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About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran.

Even as Iran confronts the gravest threat to its regime yet, it is signaling a willingness to prolong its conflict with the United States and Israel in a bid to finally reshape the region in its favor.

Joe Kent has said that Charlie Kirk "advocated heavily against a war with Iran" before his death.

The president of Iran's soccer federation said his country would "boycott the United States, but not the World Cup" as it attempts to move its group stage matches south of the border to Mexico. Mehdi Taj drew the distinction while speaking to Iran's Fars news agency on Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump's warning that Iran should skip the World Cup "for their own life and safety.

A major escalation in attacks on energy infrastructure during the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and global stocks back into the red.

Sports world mourns the reported execution of Iranian wrestling star Saleh Mohammadi, 19, who Iran International says was publicly hanged by Iran's regime.

The U.S. military's request for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war met with stiff opposition in ​the U.S. Congress on Thursday, as Democrats and even some Republicans questioned the need for the money after large defense ‌appropriations last year.

Saleh Mohammadi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, was found guilty of killing police officers alongside two other men, state media say.