Jon Gambrell
Gulf and Iran news director for The Associated Press (@AP) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by way of Egypt, Nigeria, Arkansas and elsewhere. jgambrell@ap.org
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Trump issues dire threat
President promises to destroy power plant or bridge each time Tehran strikes ship in strait
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Trump issues dire threat
President promises to destroy power plant or bridge each time Tehran strikes ship in strait
Attacks weigh on diplomacy in Mideast
Ceasefire slides further away as US, Iran battle over Strait of Hormuz
U.S. launches 11th night of strikes
Attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts to salvage ceasefire
US, Iran keep trading blows
Attacks across Mideast overshadow efforts to keep diplomacy alive. Trump has “no interest in meeting.”
Attacks inch U.S., Iran to all-out war
U.S. carries out 10th night of strikes on Iran
The renewed bombings are aimed at degrading Iranian ability to hit shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Another service member has died
U.S. launches more airstrikes at Iran, which fires at Jordan
Military announces another troop death as attacks intensify
A U.S. service member died in Iraq during the “controlled detonation” of an Iranian drone, officials say.
Another U.S. troop death is revealed
United States launches more airstrikes at Iran in response to killings.
U.S. targets Iran with strikes after troops die
Iran attack kills at least 2 U.S. troops
American military responds after Tehran strikes base in Jordan, leaving one missing.
U.S. says 2 troops killed, 1 missing in attacks by Iran
Tensions escalate between US, Iran
Tehran retaliates to strikes, and interim ceasefire collapses
U.S. expands attacks on Iran, which calls strait a 'red line'
Iran and US step up strikes across the Middle East
Central Command: Merchant ship hit to enforce blockade
After Iran attacks ships, U.S. restores blockade
President Donald Trump steps away from a plan to charge tolls for passage through the strait.
US putting strait blockade back on
In reversal, Trump plans to charge toll for use of key route
Trump says toll coming for strait passage
President announces Iranian ships will be blocked and others will pay a 20% fee.
U.S. renews its strikes on Iran, reinstates blockade in strait
Trump says U.S. reinstating blockade in Hormuz strait
President said other ships will be charged for safe passage.
US to charge ships in strait
Both sides launch new strikes as Trump announces fees for safe passage of the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. renews strikes on Iran as standoff over strait escalates
US launches series of strikes on Iran
Tehran says strait now closed, attacks 5 Gulf Arab states
U.S. and Iran again exchange strikes
United States attacks over an Iranian blow on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
As attacks exchanged, Iran says strait is closed
Iran reports projectiles were fired at military targets on its largest island near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Jon Gambrell in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.