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Letter to the editor: Washington removed two obstacles from Tehran’s path

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

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

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

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

Weakness in Iran illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Tehran has exposed a vulnerability — and Washington must exploit it

By Hamid Enayat

South Korean army soldiers work near their K-9 self-propelled howitzer in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea weighs joining U.S. effort to protect tankers in Gulf despite warnings from Iran

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A man is filling up his car at a gas station in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran increases gasoline price for its heaviest consumers as economy struggles

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

Iran regime's control of outside news and information illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Tehran ramps up its war on information

By Ilan Berman

Birds gather around litter on a beach as commercial vessels lie anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for U.S. bombardments, and other Mideast news

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with travel executives, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says Iran is getting ‘weaker and weaker’ and may be vulnerable to internal pressure

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

An aerial view shows the apparent point of impact on the roof of a building that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place there, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Morteza Akhoondi/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

Trump touts weakness of Iranian regime, hints at more pressure as war escalates

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vehicles pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump inside a catering container alongside a magician and the words "No tricks! Blink, you're gone," in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump warns of retaliation against Iran after overnight strikes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iran's future cannot be made in Washington. Illustration by Alex Hunter of The Washington Times

Iran’s future cannot be made in Washington

By Carla Sands

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

U.S. expands sanctions on Iran as economic pressure campaign accelerates

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Trump: U.S. not seeking talks with Iran as regional violence reemerges

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vehicles drive past a banner reading in English and Farsi, "We will kill Trump," and banners showing portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, and his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to him, at a square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump grapples with cycle of violence, diplomacy and economic pressure as Iran war nears sixth month

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

China, Russia, Iran and North Korea targeting America illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

The axis of aggressors vs. America

By Clifford D. May

Vehicles travel past a billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump accuses Iranian leaders of duplicity over peace negotiations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC on July 27, 2026, shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia launch strikes against militias in Iraq

By Samy Magdy and Elena Becatorors - Associated Press