8m ago Iran says 2 tankers on “unauthorized route” in Strait of Hormuz had “incidents and were brought to a halt” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday that two oil tankers had been halted after unspecified “incidents” as they attempted to transit what Tehran considers an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz….
There is a flurry of diplomatic activity by Iran to try to cut some kind of interim deal that would stave off a possible new attack by US President Donald Trump on Tehran. Some of the activity is also being pushed by US Vice President JD Vance, who has most of the time been the…
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that Vice President JD Vance wrote to Iranian authorities, but downplayed the significance of his outreach, saying it was focused on offering medical supplies to the country. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Mr Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security…
6m ago Israel defense chief denies report of rift between Netanyahu and army chief over Iran Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday rejected reports of a rift between Israel’s army and its civilian leaders – most notably Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – over the prospect of new strikes in the war with Iran as…
Voices within US President Donald Trump’s inner circle are advocating for the establishment of a broad and moderate Israeli unity government without National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, with some even floating the idea of a rotation agreement in which Benjamin Netanyahu would serve as prime minister first. However, Yashar party…
Pakistan reopened a key border crossing with Iran to resume bilateral trade and cross-border movement after a week-long suspension that stranded freight vehicles, disrupted supplies and aggravated concerns over LPG shortage ahead of winter. A motorised auto-rickshaw powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) passes a bridge amid rising fuel and LPG prices due to the…
New Delhi: Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, the representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on Friday called the United States the “weakest” country in the world, saying it failed to achieve its objective in the ongoing war between the two countries. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2026, Ilahi said the US had three main…
LILLINGTON, N.C. — Making his first run for elective office, Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley has visited every county in North Carolina as he crisscrosses the state introducing himself to voters. “Just this morning, I went over 428,000 miles on my truck,” he said Saturday at a campaign stop at a sports bar here in…
United States President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to a record low, a sign that Americans angry about rising living costs amid the deeply unpopular US-Israel war on Iran could punish his party at the upcoming midterm elections. Most Americans are unhappy with Trump’s performance, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Monday, with…
Tehran, Iran – Dozens of ships were attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz in October as Iran and the United States compete to assert their authority over the waterway. At least 12 ships were attacked in the week ending on October 16, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported late Friday, with one…