(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran’s assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday, while… Continue reading Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut
Tehran: The British newspaper Financial Times has claimed, citing sources close to the Iranian government, that if the conflict with the US escalates, Iran is considering various retaliatory measures, including the option of targeting US military assets in Europe. According to the report, Iranian forces have reviewed possible operations against US military installations in southeastern… Continue reading Where in Europe could Iran attack if the conflict with the US escalates?
BY Ghassan Charbel Officially, the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the US, established under the memorandum of understanding, has now expired. In reality, it was never a true ceasefire as it was punctuated by exchanges of strikes, further compounded by announcements from both sides that the agreement was either no longer valid or, at the… Continue reading A region in limbo: Maps left hanging amid blood and fog
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the sh*t out of them,” Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, referring to ongoing… Continue reading Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal: Fox News
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have “never been seen” as soon as next week. The United States, United Nations and European Union have applied sanctions, implemented trade embargoes and frozen assets… Continue reading Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as fading expectations of a U.S.-Iran peace breakthrough and slower tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz reinforced geopolitical risk concerns in the market. Brent crude futures rose as much as 1% to $89.40 per barrel and were last trading up 72 cents at $89.20 by… Continue reading Oil rises as US-Iran peace talks stall, Hormuz shipping slows
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz fell below the month average towards the end of the week due to volatile sentiment between the United States and Iran, with both countries making competing claims over its control. The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the recently appointed head of… Continue reading Hormuz shipping traffic capped amid competing claims from US and Iran
GARDEN CITY (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, escalating his rhetoric over the strategic waterway as the Iran conflict pushes up oil and gasoline prices. “After we finish defeating Iran … pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory… Continue reading Trump says ‘US will soon declare Hormuz its territory’ as Iran conflict drives up fuel costs
(Reuters) – A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto a smaller government jet during a trip to Turkiye last month, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. The threat emerged on the final day of Trump’s… Continue reading Credible missile threat triggered dramatic secret plane switch for Trump in Turkiye, says source
The war against Iran became prolonged, which led to many officers deployed on the American aircraft carrier fleet attempting suicide. According to American media, several officers attempted to jump into the sea from the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln due to the long deployment. According to an American news website, the wife of an… Continue reading Tired of the war with Iran, American soldiers began to attempt suicide
