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Iran’s leaders acknowledge economic toll of war, pledge diplomacy, defence
Iran’s president said sanctions and the US naval blockade had caused exports and imports to slump by nearly 35 percent.
Published On 29 Aug 2026
OPINION,
Six months into the Iran war, a new Gulf security architecture is emerging
Published On 29 Aug 2026
Opinion by Rashid Al-Mohanadi
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Iran says to stand firm to US sanctions, settlers besiege West Bank’s Qusra
Published On 29 Aug 2026
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6 months of war on Iran
Published On 28 Aug 2026
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After six months of war, what have US, Iran gained and lost?
Published On 28 Aug 2026
BY THE NUMBERS
US-Israel war on Iran, six months down the line: In numbers
Published On 28 Aug 2026
OPINION,
Six months on, Iran is still standing, but survival is becoming more costly
Published On 28 Aug 2026
Opinion by Mahjoob Zweiri
OPINION,
Six months on, Trump’s Iran strategy is starting to pay off
Published On 28 Aug 2026
Opinion by Adolfo Franco
Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questions
Published On 28 Aug 2026

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Iran says it will name its terms for reopening Strait of Hormuz

Iran to issue terms for reopening Strait of Hormuz as mediating countries send delegations to Tehran to revive talks.

Iran war updates: IRGC says ‘decisive control’ over Strait of Hormuz

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WATCH: War on Iran puts US relations with UN under strain

Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks amid int’l hopes dialogue with US will resume

Officials review efforts being made to reduce war escalation and create ‘appropriate conditions’ for dialogue, Doha says

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War on Iran: Diplomacy intensifies

Trump talks to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s Prime Minister visits Tehran and a temporary route is agreed in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Qatar PM visits Tehran as Iran faces mounting US economic pressure

Qatar’s Prime Minister met Iran’s foreign minister in Tehran as the US vowed to intensify economic pressure on Iran.

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Six months after US strike on Iran school, parents still grieve

Six months after a US missile strike on an Iranian school killed at least 170 people, most of them children.

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Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit?

There are signs both sides could be ready to de-escalate, at least militarily, analysts say.

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Six months of the Iran war – as told through Trump’s social media posts

How a war was announced, prosecuted, declared won, negotiated and then reopened, all in the president’s own words.

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How a 95 percent drop in Hormuz traffic changed global shipping

A crisis in one narrow passage has disrupted an industry that carries about 80 percent of the world’s trade.

Qatar’s prime minister to visit Tehran, seeking to revive US-Iran talks

Sheikh Mohammed’s visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.

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