U.S. intensifies strikes on Iran’s coast along Strait of Hormuz World By: Rachel Chason · Suzan Haidamous 9 July 2026 at 15:26 After President Donald Trump declared the collapse of a preliminary peace agreement on Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran traded renewed airstrikes.
Trump-backed truce in Lebanon, key to Iran peace deal, risks new civil war World By: Gerry Shih · Suzan Haidamous · Mohamad El Chamaa 2 July 2026 at 13:35 To reach a more durable peace agreement with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump needs Israel to uphold the terms of a deal with Lebanon that Hezbollah says it will block by "any means necessary."