{ "ok": true, "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T19:10:25.542Z", "title": "Iran War and Strait of Hormuz Timeline", "summary": "A sourced chronology of the war, the fight over maritime access, ceasefire efforts, and the repeated gap between legal or political claims that the Strait is open and the conditions commercial crews actually face.", "warStartDate": "2026-02-28T01:15:00Z", "editorialCutoff": "2026-09-25T19:00:00-04:00", "methodology": "Events are selected for their effect on the war's course, diplomacy, civilian risk, energy markets, or navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Official statements establish what a government or military said or did; independent reporting is used to add context and identify disputed claims.", "events": [ { "date": "2026-02-28", "category": "war", "title": "U.S. and Israeli strikes begin the war", "summary": "U.S. Central Command says Operation Epic Fury began at 1:15 a.m. on February 28. The opening U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials, and Iran retaliated across Israel and Gulf states.", "whyItMatters": "This is the dashboard's conflict start date and the point from which the spending and day counters run.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM Operation Epic Fury fact sheet", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/Portals/6/Documents/Publications/260302-Fact%20Sheet.pdf" }, { "date": "2026-02-28", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Iranian radio warnings reduce traffic, but no formal closure is issued", "summary": "JMIC reported Iranian VHF messages telling vessels transit was banned. It found no recognized navigational warning formally closing the Strait, while commercial traffic continued at sharply reduced volume.", "whyItMatters": "The legal status and the practical status diverged on day one, a distinction that remains central to interpreting whether the Strait is actually open.", "sourceLabel": "UKMTO/JMIC Advisory 001-26", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/001-jmic-advisory-note-28_feb_2026.pdf" }, { "date": "2026-03-02", "category": "regional", "title": "Hezbollah enters the war from Lebanon", "summary": "Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel. Israel retaliated and the fighting developed into a ground campaign occupying large areas of southern Lebanon.", "whyItMatters": "The conflict became a multi-front regional war rather than a bilateral U.S.-Iran confrontation.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-03-06", "category": "war", "title": "CENTCOM reports more than 3,000 targets struck in the first week", "summary": "CENTCOM's seven-day fact sheet listed more than 3,000 targets struck and 43 Iranian ships damaged or destroyed.", "whyItMatters": "The reported tempo helps explain the exceptional opening cost and the scale of retaliation affecting Gulf shipping.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM first seven days fact sheet", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/Portals/6/Documents/Publications/260306EpicFuryFactSheet7Days.pdf" }, { "date": "2026-03-08", "category": "politics", "title": "Mojtaba Khamenei is named Iran's supreme leader", "summary": "Iran selected the late supreme leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new paramount leader while he remained out of public view.", "whyItMatters": "The succession preserved regime continuity while adding uncertainty about who could authorize compromise over the war and Strait.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-03-11", "category": "hormuz", "title": "CENTCOM warns civilians away from Iranian ports", "summary": "CENTCOM alleged Iranian naval forces were using civilian ports along the Strait for military operations and warned dockworkers, crews, and civilians to stay away.", "whyItMatters": "The warning raised the risk that commercial port infrastructure could become a target and further deterred shipping.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM public release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4430855/civilians-warned-to-avoid-ports-used-by-iranian-forces/" }, { "date": "2026-03-11", "category": "energy", "title": "IEA members authorize a record emergency oil release", "summary": "The 32 IEA member countries agreed to make 400 million barrels of emergency oil stocks available as Hormuz export volumes fell below 10% of prewar levels.", "whyItMatters": "The release confirmed that the Strait disruption had become a global supply emergency, not only a maritime security event.", "sourceLabel": "International Energy Agency", "sourceUrl": "https://www.iea.org/news/iea-member-countries-to-carry-out-largest-ever-oil-stock-release-amid-market-disruptions-from-middle-east-conflict" }, { "date": "2026-04-01", "category": "war", "title": "CENTCOM reports more than 12,300 targets struck", "summary": "An April 1 fact sheet reported more than 12,300 targets struck, over 155 Iranian vessels damaged or destroyed, and more than 13,000 combat flights.", "whyItMatters": "The cumulative figures show why any single daily-cost estimate remains highly uncertain and sensitive to operational tempo.