BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - China urged calm and restraint by all sides on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump's threat L6N40V09S to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of weekend talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the Iran war. Before the war, most
The US military said it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports Monday, after talks between the warring sides in Pakistan collapsed, and despite the Iranian military warning that it would treat any such action as an act of piracy. Trump had announced on social media he
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. "We're not supporting the blockade," he told BBC Radio 5 Live,
Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, two NGOs said Monday, warning it risked using capital punishment even more extensively after protests in January and the war against Israel and the US. The number of executions
Vance could never have struck a deal on what Iran and the U.S. have been unable to resolve for years. As the president sways between declaring victory and restarting the war, Netanyahu tries to ramp up Israel's public opinion for another round of fighting
By Bo Erickson and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war with Iran
A Paris court will deliver its verdict on Monday in the case of cement conglomerate Lafarge, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to maintain its business in war-torn Syria. The ruling follows a 2022 case in the United States in which
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. naval blockade of Iran is a major, open-ended military endeavor that could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and put tremendous strain on an already fragile ceasefire, experts say. President Donald Trump, in a social
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/ issued a scathing attack on Pope Leo late on Sunday, calling him "weak" on crime and "terrible" for foreign policy after the religious leader criticized
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - Oil tankers are steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a U.S. blockade later on Monday following failed peace talks between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend, shipping data showed. President Donald Trump
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Sunday he was working to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, even as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in south Lebanon that the fight there was far from over. The Lebanese Red Cross said in a statement that one of its paramedics
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Central Command said it will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT), after President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait
JERUSALEM, April 12 (Reuters) - Israel approved the appointment of Roman Gofman as the new Mossad intelligence agency head, a statement from the Israeli prime minister's office said on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to nominate Gofman
The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Trump says doesn't care if Iran returns to talks - US President Donald Trump said he does not care if Iran comes back to negotiations with the United States after weekend talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal. "I don't care
The failure of US-Iran peace talks has left President Donald Trump with several unpalatable options, as analysts say his order to blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz could further complicate his next move. Any hopes that US Vice President JD Vance would emerge from the
CAIRO, April 12 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that any military vessels attempting to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the two-week U.S. ceasefire and be dealt with harshly and decisively. The strait is under the control
April 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had summoned Iraq's ambassador over what it described as threats targeting the kingdom and other Gulf states from drones launched from Iraqi territory. The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement that it had "emphasised the
A sense of dread spread across the Middle East after talks between the US and Iran collapsed, as fears of renewed fighting rattled an already tense region with Donald Trump ordering a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Following more than 20 hours of talks in the Pakistani
When US Vice President JD Vance disembarked his plane ahead of high-stakes talks with Iran in Islamabad on Saturday, he was greeted by the powerful Pakistani army chief, his civilian attire blending in with those around him. The image illustrated what many experts say is Field
Tehran's regime has emerged largely unchanged, and the mere fact that it is negotiating with Washington has granted it U.S. – and thus global – legitimacy. Iran views this legitimacy as its most important asset in the talks, and therefore seems unlikely to budge on uranium
MIAMI, Florida, April 12 (Reuters) - Implementing a newly announced U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will take a little while, President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo". (Reporting by Bo Erickson in Miami,
President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of failed peace talks with Iran -- a significant escalation that would test an already fragile ceasefire. In lengthy social media posts and an interview on Fox News, Trump
Trump added that he ordered the U.S. Navy to detain any vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran to pass in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any Iranian forces firing on U.S. or civilian vessels would be 'BLOWN TO HELL'
April 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran. Trump made his remarks in a Truth Social post hours after
SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Brunei and Malaysia this week, continuing diplomatic efforts to secure fuel supplies from Asian allies after disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Albanese will travel to Bandar Seri
(Correcting last name of doctor in paragraphs 19-20 to Attiyeh, not Khattiyeh.) By Thomas Suen and Louisa Gouliamaki TYRE, Lebanon April 12 (Reuters) - Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week.
Turkey's foreign ministry escalated a diplomatic clash with Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of ties to Iran and of killing Kurdish civilians, as the exchange unfolded alongside Turkish legal proceedings against 35 Israelis over the 2025
JERUSALEM, April 12 (Reuters) - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday, saying he was seeking greater access for Jewish worshippers and drawing condemnation from Jordan. The compound in
Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold. US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan after the talks -- the
Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and world leaders quickly urged both sides to pursue the diplomatic route to peace. US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan after the
The US military said Sunday it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports within hours, after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed with Washington blaming the Islamic republic's refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The announcement came despite a ceasefire agreed on
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks in Pakistan broke down without an agreement. In response to Trump's announcement, Iran's
US President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block key Gulf sea lane the Strait of Hormuz, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks broke down without agreement. In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they have
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks in Pakistan broke down without an agreement. In response to Trump's announcement, Iran's