It was a war JD Vance never wanted. Now the US vice president has been tasked with ending it. Vance heads to Pakistan this week with orders from President Donald Trump to turn the shaky Iran ceasefire into a lasting peace deal. For the 41-year-old Vance, who has kept a notably
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Iran of doing a "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz and of breaching the terms of their two-week ceasefire agreement. In a barrage of social media posts that sparked fresh fears for the shaky truce, Trump
April 10 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Friday that Hezbollah launched a missile at Israel, triggering air raid sirens in parts of the country, including in Tel Aviv. The missile was intercepted, according to the Times of Israel. Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli
April 9 (Reuters) - The World Bank Groupcould mobilize $20billion to $25 billion in rapid financing to countries grappling with the economic fallout of the war in Iran, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing World Bank President Ajay Banga. If the conflict persists, the
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blockaded since the start of the Iran war, causing the worst disruption to global energy supplies
April 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday about the need for a plan to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz "as quickly as possible," following a U.S. ceasefire with Iran, Downing Street said. Starmer
By Enas Alashray and Yomna Ehab CAIRO, April 9 (Reuters) - Attacks on Saudi energy facilities have cut the kingdom's oil production capacity by around 600,000 barrels per day and the throughput on its East-West pipeline by about 700,000 bpd, Saudi state news agency SPA reported
The International Monetary Fund's chief urged governments on Thursday to "do no harm" as they face the massive economic shocks caused by the Middle East war, calling for "targeted" and disciplined fiscal actions. In an interview with AFP, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday summoned the Iraqi ambassador after a drone struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad, the State Department said in a statement. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said earlier that
Iran's imposition of a toll for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz looks set to be a key point of contention at talks opening in Pakistan Friday. When the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran on February 28, Iran responded by blocking passage through
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to end U.S. attacks on Iran, as Donald Trump's party continued to prevent efforts to rein in the Republican president's war
By William James LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the Iran war must become a turning point for Britain after two decades of crises, and he promised to strengthen the country's economy and military to cope with a more "volatile and
Just 10 vessels have passed through Strait of Hormuz since the Middle East war ceasefire took effect, according to maritime tracking data, amid lingering fears about using the strategic waterway. Iran and the United States said the 167 kilometer (104 mile) strait between the
Democrats are clashing this week over the influence of pro-Israel lobbying on American politics and the US ally's military actions in the Middle East at a key strategy gathering ahead of November's midterm elections. Attendees at the three-day Democratic National Committee
Five and a half weeks of war with Iran provided Israel with important lessons regarding the limits of its capabilities. Iran has been weakened, but it has also managed to establish a new balance of economic deterrence. It's doubtful that the Israeli government would have pushed
The Israel-U.S. cease-fire with Iran has all the hallmarks of bad diplomacy. It is ambiguous, partial, conditional and temporary - with no shared final-status aim
BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Fayyad said on Thursday that the group rejected direct negotiations with Israel and that the Lebanese government should demand a ceasefire as a precondition before any further steps are taken. Fayyad's statement came after
Nice little supertanker you have there: The world needs the Hormuz Strait to reopen. The Israeli economy needs Iran militarily defeated. One wish may come true
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged journalist killings to be investigated as potential war crimes, as an Al Jazeera correspondent was killed in a targeted strike in Gaza City, and two Lebanese journalists were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes across the country
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, Israeli fire on Wednesday killed at least 303 people, wounding over 1,100 and leaving at least 33 people missing under the rubble. The Lebanese government declared a national day of mourning after the Israeli attacks, and hospitals in
April 9 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' personal envoy Jean Arnault met Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi in Tehran on Thursday as part of U.N. efforts to bring about an end to the Iran war, the U.N. said. Arnault also met representatives
By Saad Sayeed and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan is under huge pressure to pull off what some diplomats regard as mission impossible: broker a peace deal between Iran and the United States to stabilize the world economy while safeguarding delegates
A senior Lebanese official told Al-Monitor that the Trump administration relayed to Beirut on Wednesday its support for Lebanon to handle its negotiations with Israel, separate from talks taking place with Iran this weekend in Pakistan.
