US-Iran War Live Updates: US, Iran signed a 14-point deal to end the war on June 17 US-Iran War Live Updates: The United States and Iran have traded strikes after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said the strikes were a “powerful response” to an attack on…
A “mini tsunami” of oil is flooding the global market after the Strait of Hormuz opened and trapped tankers are finally freed, dropping prices to nearly pre-war levels — but the relief might not last long. August oil futures — contracts to buy at a coming date — dropped to about $70 per barrel Wednesday,…
Iran and Oman said Tuesday they will study the costs to be charged. US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has been assured by Iran that no fees will be collected from ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as negotiations continue to secure a lasting end to the war in the Middle East. “Iran has…
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may have eased concerns about oil shipments, but hundreds of tankers waiting in the region have run into a completely different problem, involving barnacles, algae, mussels and other sea life stuck to their hulls. After spending months anchored in warm Gulf waters, many vessels now need extensive underwater…
Iran said it has the “right to sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz”. Iran’s chief negotiator on Wednesday repeated Tehran would charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day fee-free period stipulated in a memorandum of understanding with the US. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview aired on state television that the…
In their 2022 book Sinostan, Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen saw Central Asia as China’s “inadvertent empire”. If that is true – and the five-country region embracing Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (informally called the C5) certainly sits at the heart of China’s Belt and Road Initiative – then Beijing could not have chosen…
United States carrier Delta Air Lines has resumed direct flights to the city after the pandemic, launching a daily service to Los Angeles amid surging fuel prices. Jeff Moomaw, the airline’s vice-president for Asia-Pacific, said on Monday that it would take some time to increase services connecting the city to more destinations as the carrier…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran has not yet agreed to a deal with the United States to end the ongoing war because its leaders are “strong” and “proud”, though he maintained that Tehran would eventually have to come to the negotiating table. US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air…
American forces shot down four Iranian drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and followed up by hitting Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites, escalating tensions that continue to test an already fragile ceasefire.US Central Command said the drones were “one-way attack” unmanned aircraft that posed an immediate threat to ships moving through the…
Amid wait for a final peace deal, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly claimed that it shot down a US’ MQ-1 drone after it allegedly entered its territorial airspace early on Sunday. Advanced air defence missiles targeted and reportedly ‘successfully’ destroyed the MQ-1 drone. (Representational Photo/AFP) The American drone was immediately detected by the…