By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ramped up U.S. air strikes on Iran and threatened broader escalation, but there is little sign that a military strategy that has already failed to extract concessions from Tehran will succeed this
A drone struck a ship off the port in Iraq’s southern province of Basra on Thursday, a security official told AFP, while the country’s oil ministry said an unspecified object fell near a tanker.This is the latest drone-related incident in Iraq, coming against the backdrop of
US President Donald Trump remains open to diplomacy with Iran, the White House said Thursday, adding that Washington is still talking to Tehran despite the renewal of hostilities.The comments come a day after Trump thanked Iran for freeing a US citizen detained since December
Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up last month’s truce, though Iran’s release of a US citizen pointed towards a path to avert the resumption of all-out war.For the first time since a memorandum of
UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to divided Cyprus at the end of July to discuss peacebuilding efforts between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, a U.N. spokesperson said on Thursday. • The visit comes against the
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he still believes a diplomatic solution is the best path to resolving the conflict with Iran, while welcoming what he described as a “firm and clear” US response.Speaking in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya English from Jerusalem on
The appointment of Chicago-based investor Konstantin Sokolov to oversee a $200 million fund marks a new phase for Washington's proposed trade and transportation route linking Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.
The Dubai Media Office on Thursday denied a Reuters report claiming that explosions had occurred in Downtown Dubai.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) confirms that the Reuters report
During Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's visit to Morocco on Thursday, the two countries spotlighted plans to explore an electricity interconnection that could one day deliver Moroccan renewable power to France.
Colombia's hard-right president-elect plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem as he seeks to restore and strengthen ties with Israel, his office said Thursday. The incoming government is moving forward with "the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, July 16 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Syria will in the coming months begin revising decades-old trade agreements torevive their economic relationship following the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024, Lebanon's economy minister told Reuters on
July 16 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Thursday that all Saudi oil and other vital facilities would be targets for the group's missiles and drones if Riyadh escalated its involvement in the conflict. The warning came after the Houthis fired
Vice President JD Vance has grown more critical of Israel, possibly in an effort to capitalize on changing views among voters with an eye on the 2028 presidential election.
On Global News Today on Al Arabiya English, Tom Burges Watson examines the latest escalation in the Iran conflict as Tehran threatens to expand its maritime blockade beyond the Strait of Hormuz following a new wave of US military strikes.Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the
On tonight's episode of W News Extra with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, Professor and International Relations Expert Dr. Elie Al Hindy and Columnist Gemma White discuss Donald Trump's warning that the US could target Iran's bridges and power plants if Tehran refuses to return to
On tonight's W News with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, Donald Trump warns the US could strike Iran's bridges and power plants if Tehran refuses to return to negotiations, as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. Leigh-Ann is joined by International Peace Negotiator Nomi
Sources say the group has deployed missiles and drones near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening to disrupt the Middle East's two main energy export routes as U.S.-Iran fighting escalates
Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned Iran’s repeated attacks on countries in the Arabian Gulf and Jordan.In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry expressed “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and rejection in the strongest terms of Iran’s continuation of its unjustified
For Oman, recalibrating its ties with Washington after the Iran war means diversifying its partnerships — leaning more on European allies like France and deepening its relationship with China.
By Rick Noack, Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, July 16 (Reuters) - Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, complicating any future role it may have as a mediator
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies.For all the latest headlines follow our
ALGIERS, July 16 (Reuters) - Eleven people, including children, were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers early on Thursday, authorities said. Locals and emergency crews rushed to the building in the Mohammadia district of the
By Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Jonathan Saul DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent
The operation comes as part of the Syrian authorities' efforts to curb illicit arms smuggling through its territory, namely intended for Hezbollah.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 16 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a U.S.-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took
Syria said Thursday it had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon by seizing a shipment that included missiles at its border with Iraq.“Specialized units thwarted an attempt to bring in a shipment of sophisticated weapons and missiles through the
Rare protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv’s top general spilled into the open during the president’s second overhaul of his wartime cabinet in a year.Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s
US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war with Iran, in a podcast episode with host Joe Rogan posted on Wednesday.The comments echoed earlier criticism of Israeli
Iraq briefly suspended oil loadings on Thursday after a drone hit an oil tanker at its Basra terminal, four Iraqi oil and security sources told Reuters, before later resuming them.The drone did not cause damage or fire and it was not immediately clear who launched it, the
July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has called the release of a U.S. citizen held in Iran a "gesture of goodwill", even as conflict raged for a fifth night across the Middle East. Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday that an American who was "wrongfully
Eleven people, including children, were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers early on Thursday, authorities said.Locals and emergency crews rushed to the building in the Mohammadia district of the province of Algiers, where
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at Gulf states on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.The key oil and gas artery, which Iran insists it controls, is central to the rekindled fighting that has entered its
By Nayera Abdallah, Jana Choukeir and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up last month's truce, though Iran's release of a U.S. citizen pointed towards a
By Nayera Abdallah and Jana Choukeir DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up last month's truce, but Iran's release of a U.S. citizen was seen as signalling a path to avert
By Jana Choukeir and Nayera Abdallah DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable "red line", warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran's infrastructure, it would strike all infrastructure
Syrian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle in a shipment of advanced weapons and missiles over the border from Iraq, the state news agency SANA reported on Thursday, citing an Interior Ministry source, who said preliminary investigations showed the shipment was intended
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz spoke with his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overnight, his office said, Israeli media reported on Thursday.Katz’s office says that Hegseth updated him “on the American military’s activities in Iran, and the two agreed to
Fewer vessels traveled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the US reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries escalating strikes across the Gulf, shipping data showed.Seven vessels crossed the strait on Wednesday, mostly on the
Pakistan said on Thursday it would encourage the United States and Iran to stop violence and resume talks under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it helped mediate last month.“While the implementation of the MoU is facing challenges, Pakistan will continue to encourage all
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi condemned a “drone attack” that violated the airspace of Erbil in the northern Kurdistan region, his office said Thursday, after several drones were shot down.“We have directed the relevant security agencies... in coordination with the Region’s
President Donald Trump urged top defense executives on Wednesday to accelerate weapons production and expand manufacturing capacity as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East strain US stockpiles and expose bottlenecks in the nation’s industrial base.Speaking at Pennsylvania
NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) - India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region. India is the world's third-largest supplier
NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) - India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region. India is the world's third-largest supplier
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran badly wants to settle with the United States, adding that Washington would decide whether or not to take such a step.Upon arriving in Pennsylvania for the Defense and Innovation Summit, Trump said he does not “like giving
President Donald Trump is considering expanding military operations in Iran following briefings from top aides, U.S. officials reportedly said, as American forces launched two waves of attacks on Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that arch foe Iran has freed an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country.“She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding: “The United
The US military said in a statement on Thursday that it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran that it carried out at President Donald Trump’s direction, with targets including Bandar Abbas, Iran’s principal port city on the Strait of Hormuz.“US forces struck Iranian
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war. Pakistan calls for new Iran-US talks Pakistan said it would encourage the United States and Iran to stop attacks and