The Trump administration has announced its eighth round of Iran-related sanctions as diplomats raced to secure a deal concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

The Pentagon is asking the US defense industry to rapidly increase production of weapons, including munitions that are in short supply because of the war with Iran.

Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will not fully reopen unless the United States changes its policy toward Tehran, including by ending what Iran describes as a blockade, withdrawing US military assets from the region, lifting sanctions, unfreezing Iranian assets and compensating Iran for war-related damages.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products, a key material used in semiconductors and solar panels, in a move that is expected to affect China.

No final decision has been made about the future of the new Air Force One aircraft donated by Qatar after President Donald Trump's second term.

The United States has lifted sanctions targeting Iraq's Fly Baghdad airline, which Washington had previously designated over alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iran and Oman are nearing a new arrangement for managing commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying the proposed framework would establish a new security model for the strategic waterway.

Cyberattacks on U.S. water systems that officials suspect may be linked to Iran-backed hackers have been reported in at least 12 states.

President Donald Trump is seeking to further restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his administration's previous attempt to broadly implement the policy.

China announced a series of economic measures against the United States, including tighter controls on drone exports and sanctions against six American entities, in response to recent restrictions imposed by Washington.

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Jan. 6 defendants under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), arguing that the claims were filed after the statute of limitations had expired.

Details continue to emerge about the cargo ship struck overnight in the Strait of Hormuz.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that €1.4 billion in profits generated from immobilized Russian assets will be allocated following Russia's deadly strikes on Kyiv.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" for his political allies.

Despite President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that negotiations with Iran were set to begin on Monday, U.S. officials told CBS News that no new or formal negotiations were planned.

The European Union faces significant challenges in negotiating a reduction in its trade imbalance with China, with analysts warning that tensions could continue to escalate ahead of an October deadline.

Sen. Mark Kelly criticized President Donald Trump's choice of negotiators for talks with Iran, urging the administration to appoint more experienced diplomats.

Japan is reshaping its defense strategy by expanding its drone capabilities after studying lessons from the war in Ukraine and the growing role of unmanned systems in modern warfare.

The Pentagon has updated its casualty database for the US-Iran conflict, increasing the reported number of wounded service members after resolving what officials described as temporary data disruptions.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded the country's 158-day parliamentary session after successfully securing passage of all 64 Cabinet-sponsored bills, but analysts say her next challenge will be maintaining public confidence.

Western governments have spent hundreds of millions of dollars maintaining seized Russian superyachts, with U.S. taxpayers alone footing at least $50 million of the bill.

The Trump administration has announced a ban on the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots into the United States, citing "unacceptable risks" to national security.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will need to either raise taxes or reduce government spending to fulfill his policy commitments on defense and the cost of living.

Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in funding for energy projects after a senior Department of Energy (DOE) official acknowledged in court filings that grants were canceled because they were located in Democratic-leaning states.