impact bites

Inflation in the United States rose sharply in March, government data showed Friday, as higher energy prices due to the war in the Middle East hit Americans hard. The nationwide sticker shock put pressure on President Donald Trump, who has ordered peace talks with Iran and faces mid-term elections

Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad on Saturday. For the week, all three major US indices advanced by more than three percent. Oil prices

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

(MEDFORD, MA) President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a month of war marked by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian military leadership, Iranian retaliation against regional oil infrastructure and a global energy crisis. As a former