Members of the BRICS bloc have jointly called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East, overcoming earlier disagreements to issue a unified position during their summit in New Delhi, India. The 11-member grouping, which includes China, Russia, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt,...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite ongoing clashes with Iran — then hours later implied he wasn’t serious. Trump has made a series of geographical name changes to international bodies of water in his second term, at least partly...
Global oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after Iran launched retaliatory attacks against American interests in the Middle East following fresh US military strikes, raising fears of prolonged disruption to global energy supplies and renewed inflationary pressure. Crude prices gained more than two per cent, extending weekly gains to...
United States (US) has resumed military strikes against Iran, targeting two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. According to the US military, the operation was carried out on Sunday after intelligence indicated that forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were preparing...
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with a United States deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, Trump said, “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them,” while referring to talks...
U.S. President Donald Trump secretly switched to a smaller military aircraft while leaving Turkey last month because of an alleged assassination threat linked to Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post. The newspaper, citing an anonymous U.S. official, said Trump initially boarded Air Force One in Ankara...
Iran has listed fresh conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that compensation for war damages must be paid before normal shipping can resume. The vital waterway has remained under an effective blockade since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February. Iranian Foreign...
Global crude oil prices fell sharply in early Asian trading on Monday after United States President Donald Trump announced that Washington would resume negotiations with Iran, a move that boosted expectations of easing tensions in the Middle East and restoring the flow of oil through the strategically important Strait...
Hamas on Friday announced that it has accepted a ceasefire framework unveiled by US President Donald Trump, which includes the group’s complete disarmament and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. The Palestinian group said its weapons would be handed over to the National Committee for Administration of...
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said there are currently no negotiations with the United States despite the recent pause in hostilities between both countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said mediators may pass messages from Washington, but stressed, “At present, we are not engaged in any negotiations with the...
Iran and the United States have paused military attacks, raising fresh hopes that diplomatic talks could resume after weeks of escalating conflict. Iran’s army spokesman, Mohammad Akraminia, said the country suspended its retaliatory operations after the United States stopped carrying out strikes for two consecutive nights. “These attacks continued...
Kuwait on Saturday said Iran struck another of its power and water plants, leading to several power generation units being deactivated, a day after a similar attack. “Another electricity and water distillation plant was targeted by a hostile attack that led to a fire erupting in one of the...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States halts what it described as its “acts of aggression.” The announcement came as fighting between Iran and the United States, which reportedly began in late February, continued to disrupt...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed “until further notice” after a vessel allegedly ignored approved navigation instructions. The Guards said their forces fired warning shots at the ship and forced it to stop after it failed to comply with repeated directives to...
United States President Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire between Washington and Iran is effectively over, following a fresh round of military exchanges between American forces and the Islamic Republic. Speaking on Wednesday during a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump launched a scathing attack on Iran’s leadership after...
US forces launched “powerful” strikes on Tuesday against Iran in response to attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said. “The US strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz” and will “impose heavy...
Thousands of mourners converged on Tehran’s Grand Mosalla prayer complex on Saturday to bid farewell to Iran’s slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with many chanting calls for revenge following his death in a US-Israeli attack. The funeral drew huge crowds waving red flags, a Shiite symbol of vengeance,...
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has approved the agreement signed between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump to end the Middle East conflict, despite expressing personal reservations about the deal. The agreement opens a 60-day window for broader discussions between Washington and Tehran, including talks...
Iranian winger Mehdi Torabi could face uncertainty over the remainder of his FIFA World Cup campaign after his United States visa expired following the national team’s opening match of the tournament. According to reports from Iran’s state-run media on Tuesday, Torabi was issued a single-entry visa by US authorities,...
Crude oil prices fell to a three-month low Tuesday on optimism over the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after a peace deal between the United States and Iran. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, dropped 3.8 per cent to $79.99 a barrel, dipping under $80 for...