Iran War
A woman holds up a poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and waves a flag during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
As featured on
The 60-day deadline for an agreement to end the Iran war and resolve the dispute over its nuclear program is expiring. An interim agreement reached in June has collapsed, and Washington and Tehran are even further apart than they were then. Talks appear to be mostly indirect through mediators and have focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The crucial waterway for global energy has been largely closed by Iranian attacks on shipping. Iran has issued far-reaching demands for opening it, while the U.S. appears to be banking on economic pressure to get Tehran to back down. Fighting flared in July and could resume at any time.
Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.