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM Operation Epic Fury fact sheet", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/Portals/6/Documents/Publications/260401-Fact%20Sheet.pdf" }, { "date": "2026-04-07", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "U.S. and Iran announce a two-week ceasefire", "summary": "Washington and Tehran agreed to a temporary ceasefire and further talks. Israel was not part of the negotiations, and attacks continued around the announcement.", "whyItMatters": "The first major diplomatic pause did not settle control of Hormuz or bind every active front.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-7-2026-421ee64fdc9a5c26460df8119c7d1b3f" }, { "date": "2026-04-11", "category": "hormuz", "title": "U.S. forces begin a mine-clearance mission", "summary": "CENTCOM said two guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait as part of an effort to establish and publish a safer commercial passage.", "whyItMatters": "Mine risk made physical reopening a military and engineering problem even if political permission could be negotiated.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM public release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4457220/us-forces-start-mine-clearance-mission-in-strait-of-hormuz/" }, { "date": "2026-04-12", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Historic direct U.S.-Iran talks end without a deal", "summary": "American and Iranian delegations completed lengthy face-to-face talks in Islamabad without resolving the core disputes.", "whyItMatters": "Pakistan's mediation kept a channel open, but the failure was followed immediately by increased maritime pressure.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-04-13", "category": "hormuz", "title": "The United States begins a blockade of Iranian ports", "summary": "CENTCOM began enforcing a blockade on traffic entering or leaving Iranian ports while saying vessels bound for non-Iranian ports could still transit the Strait.", "whyItMatters": "The U.S. position separated freedom of navigation through Hormuz from coercive restrictions on Iran's own maritime trade.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM blockade notice", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4457255/us-to-blockade-ships-entering-or-exiting-iranian-ports/" }, { "date": "2026-04-17", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Iran briefly says the Strait is completely open", "summary": "Iran announced commercial passage had reopened, but the opening did not last and normal traffic did not return.", "whyItMatters": "It became an early example of an official 'open' claim failing the operator-confidence test.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-04-21", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Trump extends the ceasefire indefinitely", "summary": "The White House declared the temporary ceasefire extended without a final agreement on the nuclear program, port blockade, or Hormuz governance.", "whyItMatters": "The label 'ceasefire' persisted even as maritime confrontations and coercive measures continued.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-05-03", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Project Freedom launches to support merchant transits", "summary": "CENTCOM announced a large force package to support commercial vessels seeking to use the Strait, including destroyers, more than 100 aircraft, unmanned systems, and 15,000 personnel.", "whyItMatters": "The U.S. shifted from promising freedom of navigation to directly assuming risk for escorted or supported passages.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM Project Freedom release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4476318/us-military-supports-launch-of-project-freedom-in-strait-of-hormuz/" }, { "date": "2026-05-04", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Two U.S.-flagged merchant ships use a U.S.-supported passage", "summary": "CENTCOM's commander said a passage had been opened and two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels transited with military support.", "whyItMatters": "Successful individual crossings showed the Strait was physically passable, but not yet routinely safe or commercially normalized.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM commander transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/Transcripts/Article/4477143/adm-brad-cooper-centcom-commander-conducts-a-media-conference-call/" }, { "date": "2026-05-07", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Iranian attacks challenge a U.S. warship transit", "summary": "CENTCOM said missiles, drones, and small boats targeted three U.S. destroyers crossing the Strait. U.S. forces intercepted the threats and struck launch and command sites.", "whyItMatters": "The incident demonstrated that even heavily protected military transits remained exposed to active attack.