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• Economic pressure:US President Donald Trump played down the war with Iran, calling it a “little detour,” with his administration set to ramp up economic sanctions on Tehran. Iran and China — its major trading partner — have pushed back on any planned harsher measures from the US

A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is headed home after a nine-month deployment. It could still take several weeks for it to get back to its home port in San Diego, California. 

The United Arab Emirates military said Tuesday that an incoming missile threat was detected, warning residents of possible interceptions for the first time in weeks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has acknowledged that the past year has been one of the most difficult periods for the country diplomatically, but he says it will lead to an emboldened approach to foreign policy after the ongoing war

Transit in the Strait of Hormuz slowed this weekend, according to data by tracking firm Kpler

• Agreement expires:The US and Iran in June signed a memorandum of understanding that kicked off a 60-day window to negotiate a final deal to end the war. The agreement expired Monday with no concrete plans to end hostilitiesas talks between the two sides have stalled

The Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ending fighting between the US and Iran is set to expire on Monday, with little sign that either side is willing to extend the agreement, which both sides have accused the other of violating for weeks

• Rough seas:Yemen has suspended operations at a strategic Red Sea port after recent attacks by Iran-backed Houthis, which killed seven people and caused about $16 million in losses. Meanwhile, another ship attack was reported on the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump and Iran trade barbs over control of the critical waterway

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington. /Tierney L. Cross)

The USS Abraham Lincoln is in the midst of a record-setting deployment, kept out of port for more than six months as the carrier’s crew faces morale and mental health concerns. The ship may break a record for the longest trip away from its home port for a US carrier since the Vietnam War