DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end theirfive-month-old warboosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.
Decoupling the Hormuz issue from direct U.S. talks is a win for Tehran, but it now has an incentive to reach a deal on the strait – and so do the Gulf states
SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic at the key Gulf waterways of Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz held largely unchanged at the start of the week, shipping data showed, as the progress of talks between the United States and Iran remained ambiguous. Twenty vessels —
For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water for his crew. "I tried to stay calm because I was responsible for 31 lives, a ship worth $40 million, and cargo valued
By Andrew Chung August 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Monday to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a U.S. civil lawsuit concerning attacks that killed and injured Americans in
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran faced "decapitation" if it did not agree a pact to end the conflict between the two nations, saying Tehran had one last chance to strike a deal. "I think we're going to maybe get something, but I want
Much remains unclear about the incident in the West Bank village of Tell, in which four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed. But eight videos help reconstruct the sequence of events, as the IDF examines whether one of the Israelis was accidentally killed by Israeli fire
The new framework would give Iran a greater role in managing one of the world’s most strategically important maritime choke points.
Left with few good military options that won't risk triggering major Iranian regional retaliation, American officials aim to return to the negotiating table with arguably fewer cards.
Realizing it has little to no influence over President Donald Trump’s decision-making, the Israeli government has remained silent on the possibility of the United States and Iran resuming negotiations.
Rights groups have warned that Iran may step up executions with the resumption of the war in the region.
The appeal for fresh ideas came as President Donald Trump weighs expanding the military campaign despite internal warnings that air power has 'its limits.' CNN reported that officials fear conventional options are dwindling as the war enters a new phase
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's touting of a deal aimed at disarming Hamas and ending the war was out of touch with their worsening reality, after Israel killed 18
Lebanon's former Central Bank governor, Riad Salameh, was taken from prison to a hospital over his deteriorating health.
KRG President Nechirvan Barzani’s meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa underscored the Kurdistan Region’s growing role in Syria’s Kurdish politics.
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.
Israel voiced objections Monday over a plan promoted by President Donald Trump to end the Gaza war, with a cabinet member seeking to tear it up, defying pressure to end strikes and begin pulling forces from the Palestinian territory. It was the latest sign of disconnect
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 said on Monday that 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. A political source said that Israel would not retreat from its current position in
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
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.
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 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
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
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
