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The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday that will end the fighting between the two countries, reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, unfreeze Iranian asset...

On Wednesday, the US and Iran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding, tentatively marking the end of a war that started in February.

AllSides has reviewed a wide variety of sources to try and give readers the fullest picture possible on what's actually happening in Iran.

Voices on the left and some on the right are calling the ceasefire a loss for Trump, noting the war has hurt Americans at home and Asian allies abroad and Trump underestimated Iran. Some on the right...

By the time you read this column, the United States military might be on its way out of Iran. Or we might be getting in even deeper.

Rising energy costs? Travel restrictions? Cyberattacks? A draft? Our multipartisan team answers your biggest questions on what America’s newest war means for you.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s busiest shipping channels.

Regardless of the specifics, both Trump and the then-serving Ayatollah will grandiosely claim victory, but the actual outcome will be measured in the level of future terrorist activity, oil prices, al...