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As the U.S. approaches six months of war with Iran, the costs to taxpayers and consumers continue to grow, beyond what has yet been fully quantified.

Iran will seek to bar U.S. and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to use it, according to local media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal to manage the crucial waterway.

President Donald Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David last week, where he demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options with Iran, two people familiar with the exchange told The Washington Post.

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran.

LONDON – A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, an official at Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. Ukraine is very short of high-end air defenses and Russia has tried to exploit this by using more ballistic missiles, which are particularly hard to shoot ​down.

Venezuela’s official death toll from the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country’s north-central region on June 24 has climbed to 6,125, according to a reconstruction bulletin released late Monday, as authorities reported continued progress in evaluating damaged homes while warning that thousands of residences remain unsafe more than five weeks after the disaster.

CAIRO – The decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun's heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedouin stock all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago. According to Palestinian authorities, 308 members of the extended Al-Hassayna family, also known as the Abu Sharia, were killed on November 22, 2023 when Israeli airstrikes brought down a cluster of apartment buildings as ​residents slept in Sabra, one of the old neighborhoods of Gaza City.

A potential agreement to revive talks between the U.S. and Iran has been drafted, Qatar announced, as mediators push for a short-term solution to de-escalate tensions.

KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a vegetable seller in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged on Tuesday authorities to step up support for people affected by a record heatwave in the country, calling it ​a national disaster after scorching conditions were blamed for 19 deaths.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, in a decree published ​on Monday.

Iran suggested negotiations with Oman to get more ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, after President Donald Trump called off what he said was a major attack on the Islamic Republic.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he opposed punishment and court proceedings for the young protesters who marched in New Delhi and other Indian cities in recent weeks, saying “children make mistakes” and society should “forgive” them for using foul language. “Punishing them, dragging them through the courts or subjecting them to harassment within society will not change the situation,” ...

AGIOS KONSTANTINOS, Greece – Two firefighting helicopters collided in Greece while helping to control a huge wildfire on Sunday that has destroyed more than 100 homes northwest of Athens, while people fled another blaze on the tourist island of Kefalonia.