A senior Lebanese official told Al-Monitor that the Trump administration relayed to Beirut on Wednesday its support for Lebanon to handle its negotiations with Israel, separate from talks taking place with Iran this weekend in Pakistan.
BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire to allow for broader talks with Israel, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters, saying it would be a "separate track but the same model" as a fragile truce brokered by Pakistan
April 9 (Reuters) - Dozens of states issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Thursday condemning "unacceptable aggressive behavior" toward U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and calling for increased protections after the deaths there of three Indonesian soldiers. The 63
Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the United States and Israel, expressing criticism of talks expected in Pakistan this week. Holding portraits of their deceased leader and waving
An Israeli official said that despite the opening of talks, Israel has not applied a cease-fire to Lebanon. Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, will lead the negotiations on behalf of Israel. The announcement comes as Israel has launched the largest wave of strikes
The US–Iran truce boosts Pakistan — one of China’s closest partners — by elevating its role as a mediator and strengthening a regional balance that favors Beijing’s allies.
JERUSALEM, April 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah. "In light of Lebanon's repeated requests to open direct
A drilling ship has reached Somalia to start Turkey's first overseas drilling mission as regional rivalry heats up in the Horn of Africa.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/TAYASIR, West Bank, April 9 (Reuters) - Israel has approved the establishment of dozens of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an Israeli watchdog group said on Thursday, amid a rise in settler attacks on Palestinians across the
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, April 9 (Reuters) - Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Thursday that he represents a proud nation seeking to maintain global order, pushing back against the latest comments about the Arctic island by U.S. President Donald
VIENNA, April 9 (Reuters) - Austria's foreign ministry on Thursday called on Israel to stop attacking civilian targets in Lebanon, and said the Austrian members of a U.N. peacekeeping force there must be protected. Austria has in recent years been one of Israel's staunchest
LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - Imposing a toll on ships sailing through the critical Strait of Hormuz would "set a dangerous precedent" and countries should not impede freedom of navigation, the UN's shipping agency said on Thursday. Iranian officials have raised the idea of
After the Israeli military said it carried out its largest wave of strikes in Lebanon yet, following the U.S.-Iran truce, and amid conflicting accounts over whether Lebanon is included, Iran's top officials said any agreement must include Lebanon and that Israel's attacks
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 9 (Reuters) - Some of Lebanon's hospitals could run out of life-saving trauma medical kits within days as supplies near depletion following mass casualties from large-scale Israeli strikes over the past day, the World Health Organization said
BERLIN, April 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want U.S.-Iran war to place any further strain on relations between the United States and its European NATO partners. "We do not want – I do not want – NATO to split. NATO is a guarantor of
PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - The Paris Public Prosecutor's office has dropped a probe into illegal drug possession against Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of the European Parliament, it said on Thursday.
By Emilie Madi and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Ambulances arriving at a Beirut hospital on Thursday bypassed the emergency room and drove straight to the morgue, where exhausted medics unloaded a succession of bags of body parts for relatives to identify before
The UAE said Iran must pay “compensation” for damages incurred during the conflict.
The International Monetary Fund will lower global growth forecasts due to the Middle East war, its chief said Thursday, warning of the conflict's "scarring effects" despite a fragile ceasefire. "Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo
The International Monetary Fund expects to have to provide up to $50 billion in immediate financial assistance to countries affected by the Middle East war, its managing director said on Thursday, with the crisis likely to have lasting economic effects. "Given the spillovers of
ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan said Lebanon Prime Minister Nawaf Salam had sought Islamabad's support for bringing an immediate end to the attacks targeting Lebanon and its people in a phone call with Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif. "... Pakistan was engaged
April 9 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within the next few days for help securing the Strait of Hormuz, two European diplomats told Reuters on Thursday. Rutte met with Trump in
Just before 5 am at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a Muslim worshipper prayed in tears. A few hours later, similar emotion overcame Christians and Jews as the city's holy sites reopened following the truce with Iran. Jerusalem's Old City contains major holy sites for all
Israel launched its largest attack against Lebanon in the war, firing over 160 munitions across the country. At least 203 people were killed and 1,072 injured, while 33 remain missing, authorities said.
By Yuka Obayashi and Kentaro Okasaka TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) wants to start moving its vessels stranded near the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible but must first ensure safe passage and receive guidance from the Japanese government, its