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U.S. Pauses Nightly Airstrikes After 13 Nights as Naval Blockade Remains in Place

The pause creates a fragile opening for mediators and reflects U.S. operational limits that could restrain further escalation.

US Strikes Iran for 12th Night as Hormuz and Red Sea Routes Face Closure Risk

U.S. Carries Out 10th Night of Strikes on Iran as Gulf Fighting Intensifies

U.S. Strikes Iran for Ninth Night, Gulf Tensions Escalate

U.S. Carries Out Eighth Night of Strikes on Iran as Tehran Strikes Gulf Bases

U.S. Carries Out Consecutive Strikes on Iran After Iranian Missile Attack Kills Two U.S. Troops

Heavy Fighting, Mass Drone Strikes and Political Shake‑Up Roil Ukraine Frontlines

Pentagon Internal Tally Puts Iran War Cost at $80–$100 Billion and Intelligence Says It Could Top $100 Billion

Independent Analysis Puts Iran War Costs at $103 Billion, Far Above Official Totals

Israeli Attacks Kill Gaza Family Members and a West Bank Infant

U.S. Starts 'Project Freedom' to Guide Ships as UAE Reports Iranian Strikes

Power Struggle in Tehran Stalls Islamabad Talks as Gulf and Lebanon Move to Contain Fallout

Navy Denies Food Shortages on Blockade Ships as Mail Hold Lifts

USS Gerald R. Ford Set To Break Longest Post‑Vietnam Carrier Deployment

Ukraine Says Russia Violated Easter Truce Over 10,700 Times as Fighting Rages

U.S. Reports 373 Troops Injured as 15 Hurt in Drone Strike on Kuwait Air Base

U.S. Rescues Downed Airman as Trump Threatens Strikes Over Hormuz

Iran Strikes Push U.S. Forces Into Hotels and Offices Across the Middle East

Pakistan Hosts Regional Ministers for De‑Escalation Talks as Iran Warns U.S. Off Ground War

U.S. Tomahawk Use Tops 850 in Iran War, Triggering Pentagon Alarm