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, ...
Iran says it won’t meet with U.S. envoys, clouding prospects for peace deal
Iran said it would not meet with top U.S. envoys who flew to the region following an outbreak of hostilities, clouding the prospects for a lasting peace between the ...
Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks
Iranian and U.S. technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the coming days, a source told Reuters on ...
Fresh ship struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal
A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain’s maritime security agency said, after the United States and Iran each launched strikes ...
UN halts escort of ships through Hormuz after vessel comes under attack
The U.N. International Maritime Organization paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting concerns about whether a ...
UN pauses Hormuz evacuation plan after ship reports attack
The U.N. International Maritime Organization paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting fears over a preliminary ...
Explosion at Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facility injures 54, leaves 18 missing
Fifty-four people were injured and 18 are missing after an explosion at Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural (LNG) gas complex which occurred as workers were restarting operations halted after ...
Iran negotiators head for Switzerland but Lebanon fighting continues
A high-level Iranian team departed for Switzerland on Saturday for talks with the United States, Iranian state media reported, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance indicated he would set ...
Trump says Iran will ‘never have nuclear weapon’ under deal
Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East with warnings that shipping and energy exports could take weeks to recover, although ...
Trump says Iran deal is ‘all signed’, details remain unclear
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States and Iran, although key ...
Scope for fiscal stimulus is limited amid energy crisis
The global economy is facing a serious, but not unprecedented, energy crisis. The transportation of oil and natural gas has been negatively affected, mainly due to the closure of the ...
Iran says it attacked US base in Jordan and 21 Gulf targets after American strikes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out missile and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes ...
Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine
esident Donald Trump said on Tuesday that two U.S. helicopter crew members were “fine” following their rescue by a U.S. Navy drone after their Apache gunship went down ...
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 ...