April 16, 2026 Trump says blockade may have been more effective than bombing campaign Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin analyzes President Trump’s latest comments on the Strait of Hormuz blockade and examines how the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is shaping the broader U.S.-Iran conflict on 'America Reports.'
April 16, 2026 US eyes Iran fast boats with ‘kill’ tactics tested in Venezuela drug-boat strikes The U.S. prepares for high-risk naval encounters with Iran's fast-attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz as the blockade of Iranian ports continues.
April 16, 2026 Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire President Donald Trump says Israeli and Lebanese officials have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning Thursday.
April 16, 2026 Trump predicted Israel-Lebanon leaders would speak ‘tomorrow’ — Beirut shut it down as ceasefire emerges Lebanon's President Aoun will not speak with Netanyahu for now, a senior Lebanese official told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital, dealing a setback to Trump's push for direct contact with Israel.
April 15, 2026 FIFA President Gianni Infantino says Iran will 'for sure' play in World Cup despite conflict involving US FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Iran is "for sure" competing in the 2026 World Cup despite the ongoing Middle East conflict involving the U.S.
April 15, 2026 Iran shifts 20M barrels through ‘dark’ offshore oil network bypassing US port blockade, firm says Iran is moving roughly 20 million barrels of oil through covert offshore networks near Malaysia to bypass the U.S. blockade, Windward AI says.
April 15, 2026 Israeli strike on Hezbollah more devastating than 2024 pager attack, IDF says Israel says roughly 50 aircraft struck more than 100 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon in a devastating 60-second operation that killed 250 operatives.
April 15, 2026 WATCH: Ex-NATO chief draws red line as Trump fumes alliance abandoned US during Iran war Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance should not be drawn into supporting U.S. military operations against Iran, calling NATO defensive.
April 15, 2026 Iran threatens to halt Red Sea traffic in response to US military blockade of ports Iran's military warns it could block exports and imports in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman if the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is not lifted.
April 14, 2026 Satellite images may have tipped off Iran before US base attack, top Republican warns House China Committee chairman says commercial satellite imagery may have been used as targeting data ahead of an Iranian strike on a U.S. air base.