Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait
Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait of Hormuz but wants a durable solution to safeguard peace in the region, ...
Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump accuses allies of ingratitude over Hormuz naval standoff
Iran launched fresh attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the kind of retaliatory strikes on U.S. Gulf allies that President Donald Trump said had not been expected, ...
Our View: It defies belief that Trump wants to drag his Nato allies into war
After more than two weeks of Operation Epic Fury, the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the Iraq war in 2003, it remains unclear what President Donald Trump goal ...
Japan and Australia say no to Trump’s plea for Hormuz assistance
Japan and Australia said on Monday they were not planning to send navy vessels to the Middle East to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President ...
Trump warns of more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, pressures allies to secure oil chokepoint
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran’s main oil export hub Kharg Island and said he was not ready for a deal with Tehran to end ...
US strikes more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, Centcom says
United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island in Iran on Friday night, the US Central Command said on Saturday.
“US forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian ...
Trump threatens to hit Iran’s Kharg Island oil network, US embassy in Iraq hit
President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran’s Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that could further ...
Turkish-owned ship allowed to pass through Strait of Hormuz, minister says
A Turkish-owned ship that had been waiting near Iran was allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after authorities received permission from Tehran, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu was ...
Trump boasts of killing Iran leaders as missiles and drones pound region
President Donald Trump derided Iran’s leaders as “deranged scumbags” and said it was his great honor to kill them as the war in the Middle East approached the two-week ...
Oil tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump’s claim to have won the war
Two tankers were ablaze in an Iraqi port on Thursday after a hit by suspected Iranian explosive-laden boats, a step up in attacks that have cut off oil from the ...
Three vessels hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz
Three vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies and sources said on Wednesday, as one of the strikes led to a fire ...
Investors brace for a bigger backlash from Middle East war
From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a ...
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz for military drill
Parts of the Strait of Hormuz will close for a few hours on Tuesday due to ‘security precautions’ for shipping safety, semi-official Fars news agency reported, as the Revolutionary Guards ...
Papanastasiou: no justification for any increase in fuel prices
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday said there was no justification for any increase in fuel prices despite the present geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East.
Speaking after the conclusion ...
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Cyprus warns of ‘global implications’ of Strait of Hormuz closure
Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis on Monday warned of “global implications” if Iran blockades the Strait of Hormuz.
“The developments are rapid and without a doubt very worrying, with global ...