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM public release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Article/4480437/centcom-protects-us-warships-transiting-strait-of-hormuz/" }, { "date": "2026-05-27", "category": "war", "title": "Drones near Hormuz and a missile toward Kuwait test the ceasefire", "summary": "CENTCOM reported intercepting five one-way attack drones in and near the Strait and preventing a sixth launch before Kuwait intercepted a ballistic missile.", "whyItMatters": "The episode underlined how the ceasefire could coexist with recurrent attacks and defensive strikes.", "sourceLabel": "CENTCOM public release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4502431/statement-from-centcom-on-recent-iranian-aggression/" }, { "date": "2026-06-14", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Trump announces an interim U.S.-Iran agreement", "summary": "The proposed framework linked nuclear concessions, sanctions relief, a longer ceasefire, and gradual reopening of the Strait.", "whyItMatters": "For the first time, the major disputes were bundled into one written framework rather than handled as separate temporary steps.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-06-17", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "The United States and Iran sign the interim deal", "summary": "Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed remotely. The agreement included dilution of Iran's highly enriched uranium and U.S.-backed sanctions relief.", "whyItMatters": "The deal created a 60-day window for a final settlement, but implementation and control of Hormuz remained contested.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press nuclear timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-program-us-war-timeline-c9cf4cae2651d343a9f2eda4132de215" }, { "date": "2026-06-18", "category": "hormuz", "title": "JMIC issues a 'Strait of Hormuz Open' advisory", "summary": "A JMIC advisory described the Strait as open after the interim agreement, while commercial normalization still depended on security, insurance, and operator decisions.", "whyItMatters": "This was the strongest formal maritime-industry signal of reopening, but later attacks reversed the trend.", "sourceLabel": "UKMTO/JMIC Advisory 009-26", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/jmic-advisory-note-00926-soh-open.pdf" }, { "date": "2026-07-02", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Iran warns tankers to use its approved routes", "summary": "Iran's joint military command said oil tankers had to use Iranian-approved routes or face a forceful response.", "whyItMatters": "The warning directly challenged the idea that restored navigation meant unrestricted international passage.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-07-07", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Three tankers are struck during renewed traffic", "summary": "UKMTO/JMIC documented three attacks on tankers near the Strait and Gulf of Oman approaches as traffic had begun recovering. The U.S. responded with strikes and renewed sanctions.", "whyItMatters": "The attacks broke the reopening trajectory and triggered the second major war phase.", "sourceLabel": "UKMTO/JMIC update 068", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/update-068-jmic-advisory-note-07-july.pdf" }, { "date": "2026-07-08", "category": "war", "title": "Trump declares the ceasefire over", "summary": "After the vessel attacks and U.S. retaliation, Trump said the ceasefire was over while leaving negotiations open. Several days of wider regional attacks followed.", "whyItMatters": "The declaration formally acknowledged that the June framework had failed to stabilize the Strait.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-07-12", "category": "war", "title": "U.S. reports 140 strikes after another ship attack", "summary": "The U.S. military said it struck more than 140 targets after an Iranian attack on a container ship left a crew member missing. Iran said the Strait was closed; Washington said it remained open.", "whyItMatters": "The competing open/closed claims became irreconcilable even as commercial crews faced direct harm.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press war timeline", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963" }, { "date": "2026-07-13", "category": "hormuz", "title": "U.S. revives its blockade and proposes a transit toll", "summary": "Trump said Iranian ships would be blocked and eligible cargo would face a 20% U.S. toll. CENTCOM announced renewed blockade enforcement but did not confirm it would collect the proposed fees.", "whyItMatters": "The proposal complicated the U.S. argument for fee-free international passage and widened the policy contradiction at the center of negotiations.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/935364080d8083d6137d399bbeb9205f" }, { "date": "2026-07-20", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Two more commercial ships are attacked during renewed U.S. strikes", "summary": "UKMTO reported separate attacks near the Strait, including a vessel abandoned while burning, as CENTCOM said new strikes were aimed at forces threatening commercial shipping.", "whyItMatters": "The attacks showed that neither military pressure nor the designated route had restored a dependable commercial corridor.