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Cargo ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, before sunrise Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Hormuz traffic nears prewar levels as Iran war simmers

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country’s economic stability

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the U.S. on a possible deal

By Samy Magdy and Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Iran officials renew call for deal to open Hormuz despite Trump’s peace plan rejection

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Iran says it’s ready for ‘doomsday’ onslaught of U.S. attacks after Trump rejects ceasefire deal

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi listens to his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein during a news conference after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) ** FILE **

Iran floats seven-day plan to end the war, reopen Strait of Hormuz

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump to U.N.: I’m acting while others deliberate

By Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Reports: Iran could reopen Strait of Hormuz within a week if U.S. lifts blockade

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A floating dredging platform and commercial vessels lie anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Oil tanker hit by unidentified projectile in Strait of Hormuz

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iran's Revolutionary Guard displays a ballistic missile during a pro-government demonstration at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Alireza Masoumi/ISNA via AP) ** FILE **

Iran hit hundreds of buildings, dozens of aircraft as war drains U.S. munitions, IG says

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This image taken from undated video released by the Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, shows a vehicle burning during what the group says was an advance by Houthi fighters against Saudi-backed forces at an undisclosed location in southern Yemen. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)

Oman-hosted Gulf nations meeting canceled for now as Yemeni war heats up

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian media say

By Samy Magdy and Sally Abou Aljoud and Cara Anna - Associated Press

Workers load cargo at the port in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Iranian foreign minister: U.S. must abide by ceasefire deal before Strait of Hormuz reopens

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Yemen's Houthi rebels chat as they check their weapons during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo)

Yemen risks a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels target a crucial shipping route

By Cara Anna and Fatma Khaled - Associated Press

Lawrence Allison puts $175 dollars of diesel in his truck at a gas station Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Oil prices rise as Iran targets vessels in Strait of Hormuz; Houthis seize critical Yemeni port

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows a plume of black smoke rising from a Saudi Aramco oil refinery, on top, north of Abha, Saudi Arabia Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks

By Cathy Bussewitz - Associated Press

President Donald Trump claps after speaking during the Tunnel to Towers Foundation event for the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump compares Iran to 9/11 terrorism, awards Medal of Freedom to Ground Zero hero

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship

By Konstantin Toropin - Associated Press

A motorboat passes a general cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Security official says Tehran to set up ‘restricted zone’ near Stait of Hormuz for merchant ships

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times