#Iran crisis

Ever mindful of defence contingencies, the EU has positioned itself to evolve into a defence alliance as well as an economic and political union by adopting a mutual assistance clause ...

The Israeli military issued an urgent warning on Sunday to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate their homes and move at least 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) ...

Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry’s first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a US government bailout ...

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Trump ...

More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will ...

U.S. President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor ​Friedrich Merz on Thursday, saying he should focus on trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war and spend “less time on interfering” with ...

Iran said on Thursday it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks, and also reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, ...

The U.S. is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen ...

Donald Trump discussed how to mitigate the impact of a possible months-long U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports with oil companies, a White House official said on Wednesday, as ...

The United States defence secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget reflects “the urgency of the moment” amid the ongoing war with Iran, as he faced ...

Jet fuel availability, oil supply pressures and wider energy security concerns dominated discussions on Wednesday as European transport ministers and officials met in Nicosia. European sustainable transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas ...

The United States’ war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military’s price tag for ...

Donald Trump discussed how to mitigate the impact of a possible months-long U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports with U.S. oil companies, a White House official said on ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Wednesday demanded that progress be made on the implementation of the Gaza peace plan, warning that a lack of progress may allow Palestinian ...

Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse on Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump unhappy with the latest proposal from Tehran, which he said had informed ...

Saudi Arabia will host an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in ...

President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a U.S. official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran’s leadership was humiliating the United Statesand getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an ...

Cyprus is “in a less favourable position” than other countries inside the European Union regarding the security of its oil supply, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. He did ...

Work has not halted to bridge gaps between the United States and Iran, sources from mediator Pakistan said, despite the failure of face-to-face diplomacy after President Donald Trump called off ...

President Donald Trump said Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war, as Tehran’s foreign minister landed in Russia on Monday to seek ...

Israel’s military issued new evacuation orders for southern Lebanon on Sunday, ordering residents to leave seven towns that lie beyond the “buffer zone” it occupied before a ceasefire that ...

Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran receded as a new week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi laid out Iran’s demands and its reservations about U.S. positions on Saturday as Pakistan made a new push to end a war that ...