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Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port
The Associated Press | May 12, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC
Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port. And a U.S. ambassador revealed Israel sent its Iron Dome air-defense to the United Arab Emirates.
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Trump says the Iran ceasefire is 'on life support' after rejecting an Iranian proposalChandelis Duster, NPR Staff | May 10, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC
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Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar's coastThe Associated Press | May 10, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC
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The U.S. fires on Iranian tankers trying to evade its blockade amid a Hormuz standoffThe Associated Press | May 8, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC
Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president
The bulk of the president's social media posts don't make news. But taken together they show what's on his mind as he leads the nation through war and domestic turmoil.
Danielle Kurtzleben | May 8, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military also says that it "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The exchange occurred Thursday as U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.
The Associated Press | May 7, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC
Pakistan says it's hopeful a U.S.-Iran deal can happen soon
"Our hope and expectation is for an agreement sooner rather than later," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told NPR.
NPR Staff | May 6, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC
A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families
Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.
Steve Walsh | May 5, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC
Trump says he's paused U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of Strait of Hormuz
President Trump says that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to finalize an Iran deal, but that the American forces' blockade of the Iranian ports would remain in place.
The Associated Press | May 5, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC
