Iran today has executed two men convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of hangings over alleged espionage. Since the start of the war with Israel and the United States in February, Tehran has ramped up executions, with many of the convicts accused of spying for Israeli intelligence, reports […]
Oil prices tumbled today in early Asia trade after US President Donald Trump announced fresh talks with Iran to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The war, which began in late February when the United States and Israel attacked Iran, has caused oil prices to swing sharply as it effectively […]
•Aerial view of boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz Iran yesterday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for diplomacy. US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his country […]
•Smoke rising from the site of an explosion carried out by the Israeli military, in the village of Kfar Tibnit Iran and the United States held their fire yesterday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space”. Iran […]
•Trump US President Donald Trump warned China and Russia today against selling weapons to Iran — while saying he believed assurances from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin that they were not yet doing so. “Therefore, two major Countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating,” Trump said […]...
•US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump today pledged that the United States would bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, […]
•A heavily-damaged bridge hit by a US strike in southern Iran The United States expanded the scope of its strikes on Iran today, targeting provinces around the country, including a city hosting a nuclear power plant, as the Islamic Republic kept up its attacks in the region. The Middle East war resumed after a weeks-long […]
•Fixed-wing aircraft flying over Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) during a photo exercise The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war, despite a call […]
•Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed today to strike powerfully against Iran if it staged a new attack on his country. “I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not count on things remaining quiet if you attack us,” Netanyahu said at a conference in Dimona. The southern town […]
•Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade today on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz. Trump said a deal with the Islamic republic was still […]

