Oil falls 5% after Trump calls off Iran strikes, says Hormuz deal agreed
Oil prices fell after President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had suspended planned strikes on Iran following a request from Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries.
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Israel conveys 'concerns' to US on Gaza plan, keeps up strikes on territory
Israel said on Monday it had expressed concern to the United States about a plan to end the Gaza war hailed by President Donald Trump, as it kept up strikes on the Palestinian territory. It marks the latest sign of disconnect between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Israel conveys 'concerns' to US on Gaza plan and keeps striking
Israel said Monday it had conveyed concern to the United States on a plan to end the Gaza war hailed by President Donald Trump as it kept up strikes in the Palestinian territory. It marks the latest sign of disconnect between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Suspected suicide bombing at police station kills 17 in Pakistan, officials say
PESHAWAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Aug 3 (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, a rescue group and a regional police official said, as the country battles widening insurgencies.
Analysis-How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions
By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.
Iran denies negotiating with US after Trump announces talks
Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks would begin Monday in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth month. The rebuttal by the Iranian foreign ministry follows Trump saying he had held off
Massive Attack band says Singapore police detained, questioned them after concert
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The British band Massive Attack said its members were detained by Singapore police and "isolated and separately questioned" after the two performers raised a Palestinian flag at their concert in the city-state last Wednesday. In a
Documents reveal how Israel's Elbit armed the United Arab Emirates
Just weeks after Iran's proxy struck Abu Dhabi, Israel's largest arms manufacturer proposed supplying the UAE with a fleet of dozens of strategic drones. Leaked internal documents allegedly reveal the array of weapons systems sold to the Gulf state
Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack
US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the talks would cover the Strait of
Trump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal
By Steve Holland, Menna AlaaElDin and Yasmine Ghania ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in
Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump calls off attacks
By Steve Holland, Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafezi ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had cited talks he said would
Moroccans gather at Ceuta border, desperate for news of loved ones
Dozens of Moroccans gathered on Sunday in the town of Fnideq, desperately seeking news of their loved ones who were among the thousands who swam across the nearby border to the Spanish territory of Ceuta this week. Aldellatif, an agricultural worker in Moulay Bousselham, about
Report: Gulf states urged Trump to de-escalate hours before he called off strikes
According to The Wall Street Journal, mediators in the region presented new proposals for a cease-fire, urging the U.S. and Iran to de-escalate tensions. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly spoke with Trump on Saturday and urged the president to engage in dialogue
Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words
Donald Trump has made some of the most aggressive public threats about military action of any modern US president. He has walked back many of them too. The 80-year-old Republican's comments about the US war against Iran have shifted, sometimes dramatically and quickly, since
The art of the deal – or the art of bullshit? Trump's wariness of another Iran war
Time and again, the U.S. president shows he will return to war only as a last resort. The Mideast has grasped this – and it may trigger a major clash ■ Israeli defense officials confirm receiving a U.S. message to rein in Gaza strikes
