US Vice President JD Vance skirted questions about whether Iran will one day be able to charge fees for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical concern for the oil and shipping industries as well as Gulf producers as the chokepoint opens up to traffic again.
US Vice President JD Vance skirted questions about whether Iran will one day be able to charge fees for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical concern for the oil and shipping industries as well as Gulf producers as the chokepoint opens up to traffic again.
US Vice President JD Vance during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Vance told reporters that today marks the start of the 60-day period for US-Iran talks that should lead to a final agreement.
The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest.
The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest.
Vessels anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz on June 18 in a photo provided by Iran's ISNA news agency. Photographer: AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI/AFP
Senior US officials outlined and defended the contours of a 14-point deal between the US and Iran to kick-start broader peace talks between the two countries, injecting more clarity around a plan that has been shrouded in secrecy.
Senior US officials outlined and defended the contours of a 14-point deal between the US and Iran to kick-start broader peace talks between the two countries, injecting more clarity around a plan that has been shrouded in secrecy.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula. Photographer: -/AFP
President Donald Trump signed an interim deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, speeding up the timeline for the agreement to go into effect despite blowback from Republicans who said it amounted to a victory for Tehran.
President Donald Trump signed an interim deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, speeding up the timeline for the agreement to go into effect despite blowback from Republicans who said it amounted to a victory for Tehran.
Tankers and cargo ships in the Gulf of Oman on June 16.
The Trump administration wants 400 dealmakers to help the US bolster its national security supply chains — and it’s offering salaries as high as $400,000 a year for Wall Street recruits.
The Trump administration wants 400 dealmakers to help the US bolster its national security supply chains — and it’s offering salaries as high as $400,000 a year for Wall Street recruits.
The Trump administration wants 400 dealmakers to help the US bolster its national security supply chains — and it’s offering salaries as high as $400,000 a year for Wall Street recruits.
US forces are helping move millions of barrels through the Strait of Hormuz under the cover of darkness, sometimes escorting more than 20 ships per night out of the vital waterway, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Friday.
US forces are helping move millions of barrels through the Strait of Hormuz under the cover of darkness, sometimes escorting more than 20 ships per night out of the vital waterway, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Friday.
President Donald Trump on Thursday opened protected Pacific Ocean waters to commercial fishing, lifting restrictions that barred the activity within three marine national monuments.
President Donald Trump on Thursday opened protected Pacific Ocean waters to commercial fishing, lifting restrictions that barred the activity within three marine national monuments.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a proclamation signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 11. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
President Donald Trump said he is interested in reviving his so-called anti-weaponization fund — and left the door open to steering some of its $1.8 billion toward rioters convicted of assaulting police in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks — during a testy interview that ended with him abruptly walking out.
President Donald Trump said he is interested in reviving his so-called anti-weaponization fund — and left the door open to steering some of its $1.8 billion toward rioters convicted of assaulting police in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks — during a testy interview that ended with him abruptly walking out.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air Force One en route to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on June 5.
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve would be wrong to raise interest rates as his nominee Kevin Warsh prepares to chair his first Fed policy meeting.
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve would be wrong to raise interest rates as his nominee Kevin Warsh prepares to chair his first Fed policy meeting.
Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 22, 2026. Warsh, who's promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank, takes over at a tense moment for the economy and the central bank. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve would be wrong to raise interest rates as his nominee Kevin Warsh prepares to chair his first Fed policy meeting.
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve would be wrong to raise interest rates as his nominee Kevin Warsh prepares to chair his first Fed policy meeting.
Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 22, 2026. Warsh, who's promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank, takes over at a tense moment for the economy and the central bank. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
The Trump administration is seeking to steer Iranian assets toward helping US allies in the Persian Gulf rebuild from damage inflicted by Tehran, and to repair any future destruction.
The Trump administration is seeking to steer Iranian assets toward helping US allies in the Persian Gulf rebuild from damage inflicted by Tehran, and to repair any future destruction.
A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12, 2026.
US and Iranian forces continued to trade fresh attacks, after a week that saw the worst flare-up in tensions since the shaky ceasefire started and little progress toward an interim peace deal.
US and Iranian forces continued to trade fresh attacks, after a week that saw the worst flare-up in tensions since the shaky ceasefire started and little progress toward an interim peace deal.
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air Force One, en route to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on June 5, 2026. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Donald Trump said that farmers would see “good things” happen in the coming months, as the president sought to bolster his relationship an agriculture industry who have been battered by his tariffs as well as high fuel and fertilizer costs triggered by his war with Iran.
Donald Trump said that farmers would see “good things” happen in the coming months, as the president sought to bolster his relationship an agriculture industry who have been battered by his tariffs as well as high fuel and fertilizer costs triggered by his war with Iran.
US President Donald Trump is applauded as he arrives to participate in a roundtable on "American Agriculture" at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on June 5, 2026.
President Donald Trump expressed interest in the US government holding equity stakes in leading artificial intelligence developers, saying that he planned to discuss the idea of a partnership with AI companies’ executives as soon as next week.
President Donald Trump expressed interest in the US government holding equity stakes in leading artificial intelligence developers, saying that he planned to discuss the idea of a partnership with AI companies’ executives as soon as next week.
US President Donald Trump during a coal announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the coal industry in America, steering funds to build new power plants, sustain existing operations and construct an export terminal in California.
President Donald Trump floated that he’d remain in charge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts just days after he said Congress would retain control over the institution.
President Donald Trump floated that he’d remain in charge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts just days after he said Congress would retain control over the institution.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Aug. 13.
The US and Iran remained at loggerheads over any potential truce heading into the weekend, with the conflict nearing the 100-day mark and Tehran saying that it and Oman have sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
The US and Iran remained at loggerheads over any potential truce heading into the weekend, with the conflict nearing the 100-day mark and Tehran saying that it and Oman have sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the coal industry in America, steering funds to build new power plants, sustain existing operations and construct an export terminal in California.
President Donald Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the coal industry in America, steering funds to build new power plants, sustain existing operations and construct an export terminal in California.
Piles of coal at a coal-fired electrical generation plant in Castle Dale, Utah.
President Donald Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the coal industry in America, steering funds to build new power plants, sustain existing operations and construct an export terminal in California.
President Donald Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the coal industry in America, steering funds to build new power plants, sustain existing operations and construct an export terminal in California.
Piles of coal at a coal-fired electrical generation plant in Castle Dale, Utah.
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