DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sep 2 – Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks against Gulf states allied with the United States early Wednesday, escalating tensions across the Middle East after American forces carried out a new series of strikes on Iranian military targets. Bahrain said its air defense systems intercepted incoming Iranian fire, describing … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug 31 – The United Arab Emirates said Monday that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters, adding fresh tension to an already fragile situation in the Gulf after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend for the first time in a month. The UAE Defense … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 – U.S. forces carried out their first confirmed military strikes against Iranian targets in about a month on Sunday, hitting rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz as tensions again rose around the strategically important waterway. The strikes ended a period of relative calm in direct U.S.-Iranian military operations after months of … Read more
DUBAI, Aug 29 – Six months after the start of a devastating war with the United States and Israel, Iran’s leadership appears to be settling into a more confrontational posture, with powerful military commanders and hard-line clerics taking prominent positions across the country’s security establishment. The shift marks a significant departure from the early hopes … Read more
Aug 17 – The 60-day deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for reaching a lasting peace agreement with Iran has expired with no comprehensive deal in sight, leaving the two sides facing a difficult diplomatic standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, economic sanctions and Tehran’s nuclear program. The deadline was established under a June … Read more
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Aug 10 – Iran has tied any full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to a series of demands it wants the United States to address, even as Tehran says negotiations with Oman over a framework for restoring commercial shipping through the vital waterway are close to completion. Iranian officials said discussions with Oman … Read more
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 9 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected key parts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest plan for ending the Gaza war, exposing a widening disagreement between Israel and Hamas over how and when the proposed ceasefire arrangements should be implemented. Speaking to his right-wing cabinet on Sunday, Netanyahu said Israel would … Read more
DUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Aug 9 – Iran said Sunday that an agreement with Oman to establish new shipping arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz had reached its final stages, but Tehran made clear that reaching the deal alone would not be enough to reopen the strategically important waterway. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the proposed agreement … Read more
CAIRO, Aug 5 – U.S. President Donald Trump said a long awaited agreement aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz could be finalized as early as Wednesday, raising cautious optimism that one of the world’s most important shipping lanes may soon resume normal operations. The development comes after months of military confrontation between the United … Read more
GAZA, August 1 – For many Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, recent statements about Hamas agreeing to disarm have offered a rare glimpse of optimism after nearly three years of devastating conflict. Yet that hope remains overshadowed by deep uncertainty, as Israeli military operations continue and residents see little evidence that a lasting political … Read more