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Iran threatens ports in Mideast as US military set to impose shipping blockade
CAIRO (AP) - U.S. Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas at 9 a.m. CDT Monday, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be "enforced impartially against vessels of all na...
Bruce Collins Apr 13, 2026 Lensw0rld / Depositphotos.com

Trump Orders Strait of Hormuz blockade
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy will immediately start a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz. This decision follows failed U.S.-Iran peace t...
Bruce Collins Apr 12, 2026

Ceasefire Faltering
Associated Press A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire is faltering after Israel pounded Beirut and as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while truce talks remain uncertain. Both Tehran and Was...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026 dragancfm / Depositphotos.com

US and Iranian officials arrive in Pakistan for peace talks, amid suspicion on both sides
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Top American and Iranian officials are in Pakistan for the first round of talks on how to convert the two-week ceasefire into lasting peace, But the ceasefire faced new hurdles on Sat...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026 num_skyman / Depositphotos.com

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials. Many issues could derail th...
Bruce Collins Apr 10, 2026

Gas price spike pushes up inflation by most in four years in March
WASHINGTON (AP) - The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heig...
Bruce Collins Apr 10, 2026

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters
Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A tentative cea...
Bruce Collins Apr 09, 2026 PromesaStudio / Depositphotos.com

Operation Epic Fury -The latest
Associated Press Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to unleash a bombing campaign that...
Bruce Collins Apr 08, 2026 icholakov01 / Depositphotos.com

Suspect killed after allegedly shooting, injuring Johnson County Deputy
Suspect killed after allegedly shooting, injuring Johnson County Deputy who was responding to a fire, officials say WFAA News 8: Johnson County Deputies shot and killed a suspect after they allegedly ...
Bruce Collins Apr 08, 2026

Trump pulls back on his Iran threats for two weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to ceasefire
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's pulling back on his threats to widen attacks in Iran to include an array of bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agree...
Bruce Collins Apr 07, 2026 creisinger / Depositphotos.com









