Trump Said No on the Record. Iran Didn't Wait for a Yes — It Went to Riyadh Instead.

Reported Monday, Denied Monday: The Iran Offer That Trump Says Doesn't Exist

The last two pieces in this series were about a leak that became an on-record quote: WSJ said privately that Trump rejected Iran's seven-day Hormuz plan, and...

The Blockade Made the News for Working. The Casualties It Cost Took Two Weeks to Surface.

Saturday, Trump put his private rejection of Iran's Hormuz plan on the record. Sunday, Iran skipped Washington and went to Riyadh instead. Monday, two things...

Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles

Trump expects renewed U.S. bombing of Iran after the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reports, as Saudi-backed forces intercept projectiles.

Trump denies willingness to give Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuke concessions

US and Iranian officials speak separately with Qatari mediators on amended Iranian proposal that includes end to hostilities in Israeli-occupied south Lebanon, after Trump nixed earlier version

Seven Months In, Iran and the US Actually Talked. The Oil Market Believed It.

Seventh piece in a series that started with Mokha falling on 09-11. Previous: The Strait Fell, and Riyadh Called Washington → Both Banks, and Now Iran's Own...

Saudi's MBS dialled Trump, warplanes were readied to hit Houthis. Then, a U-turn

Donald Trump held back from joining Saudi-led strikes on Yemen's Houthis after a personal appeal from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and days of internal wavering. The pause exposed the tension between avoiding a wider Iran-linked conflict and preserving Saudi support for Washington's regional strategy.

Trump gifts Saudi Arabia a nuclear win | Politics Weekly America

Donald Trump has announced a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia while pressing ahead with efforts to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. What’s driving Trump’s new agreement with Riyadh? And how is it likely to be received at home and across the Gulf?

Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Biggest Claim About Iran

Have we won the war against Iran or not?

Senators grilled Hegseth on Iran. Here are 3 big moments from the hearing

Hegseth said at the top of the hearing that the supplemental funding was an “urgent, necessary injection of resources” for the department’s needs. He didn’t directly mention the Iran war in his opening statement.

Saudi Arabia, UAE urge Trump to maintain pressure on Iran - WSJ

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are urging Washington to maintain sanctions and its naval blockade of Iran, complicating efforts to restart peace talks as attacks threaten their oil exports, The Wall Street Journal reported.

U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests

Zelensky "misread the room," the official said.

Ukraine and Russia have agreed not to hit energy targets, Trump claims – as it happened

US president blames conflict, and ‘not Iran;, for spike in US diesel prices

The Missile Reached Riyadh. The Oil Market Didn't Blink.

Sixth piece in a series that started with Mokha falling on 09-11. Previous: The Strait Fell, and Riyadh Called Washington → Both Banks, and Now Iran's Own...

Iran, prices, ICE, and Epstein are the biggest stories of 2026

In a new database of news headlines stretching back to 2016, I show Trump's midterm convention failed to change news agendas

Exclusive: 'It felt like a trap.' How Ukraine was blindsided by Trump's Putin pivot

When U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukraine's delegation on Oct. 9 that President Donald Trump was preparing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, the Ukrainians struggled to believe what they were hearing. The delegation had traveled to the United States to discuss a possible energy ceasefire with Russia. Instead, Kyiv's negotiators found themselves blindsided by a decision they feared would hand Moscow fresh revenue to finance its war against Ukraine while undermining