U.S. war in Iran Archives - Page 7 of 7

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WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began

by Camila Domonoske March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is “about as wrong as things could go” for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.

Keira Coady holds a photo of her brother, Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, outside her home Tuesday in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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Families remember U.S. reservists killed in Kuwait, members of an Iowa logistics unit

by The Associated Press March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iran war on Sunday and IDed Tuesday by the Pentagon; two soldiers haven’t yet been publicly identified. Their unit kept troops supplied with food and equipment.

FlyDubai airline planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Monday. Several Persian Gulf airlines — including those based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar and others — have curtailed commercial flights for safety reasons following the expanding U.S. and Israeli bombardment in Iran.

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Some Middle East flights resume, but thousands of travelers are still stranded by war

by Joel Rose March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed on Monday. But hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded in the region after attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

A motorboat cruises off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, on the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker seen in the background, on February 25, 2026. Tanker traffic through the strait has come essentially to a stop after Iran declared the strait closed following attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

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Oil prices surge amid fears over Iran war

by Camila Domonoske March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.

A demonstration in July 1953 in Tehran, in support of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The elected prime minister was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence.

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7 key points in U.S.-Iran relations since 1953

by Joe Hernandez March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran’s prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.

Smoke rises after a series of explosions in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026.

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Photos: U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran and reactions from around the world

by Nickolai Hammar March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

Here’s a look at Iran, Israel and reactions from around the world after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran.