World,WAR,Middle East
Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, but warned it could shut it again if the United States continues blocking Iranian vessels and ports.In Beirut on April 18, officials said ships can pass through the key waterway—responsible for about 20% of global oil transport&mda...
US President Donald Trump has indicated that military attacks could resume if a ceasefire with Iran expires next week without a deal.Speaking to reporters, Trump said the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would remain in place and warned that bombing could restart if negotiations fail.“I don&rs...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,WAR,Middle East
Oil prices tumbled Friday after Iranian officials said they would allow commercial traffic to resume in the Strait of Hormuz, lifting equity markets in Europe and New York, where major indices hit new records.Citing the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...
Iran and the United States on Friday said the Strait of Hormuz has been reopened and is fully operational for commercial shipping after nearly seven weeks of disruption that had affected global energy trade.“IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSA...
The United States is prepared to resume military operations if Iran refuses to agree to a deal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.Speaking to reporters in Washington, DC, Hegseth warned that US forces remain on standby to restart combat if diplomatic efforts fail, reports Al Jazeera...
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said a ceasefire in Lebanon is just as important as one in Iran, stressing that Tehran is working to secure a permanent truce across all conflict zones.In a post on Telegram following talks related to ending the war between Iran and the United States, Ghalibaf said Iran ...
World,Diplomachy,WAR,Middle East
Discussions over a new round of face-to-face talks between the United States and Iran are ongoing, the White House said on Tuesday, even as Washington has fully enforced a blockade on Iranian ports and regional mediation efforts have intensified, with no date yet set for the next round of negotiatio...
Pakistan’s army chief is visiting Tehran on Thursday to hold talks with Iranian officials, aiming to revive negotiations between the United States and Iran and extend an existing ceasefire that has paused nearly seven weeks of conflict in the region.The war — involving Israel, the U.S. a...
Iranian state media reported that the commander of Iran’s joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States does not lift its blockade on Iranian ports.“Iran will act wi...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not alter his stance to stay out of the war in Iran after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tear up a trade deal with the U.K.Trump told Sky News on Tuesday night that the U.K. had not been there when the U.S. needed their help. Trump said th...
World,Diplomachy
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday described China’s relations with Russia as “precious,” saying their stability brings certainty at a time of global change and uncertainty.Speaking during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, Xi said the long-sta...
World,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after holding a video conference with leaders from Southeast Asia, told reporters that the assistance, dubbed as “Power Asia,” is aimed at providing loans needed to secure crude oil, petroleum products and to maintain the supply chain in an emergency respon...
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.Though last week’s ceasefire appeared to ...
Iran has threatened to target ports across the Middle East after the United States announced a plan to impose a naval blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas, escalating tensions and raising concerns over global oil supply and regional stability.The US military said the blockade would take effec...
World,Fair & Festivals
Music festival season has arrived: a time to gather outside with friends, listening to tunes, dancing, and maybe even getting the chance to rub shoulders with musicians you love.“Live music nourishes your soul and makes you feel truly alive,” says Chris Bro, host of the “Next&rdquo...
Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer in security studies at Kings College London, said Sunday that Trump’s plan to use the U.S. Navy to block the Strait of Hormuz is unrealistic.“We should bear in mind that the Americans have a much lower threshold of pain than the Iranians,” Krieg sai...
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 Revolutionary...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement.Trump sought to exert strategic control over the waterway responsi...
China on Sunday announced it would resume some suspended ties with Taiwan, including direct flights to several mainland cities and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products, as the island’s opposition party leader concluded her visit.The Taiwan Work Office under China’s Communist Party s...
World,Science & Technology
Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous homecoming on Saturday as hundreds involved in NASA’s lunar comeback celebrated the mission that set a record for deep-space travel. The four-member crew arrived at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control after flyi...
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