Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine
Two U.S. pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine”, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday after the New York Times reported the crew of an ...
Iran attack damages Kuwait Airport as Gulf conflict escalates, oil prices rise
Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday, with an Iranian missile attack damaging Kuwait’s airport and the U.S. military carrying out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomacy ...
Iran calls for actions not words after US officials say peace deal is near
Iran said on Friday it was looking for actions, not words from the United States after sources said President Donald Trump was weighing an initial US-Iranian agreement to extend a ...
US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump’s approval
The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though U.S. ...
Iran and US trade air strikes after Trump dismisses report of Hormuz deal
Iran targeted a US air base in Kuwait on Thursday after the United States struck what Washington described as an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz and President ...
Middle East, Ukraine dominate EU foreign ministers’ talks in Limassol
The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are to dominate talks between the foreign ministers of the European Union’s 27 member states on Thursday, with ministers having descended ...
Iran targets US base after American drone raid near Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it targeted a U.S. airbase after the U.S. military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian ...
Iranian missile likely involved in attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, South Korea says
An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM 011200.KS in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea’...
Pakistan seeks breakthrough in US-Iran peace talks
Iran’s foreign minister met Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday to discuss proposals to end the U.S.-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at ...
US and Iran still at odds on key issues, but Rubio sees some good signs
The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although U.S. Secretary of State Marco ...
Trump warns Iran of renewed attacks as Tehran reviews US proposal
Iran said on Thursday it was reviewing Washington’s latest position on ending the war after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he was prepared to wait a few days ...
Chinese tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects
Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping data showed, brightening hopes that the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran may soon be resolved ...
Trump says he paused attack on Iran as negotiations continue
President Donald Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned attack against Iran to allow for negotiations to take place on a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli ...
Cyprus remains among the most vulnerable to continued Hormuz closure
The US-Iran ceasefire remains in place, but President Trump’s repeated warnings keep oil prices high, over $110/b. The much-heralded Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was more of a show than ...
Hormuz standoff drives oil higher as US-Iran peace hopes ebb
Hopes for a peace agreement between the United States and Iran faded further on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was “on life support” following Tehran’s rejection ...
Iran stalemate lifts oil prices as Hormuz closure persists
President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal has fuelled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyse ...
Rubio questions allies’ support on Iran following Italy talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday and afterwards questioned why allies including Italy were not backing Washington’s efforts to confront Iran and ...
US and Iran explore short-term deal to end fighting
The United States and Iran are edging toward a temporary agreement to halt their war, sources and officials said on Thursday, with Tehran reviewing a proposal that would stop the ...
French vessel hit in Strait of Hormuz, many crew members injured
French shipping group CMA CGM said on Wednesday that one of its vessels, the San Antonio, had been the target of an attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting ...
Trump suspends “Project Freedom” to test prospects for Iran agreement
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would briefly pause an operation to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing “great progress” toward a comprehensive agreement with Iran.
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US says Iran ceasefire holds despite exchange of fire in Gulf
Washington said Iran had not breached a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict on Tuesday, following an exchange of fire between the two sides the previous day as U....
US strikes six Iranian military boats, Iran hits UAE oil facility
The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz with duelling maritime blockades, shaking a fragile ...
US says it has missile destroyers in Gulf and two American ships have crossed Strait
The U.S. military said two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers had entered the Gulf to break an Iranian blockade and that two U.S. merchant ships had transited the ...
Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war
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 ...