The United Arab Emirates on Monday ordered all schools to return to remote learning for the rest of the week, the education ministry said, following a spate of attacks it said were launched by Iran. “The Ministry of Education announces a decision to shift to a remote learning
The UAE said Tehran fired at least 15 missiles at the country, with three intercepted over UAE territorial waters. CNN reported that the interceptions were conducted with an Israeli air defense system, deployed secretly at the beginning of the war with Iran alongside IDF soldiers
By Simon Lewis May 4 (Reuters) - The United States and Gulf Arab nations are drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution designed to condemn Iran for blocking the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.Mike Waltz said on
The latest developments in the Middle East war: - US says destroyed Iran boats - US forces destroyed six Iranian boats and shot down missiles and drones fired at US Navy and commercial vessels by Tehran's military, a top US admiral said. US Apache and Seahawk helicopters hit
May 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that South Korea should join U.S. efforts to protect ship movements near Iran, and added that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would hold a news conference on Tuesday with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine.
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed President Donald Trump for launching a unilateral operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz instead of pursuing a coordinated effort with Iran.
Two people were injured when a residential building was targeted in Oman’s Bukha along the coastline of the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on Monday. “A security source reported that a residential building for employees of a company in the Tibat area of Bukha was
Kuwait's top diplomat visited Turkey as the Gulf rift deepens following the UAE’s exit from OPEC and its affiliated alliances, forcing Ankara to balance ties between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
The top US military general for the Middle East said Monday that Iran had tried to open at US Navy ships and commercial vessels this morning before his forces returned fire. Six small Iranian boats were destroyed by United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, Adm. Brad
Oil prices jumped on Monday after a drone strike sparked a fire at an Emirati energy installation following US warships crossing the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Seoul and Taipei hit record highs Monday as Asian traders joined the rally in tech shares, but US equity indices
European officials have been working on ways to convince US President Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran war. But his abrupt move to cut US forces in Germany is the latest sign that such efforts have their limits and are far
May 4 (Reuters) - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah said on Monday that a fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following what they described as a drone attack originating from Iran. Civil defence teams were deployed immediately to contain the blaze,
Earlier on Monday, the IDF issued evacuation notices for several villages in the Tyre area shortly before it carried out attacks, killing four people, including in one village which was not listed in earlier evacuation warnings
The initial move signals a cautious approach by the US Navy to begin opening strait without toppling ceasefire.
INSS and its leaders – among them former heads of the Mossad and Military Intelligence – have become a prime Iranian target. A Haaretz investigation based on more than 100,000 emails and messages reveals a six-year campaign linking cyber, influence, and assassination attempts
Hezbollah urged Lebanese authorities on Monday to declare the US ambassador “persona non grata” after the envoy suggested those who had offended a senior Christian religious leader should leave the country.The controversy erupted on Saturday after a video published by Lebanese
By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - European officials have been working on ways to convince Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran war. But his abrupt move to cut U.S. forces in Germany is the latest sign that
The United States on Monday launched a new initiative to restart commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE braced for new fallout amid new missile and drone attacks.
The United States launched an initiative to restart commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as the UAE braced for fallout amid new missile and drone attacks.
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday urged China to step up its diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, adding that the subject will be discussed when President Donald Trump meets with
Seoul said on Monday that an “explosion and fire” had struck a South Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial Middle Eastern waterway effectively blocked following US-Israeli attacks on Iran.The foreign ministry said that, at around 8:40 pm in Seoul (1140 GMT), “an
America's NATO allies put a brave face Monday on a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, but warned it was proof Europe needs to step up for its own security, and fast. US President Donald Trump cast fresh doubts over the future of the alliance as he announced
There were no signs of increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said the US would begin efforts to free up shipping.Only one tanker, a sanctioned, handy-sized LPG carrier, along with a few cargo ships and a cable-laying
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that Washington will be watching to see whether China steps up diplomacy with Iran to get Tehran to open up the Strait of Hormuz.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Bessent told Fox
The UAE said Monday that its forces intercepted three missiles from Iran and a fourth crashed into the sea, nearly a month into the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East war.An alert came shortly after authorities lifted an earlier warning issued.For all the latest headlines
By Ilze Filks OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was taken from jail to hospital last week, requires urgent specialised medical care to treat a life-threatening heart condition, her brother told Reuters on Monday.
BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire.
The UAE on Monday strongly condemned an Iranian drone attack on an ADNOC oil tanker in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, as the US was due to start guiding ships through the waterway.Two drones hit the MV Barakah off the coast of Oman but no one was injured, according to ADNOC,
While Trump introduced operation 'Project Freedom,' to help ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz exit it, Tehran said navigation in the strait must be carried out in coordination with its military and warned the U.S. Navy not to approach or enter the strait
The US military said two US Navy guided-missile destroyers had entered the Gulf to break an Iranian blockade and that two US ships had transited the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran said it had prevented a US warship entering the Gulf.US Central Command said its forces were
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the United States must reduce its demands on the Islamic Republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or
DUBAI, May 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy issued a new map of the area of the Strait of Hormuz under its control on Monday, state media reported. The area starts in the west with a line between the westernmost tip of Iran's Qeshm island to the United Arab
A Ukrainian drone hit a residential high-rise building in an upscale Moscow neighborhood overnight into Monday, the Russian capital’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.The rare attack on heavily protected Moscow comes just days before Russia’s grand annual May 9th parade, which this
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States and Iran Monday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a “coordinated” way, as the US military pressed ahead with a mission to escort ships out of the waterway.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online
Iran's military warned on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the United States would help guide ships through the waterway. Shortly after, Iran's Fars news agency reported that a US warship in the
Iran's military warned on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the waterway. Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a
Iran's navy fired 'warning shots' at US warships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media said, after the American military sent cruisers into the Gulf as part of a plan to help trapped commercial vessels leave. Earlier, US President Donald Trump had announced a plan to
European nations have “gotten the message” from US President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are being implemented, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday.Trump has accused some NATO nations of not doing enough to support
ISLAMABAD, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. has evacuated 22 crew members held aboard an Iranian container vessel to Pakistan and will hand them over to Iranian authorities on Monday, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, calling the move a "confidence-building measure". Here are some
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - European nations have "gotten the message" from U.S. President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are being implemented, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday. Trump has accused
A senior Iranian official warned on Monday that Tehran would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the ceasefire.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Any American interference in the new maritime
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi discussed the regional situation and the ongoing diplomatic efforts taking place, the Pakistan foreign ministry said on Monday.The phone conversation took place last night, the ministry said.For
Iran’s military warned US forces on Monday not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the United States would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran.Trump gave few details of the plan to aid ships and their crews
The power struggle playing out in Iran's leadership is not only over questions of war and negotiations, but over the face of the regime's future. Now it must decide whether to turn Hormuz into an ideological cause or to treat it as a bargaining chip in talks
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, part of a wide-ranging national inquiry with witnesses set to give evidence on their experience of escalating antisemitism in the country. The
European leaders talked up independence on defence and closer ties with Canada Monday, as they gathered in Armenia for a summit clouded by US threats to cut military support. US President Donald Trump loomed large over the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in
European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gather in Armenia Monday as they seek to navigate a fraught geopolitical environment under an unpredictable White House. US President Donald Trump will loom large over the meeting of the European Political Community