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press live coverage", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/e28a54c4dbe41c9f22046ed054005c1d" }, { "date": "2026-07-26", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Oman-centered talks create another possible off-ramp", "summary": "After a pause in airstrikes, U.S. and Iranian officials signaled interest in returning to the interim framework. Technical talks focused on an Iran-managed transit system with fewer vessel restrictions.", "whyItMatters": "Negotiations shifted from whether Iran would have a role to how much control it might retain.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/d491158a4c9a1d3429a87a6ed58f2f72" }, { "date": "2026-08-01", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Trump holds off on a new strike package", "summary": "Trump canceled planned attacks after Gulf leaders urged restraint and said parameters for a deal had been reached. The same day, UKMTO-linked reporting described a tanker strike and a separate nearby explosion.", "whyItMatters": "Diplomatic optimism again arrived alongside direct evidence that the route remained dangerous.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/e61e88c14d8aca48c1c56368650baea5" }, { "date": "2026-08-04", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Iran and Oman report progress on a two-route system", "summary": "Regional officials described a plan with an Iranian-controlled inbound route and an Omani-controlled outbound route, potentially tied to service fees and lifting the U.S. blockade. A cargo ship also reported being hit off Oman.", "whyItMatters": "The emerging compromise could restore traffic but would formalize a degree of Iranian control the United States says it rejects.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-strait-hormuz-oman-diplomacy-6587f90f2ab5beec373ce5fabf637541" }, { "date": "2026-08-05", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Draft route coordinates await final Iranian approval", "summary": "Iran said a draft agreement with Oman was in its final stage. Regional officials said the proposed route coordinates awaited approval from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.", "whyItMatters": "The most concrete reopening proposal to date remained vulnerable to political veto and disagreement over fees and control.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/ecdbd96f2b46c70beb5926d8508f9c55" }, { "date": "2026-08-07", "category": "current", "title": "A passable route exists, but safe and unrestricted passage does not", "summary": "The U.S. says an Oman-side route remains free and open to commercial vessels. Iran insists the Strait will not return to its prewar status, while recent vessel attacks and elevated insurance costs continue to suppress confidence.", "whyItMatters": "The most accurate current description is neither simply open nor closed: passage is possible, disputed, and exposed to active risk.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press current assessment", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-strait-hormuz-diplomacy-stockpiles-0220ceb7904e16c30869c8fe4cf2a3db" }, { "date": "2026-08-08", "category": "hormuz", "title": "New Iranian conditions and another vessel strike derail reopening hopes", "summary": "Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the Strait would not reopen until the United States ended the war and blockade, withdrew forces, lifted sanctions, released frozen assets, and paid compensation. The UAE said an ADNOC-owned vessel was targeted, while UKMTO reported a projectile strike and fire east of Khasab.", "whyItMatters": "The political conditions expanded beyond navigation mechanics just as another physical attack demonstrated that the proposed corridor was not yet safe.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-turkey-kurdish-peace-mideast-roundup-aug-8-2026-feb75871fb82c44b3f7fd0ee02bb24b4" }, { "date": "2026-08-10", "category": "current", "title": "Competing compensation demands leave the Strait severely restricted", "summary": "Iran reiterated that it would not reopen the Strait until the United States met its conditions. Trump answered Iran's demand for war reparations by directing U.S. negotiators to seek compensation from Iran, adding another disputed issue to the stalled talks.", "whyItMatters": "The newest authoritative reporting no longer supports describing the waterway as operationally open: limited traffic continues, but no final route agreement is in force and the negotiating gap has widened.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-strait-hormuz-august-10-2026-0bdaae8f1d7b781918e76dca4317c897" }, { "date": "2026-08-25", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Iran and Oman discuss a temporary navigation corridor", "summary": "The two governments discussed staged traffic management and mine clearance while the waterway remained severely constrained.", "whyItMatters": "Route negotiations continued without establishing unrestricted passage.