US President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly scrapped a planned 20 percent levy on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid clashes with Iran, saying he would instead seek compensation from Gulf allies via trade deals. That announcement caused oil prices to spike and alarmed
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday the resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran was a significant blow to civilians in the region that risked severe disruption to the flow of food, medicines, and
Projectiles hit Iran’s Gulf island of Qeshm near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, Iran’s state broadcaster reported, citing local officials who blamed the United States.“At 19:00, a location on Qeshm Island was struck by projectiles from the American enemy,” Hormozgan
The dollar slid Tuesday after a drop in US inflation dented expectations of an interest rate hike later this month. Earlier Tuesday, the market saw a roughly 40 percent probability of a US interest rate hike this month, but that fell to 13 percent after the CPI data was
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned Iran’s latest attacks on targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and vessels along the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom’s “condemnation and rejection in the strongest terms of the targeting of
Kuwait said it was intercepting projectiles over its airspace on Tuesday, after Iran ramped up strikes on the Gulf in recent days as tensions rise with the United States and its allies over the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway.For all the latest headlines follow our Google
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - Sudan risks sliding backwards into deeper hunger as conflict, aid funding cuts and rising agricultural costs driven by disruption linked to the Iran war threaten to reverse gains made after famine took hold in parts of the
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - A key cooperating witness in the U.S. government's criminal investigation into Turkish state-run lender Halkbank's alleged role in helping Iran evade sanctions avoided prison time at his sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Reza Zarrab was
JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet approved a budget of 1.3 billion shekels ($434 million) for establishing 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, right-wing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday, adding to tensions over territory widely
The shift comes barely 24 hours after Trump declared the United States would become the "guardian" of the strategic waterway and seek compensation for protecting all cargo passing through it.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House on Tuesday for talks aimed at expanding US investment in Iraq and strengthening ties as Washington presses Baghdad to curb its reliance on Iran.“We love Iraq, and they’re well represented.
President Donald Trump emphasized Iraq’s “tremendous oil reserves” and possible deals with US companies.
Citing a Haaretz investigation revealing that Mossad sought to install former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's next ruler, Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot called the government's goal of regime change in Tehran 'a mistake' at the time
July 14 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of terrorism over its escalating attacks on shipping in the Sea of Azov, a route that handles about a quarter of its grain exports. Ukrainian drones hit 11 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov overnight, Kyiv's drone forces
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike and gunfire killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 10-year-old boy, and a senior Hamas police officer, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gazan health and police officials said. The deaths add to a toll of
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike and gunfire killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a 10-year-old boy, and a senior Hamas police officer, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gazan health and police officials said. The deaths add to a toll of more
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium caught fire on Tuesday following the "explosion of an unidentified external device" as it was sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman, according to its manager Stolt Tankers, the main unit of Norwegian
By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against
Brent crude traded at $85.02 a barrel at 11:44 a.m. EDT, up 2.06% from Monday's close after reaching $87.39 earlier on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to strike powerfully against Iran if it staged a new attack on his country.“I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not count on things remaining quiet if you attack us,” Netanyahu said at a conference in Dimona.For all
Israel said it was ready to move forward with plans to withdraw troops from two areas of south Lebanon, as the two countries held a new round of talks in Rome on Tuesday. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Tuesday that his country was "ready to move forward implementing
What does Canada’s Prime Minister’s visit mean for Saudi business? Tom Burges Watson looks at the new agreements on investment, AI, energy and trade. Plus, the Kingdom prepares to launch its first homegrown carbon credits, while a Saudi company bids to set a new Guinness World
On Global News Today on Al Arabiya English, Tom Burges Watson covers a dramatic escalation in the Iran crisis after President Donald Trump announced that the United States is reinstating a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, effective immediately.Trump says the
On tonight’s W News Extra with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, we’re joined by Jono Hayes and Alex Malouf for the latest on the Iran conflict, as President Donald Trump announces the return of the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and declares the United States the “Guardian of the
On tonight’s W News with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, President Donald Trump says the US is “taking over” security in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran continue to escalate. We are joined by former US official and President of the Institute for Voices of Liberty Kian Bijan,
Sources said the U.S. was meant to remove 18 planes from Israel's main airport on Tuesday, but after the third consecutive night of strikes on Iran, the U.S. tankers' occupying parking spots might lead to thousands of Israelis receiving flight cancellation notices
By Patricia Zengerle, Max Hunder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON/KYIV, July 14 (Reuters) - For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham raises an important question: Without a close ally of President Donald Trump advocating loudly for President
Lebanon and Israel began a sixth round of talks in Rome to discuss the US-brokered framework agreement, amid delays and disputes over the implementation of the pilot zone arrangement in southern Lebanon.
Iran fired missiles at Jordan and Bahrain on Tuesday after the United States launched a five-hour attack on Iranian targets, stepping up a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz that has pushed up oil prices to four-week highs.US forces carried out waves of attacks for the
By Maya Gebeily and Alvise Armellini BEIRUT/ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered deal,although expectations
The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump vowed to reimpose a naval blockade, prompting Tehran to respond with strikes on targets in countries around the region. Iran insists it only targets US interests in the Gulf, but
The Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with Iran after summoning its deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of Hormuz.The Indian national was among 46 crew members, including 30 Indians, on board two
(Changes spelling of tanker in bullet and paragraph 2 to Al Bahyah to conform to ADNOC L&S spelling) By Enas Alashray DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles
The United States launched a third round of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports and proposed that ships pay the United States to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. US to reimpose blockade on Iranian ports US Central Command
Russia said Tuesday it was looking at “alternative shipping routes” and could limit traffic in the Azov Sea due to intensifying Ukrainian strikes, as Kyiv claims to have hit over 100 vessels there in nine days. The Azov Sea is nestled between Russia, the southern stretch of
China called on the United States and Iran on Tuesday to restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as fighting between the two sides reignited over how the strategic waterway should be managed.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via
Two ISIS members were executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state television reported Tuesday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The report identified the men as Mohieddin
Iran’s parliament has begun work on a bill on the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the security committee said on Tuesday, as fighting flared between Washington and Tehran over the strategic waterway.“We remain steadfast in defending our red lines, particularly regarding the
US President Donald Trump has sent Congress formal notification that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his administration sees as opening a new 60-day window to use the military in the region without congressional approval.“I directed this military action
By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine Jackson CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, , July 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. air base in Jordan was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles on Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, while calling on Jordanians to
By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine Jackson CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of the
By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine Jackson CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of the
The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade Tuesday on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz.Trump said a deal with the Islamic Republic was still possible even
President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the United States was attacking Iran’s capabilities related to the Strait of Hormuz, amid renewed military action between the two countries.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The
The US said overnight Monday that it is committed to Saudi Arabia’s security, underscoring Washington’s support for the Kingdom against Iran-backed Houthi attacks.“The United States stands firmly with Saudi Arabia against Iranian aggression, including Iranian-supported Houthi
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Monday its forces have completed their latest wave of strikes on Iran that the U.S. Central Command began earlier in the day at the direction of President Donald Trump. • "During the five-hour