1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (933+ words) Washington DC, US Reuters A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for US President Donald Trump as his war with Iran…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (657+ words) Washington DC, US Reuters The US Government announced new sanctions on Thursday against firms and individuals that it says are aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the Middle East as it intensified its campaign to isolate Iran economically. The…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (803+ words) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate against any new US attacks on its assets, warning that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including US oil and gas interests, was vulnerable. “Strike our assets and you get…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (720+ words) Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town killed at least 12 people including two children early on Monday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, in one of the deadliest days of Israeli bombardment in recent weeks. Fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (809+ words) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iran said it will step up efforts to tackle problems created by US sanctions that are crippling its economy, while a senior Iranian official warned of a “painful response” if it comes under further attack....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, US Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran’s key oil export hub. The strikes were carried out after Iran’s Islamic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (570+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Saturday, telling them at the start of the talks that the situation in Ukraine is “difficult”. Putin praised US President Donald Trump’s efforts to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (731+ words) Israel’s military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday, though the Iran-backed group did not immediately comment. Israel had said Hezbollah fighters…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (999+ words) Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington DC, US Reuters Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking Iran’s southern coast and Tehran firing at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (949+ words) The US launched a barrage of airstrikes on Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliation in the most serious escalation in weeks in a conflict that has driven up global energy prices and weighed on President Donald Trump’s popularity at home....