Ceasefire appears to take hold in Gaza

  A spokesman for the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad told CNN that the agreement took effect at 4:30 a.m. local time in Gaza. Israel rarely confirms or comments on the existence of any ceasefire. But Israeli authorities have lifted all restrictions on civilians in the […]

Ilhan Omar Won’t Be Quiet

  MINNEAPOLIS ― Shortly after Ilhan Omar, the freshman congresswoman from the 5th District of Minnesota, arrived, she started to talk about Oprah ― specifically, something the media mogul once said on TV that had stuck with her. Asked how she remained confident in traditionally […]

US braced for Iranian response as oil crackdown starts

  As the administration ends waivers that allowed eight countries to continue purchasing Iranian crude and condensate, one administration official told CNN that they are concerned about the response from Tehran, which could target US assets in the Middle East and escalate tensions with the […]

Six charts that show how hard US sanctions have hit Iran

  Six months of exemptions from US sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran are ending on Thursday. President Donald Trump reinstated the sanctions last year after abandoning a landmark nuclear accord, which he wants to renegotiate. Iran’s leaders have remained defiant in the […]