Last Updated:March 16, 2026, 14:35 IST Trump has also called on nations, including China, to send warships to escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz has been virtually shut due to the West Asia conflict. (Representational image: AFP) Hours after US President Donald Trump urged countries including China to help the United…
As the war between US-Israel and Iran continues to rage, several reports have now emerged that US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu aren’t on the same page about the conflict. But Trump dismissed claims that he had a fight with ‘Bibi’, as Netanyahu is popularly known, and asserted that the relationship between…
From repeated threats, to calling countries for more participation —and sending warships — US President Donald Trump has increasingly focused his fury in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which is in its third week, on the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passageway through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil flows…
Sometimes it takes a good friend to call you out when you’re wrong. For Donald Trump, that pal is the nation of France, which has said an emphatic non to the American president’s request for military support in his Middle Eastern campaign. President Donald Trump’s request for help in the Strait of Hormuz might not…
Oil prices could extend gains at Monday’s open as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut in the world’s largest supply disruption. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, drawing a defiant response of…
The conflict in the Middle East could divert new capital to Hong Kong due to the city’s stability and regulatory certainty, the treasury minister has said, while pledging to keep markets operating smoothly amid energy price shocks caused by the war in Iran. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said on…
DUBAI: Iran urged people Saturday to evacuate the Middle East’s busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighboring country’s non-U.S. assets for the first time as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a third week. Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf…
new video loaded: U.S. Bombs Iranian Oil Hub 0:56 The U.S. attack on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, came as tensions continued over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for oil transport. By Cynthia Silva March 14, 2026 Explosion Hits Near Anti-Israel Rally in Tehran 1:25 Israel Strikes Central Beirut,…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States has “beaten and completely decimated” Iran even as he urged countries to take care of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he boards Air Force One. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (AP) In a social media post, Trump said the countries that…
Hong Kong authorities are coordinating with local airlines to increase direct flight and transfer capacity, turning the challenges posed by the US-Israel war on Iran into opportunities, the transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said the ongoing Middle East turmoil had deeply disrupted global trade and aviation networks, underscoring…