Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to U.S. ...
US launches fresh strikes on Iran as regional war widens
The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further intensifying a five-month-old war that was already expanding beyond its main fronts to ...
US, Saudi hit Iran’s allies in Iraq; Trump vows to punish Iran for firing at troops
The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, and President Donald Trump vowed to “beat the fucking shit” out of Iran for firing on ...
Cyprus expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia after Red Sea attacks
Cyprus on Monday expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia following attacks on Saudi vessels in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, including recent direct missile strikes.
In a post ...
Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes
The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran ...
Houthis attack Saudi oil tankers, threatening global supply crisis
The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil ...
Rubio says Iran ‘not serious’ about talks as oil routes face disruption
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about ...
Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran’s south
U.S. forces bombed Iran’s south and west after President Donald Trump said Tehran would pay dearly for the deaths of American soldiers, while Iran targeted U.S. sites ...
Oil prices ease as mediators propose US-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran against an exchange of fresh attacks between the two and threats of ...
US strikes Iran for ninth day; Iran says two oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz exploded and immobilised
U.S. forces hit Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday as concerns grew over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said two oil tankers had exploded ...
US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel killed by Iranian attack
The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another ...
US and Iran each attack infrastructure in risky escalation
The United States struck bridges and an airport in Iran on Friday and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, as the warring foes risked further ...
Iran warns Trump against striking infrastructure, calls Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’
Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line”, warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran’s ...
US launches multiple strikes on Iran, which retaliates against US targets in region
The U.S. launched two waves of attacks on Iran’s coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran struck back ...
Crewmate of Cypriot-flagged ship struck in Strait of Hormuz dead, family says
The missing member of the crew of the Cypriot-flagged ship which was hit by a missile while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend has died, his ...
Iran threatens to shut Bab el-Mandeb seaway after closing Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait ...
Trump drops Hormuz shipping fee as US prepares Iran port blockade
US President Donald Trump abandoned plans for a 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, replacing the proposed charge with trade and investment agreements involving Gulf ...
U.S. military renews strikes on Iran while tankers come under attack in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Monday as President Donald Trump reinstated a blockade of Iranian shipping and proposed charging a 20% ...
Trump says US reinstates blockade of Strait of Hormuz after new clashes with Iran
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open after the ...
Indian sailor still missing after missile strike on Cyprus flagged ship in Hormuz
An Indian crew member remains missing after a missile struck the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS GALAXY in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli said on ...
Cypriot-flagged ship ‘attacked’ in Strait of Hormuz
A Cypriot-flagged ship was “blatantly attacked” by Iranian forces while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, the United States’ defence department’s central command said on Sunday.
It explained ...
US military says it is carrying out fresh strikes on Iran, after Trump says accord is ‘over’
The U.S. military said it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to traffic, hours after President Donald Trump declared that ...
Trump says interim accord with ‘scum’ Iran to end war is over
President Donald Trump said an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was “over” and that the United States was likely to launch new strikes on Wednesday night following ...
Tankers hit in Hormuz as millions mourn Iran’s Khamenei
Two tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran said there would be no more peace talks unless Donald Trump halted his repeated threats to restart the war, ...