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/1a4fa2e3812c458a25a561b38dc89f09" }, { "date": "2026-09-01", "category": "war", "title": "Renewed U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation", "summary": "CENTCOM announced strikes on Iranian military targets; Iran launched missiles and drones in response, according to AP.", "whyItMatters": "Renewed fighting interrupted a period of reduced military activity.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press citing CENTCOM", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/ad84a64884aedbbd1e5914182bb3cd8d" }, { "date": "2026-09-21", "category": "hormuz", "title": "Projectile strike injures two tanker crew members", "summary": "AP reported a British military account of a tanker being struck while entering the Strait, injuring two crew members.", "whyItMatters": "A concrete vessel incident shows why diplomatic proposals cannot be used as safety clearance.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press citing the British military", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/82714681bde58c6525c2d7a1bc587b25" }, { "date": "2026-09-22", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Trump presses for reopening at the United Nations", "summary": "Trump called for the Strait to reopen and presented negotiation and further escalation as competing paths.", "whyItMatters": "Public pressure did not itself establish an agreement or normal traffic.", "sourceLabel": "Associated Press", "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/f7cb0b3ebc492446c0be97ed3a6843aa" }, { "date": "2026-09-25", "category": "diplomacy", "title": "Iran offers a conditional seven-day reopening plan", "summary": "Iran proposed reopening within seven days if the United States accepted its conditions. The offer was not confirmation that passage had reopened.", "whyItMatters": "This is a proposed sequence of reciprocal steps, not a completed operational change.", "sourceLabel": "BBC", "sourceUrl": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqgmrr9ekr7ko" } ], "liveUpdates": [ { "title": "Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz Attack, Another Vessel Reported on Fire in Persian Gulf - gCaptain", "publishedAt": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:46:03 GMT", "source": "gCaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/tanker-disabled-in-strait-of-hormuz-attack-another-vessel-reported-on-fire-in-persian-gulf/", "description": "Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz Attack, Another Vessel Reported on Fire in Persian Gulf gCaptain", "severity": "high" }, { "title": "The Week in Charts: Crude tankers in correction mode after Hormuz-driven ‘super spike’ | Africa’s LNG ambitions grow as Hormuz disruption exposes supply risk - Lloyd's List", "publishedAt": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:37:12 GMT", "source": "Lloyd's List", "url": "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1158810/The-Week-in-Charts-Crude-tankers-in-correction-mode-after-Hormuz-driven-super-spike--Africas-LNG-ambitions-grow-as-Hormuz-disruption-exposes-supply-risk", "description": "The Week in Charts: Crude tankers in correction mode after Hormuz-driven ‘super spike’ | Africa’s LNG ambitions grow as Hormuz disruption exposes supply risk Lloyd's List", "severity": "info" }, { "title": "Late reports of Hormuz attacks as Iran blacklist expands - Seatrade Maritime News", "publishedAt": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:25:52 GMT", "source": "Seatrade Maritime News", "url": "https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/late-reports-of-hormuz-attacks-as-iran-blacklist-expands", "description": "Late reports of Hormuz attacks as Iran blacklist expands Seatrade Maritime News", "severity": "info" }, { "title": "Inside the worst month for ships in the Strait of Hormuz - Al Jazeera", "publishedAt": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:11:36 GMT", "source": "Al Jazeera", "url": "https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2026/hormuz-journey-seafarer/", "description": "Inside the worst month for ships in the Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera", "severity": "info" }, { "title": "Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election but Trump refused, CNN says - The Times of Israel", "publishedAt": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:38:42 GMT", "source": "The Times of Israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-pushed-for-iran-strike-before-election-but-trump-refused-cnn-says/", "description": "Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election but Trump refused, CNN says The Times of Israel", "severity": "info" }, { "title": "Iran War Updates: Tehran shrugs off Trump's attack threats, says diplomacy ongoing as oil prices stay high - 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