US President Donald Trump is willing to end the West Asia conflict without a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme if the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened, The Wall Street Journal reported Tehran’s latest demands suggest that Trump’s options of walking away from the conflict have narrowed even further, (Bloomberg) The report suggests that Trump…
US Vice President JD Vance said on Saturday that Washington was ‘in the middle of the game’ in the Iran situation, trying to establish ‘a safe route’ in the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iran reiterated conditions for its reopening. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that negotiators are closing in on temporary lanes for…
Iran has effectively maintained control over navigation through Hormuz Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday that they had struck two tankers attempting to pass though the strategic Strait of Hormuz under the “air escort” of the US military. The IRGC said the “non-compliant oil tankers… were struck and brought to a halt, while four other oil…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would be “disappointed” if China supplied weapons to Iran while repeating commitments he claimed Chinese President Xi Jinping had made to him that Beijing would not sell arms to Tehran.. Trump has raised concerns before about the possibility of China supplying weapons to Iran during the…
LONDON/DUBAI: China has held direct talks with Yemen‘s Houthi movement to enable its tankers to sail through the southern Red Sea without being attacked after the Iran-aligned militia pledged to prevent access to Saudi ports, six sources with knowledge of the matter said. The Houthis declared their blockade on July 20, opening a new front…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday claimed responsibility for attacks on several Saudi oil facilities. The Iran-backed group said the strikes were carried out in retaliation for Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace, Reuters reported. Sailors from the navy of Yemen’s Aden-based internationally recognised government stand at machine-gun positions aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, with Iran expected to be one of the key issues on the agenda amid reports that Washington is weighing the possibility of resuming joint military campaign with Israel. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
The exact reason behind why the United States suddenly paused its military campaign against Iran after 13 straight days of attacks remains unclear. However, Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine reportedly raised concerns over further escalation and US weapons stockpiles before the decision. President Donald Trump…
Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any attack on its infrastructure. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any attack on its infrastructure, after Washington threatened to bomb a bridge or power plant for every ship targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. “Our defence…
Gas prices in the United States are rising again after fighting between the US and Iran started once more. Earlier, many Republicans believed falling gas prices would help improve voters’ views on inflation before the midterm elections. But that hope has weakened because the Iran peace deal backed by President Donald Trump has fallen apart…