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Iran and US launch new attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz
By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine JacksonCAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesd…
Iran and US stage new attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz
By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine JacksonCAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesd…
Iran says it struck US air base in Jordan, US military ends five hours of attacks
By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine JacksonCAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, , July 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. air base in Jordan was targeted by Iranian ballistic missi…
US says it has completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Monday its forces have completed their latest wave of strikes on Iran that the U.S. Central Command…
Trump sends Congress formal notice that Iran conflict has resumed
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has sent Congress formal notification that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his…
Americans expect prolonged US-Iran war as ceasefire falters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Ryan Patrick JonesJuly 13 (Reuters) - Four in five Americans expect the U.S. war with Iran to drag on for an extended period, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as fig…
Trump says US attacking Iran capabilities related to Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the United States was attacking Iran's capabilities related to the Strait of Hormuz, amid rene…
Trump says the US will take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he warned that Washington would continue to hi…
Trump says US to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site
Satellite imagery has detected recent construction at the underground facility.
UN official says Hamas obstructing aid in Gaza
JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - A United Nations official has said Palestinian militant group Hamas was disrupting aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, placing further hardship on i…
Lawmakers demand Pentagon release findings from probe of Iran school strike
By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand called on Monday for President Donald Trump's administration to disclos…
US to begin enforcing maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Monda…
UN shipping agency opposes fees for any strait, after Trump plans Hormuz charge
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.N.'s shipping agency said on Monday that it opposes fees on ships passing through maritime waterways but would await more details after U.S. Pres…
Israeli guards injure Palestinian leader Barghouti with rubber bullet: family
Israeli prison guards shot jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in the leg with a rubber bullet last week, his family said Monday, an incident denied by Israeli prison autho…
Iranian-born engineer convicted in US of exporting technology to Iran
By Nate RaymondBOSTON, July 13 (Reuters) - An Iranian-born engineer was convicted on Monday of U.S. charges that he conspired to illegally export technology with potential applica…
Trump’s Hormuz playbook echoes Iran’s attempts to monetize waterway
On Monday, Trump declared that the United States would become the "guardian" of the strategic waterway, reimpose a blockade on Iranian shipping and seek reimbursement equivalent t…
Trump says US reinstates Iran blockade, will be 'paid' for guarding Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian ports and "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz, where it would levy charges on ship…
Turkey, Egypt expand military ties with cooperation frameworks: What to know
Increasing defense cooperation between Ankara and Cairo comes as Turkey seeks to offset the expanding Greek-Cypriot-Israeli alignment in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Yemen govt says hit Sanaa airport, Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport -- the biggest flare-up in years between the two…
Yemen government says attacked Sanaa airport, reviving dormant conflict
Yemen's internationally-recognised government said it struck Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport on Monday, its biggest flare-up in years with the rebels, who blamed the authorities' …
Syria, US hold first business forum since sanctions relief: What to know
The one-day forum in Damascus was organized by Syria’s Ministry of Economy and Industry and the US-Syria Business Council, which was established in Washington last June to advance…
Explainer-Why has the Iran-US ceasefire memorandum frayed?
July 13 (Reuters) - Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and under…
Trump says US to resume naval blockade of Iran's ports
President Donald Trump countered Iran's attempts to collect tolls on shipping via the Strait of Hormuz by announcing the US would do so at a rate of 20% for all cargo transiting t…
Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport: What to know
The Yemeni government claimed that its armed forces struck the Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing, while the Houthis accused the government's all…
Iraq's prime minister seeks big energy investments on US trip
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad HameedBAGHDAD, July 13 - Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi aims to secure major U.S. investment in his country's oil, gas, and power sectors durin…
UK unveils plan to ban Iran Revolutionary Guards: ministry
The UK government announced plans on Monday to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a threat to national security, alongside an Iran-linked group accused of a se…
Oil climbs after US strikes Iran, Trump vows to control Strait of Hormuz
US Central Command said in a statement early on Monday that it struck dozens of Iranian targets overnight as Iran targeted American bases across the Gulf.
Trump: Iran blockade reinstated, US to charge 20% on Strait of Hormuz cargo
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo ship…
Trump says the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed for controlling…
On first foreign trip, Iraqi PM Zaidi woos Trump but Iran casts long shadow
Iraq's new prime minister is in Washington promising business deals and closer ties with the United States, but convincing the Trump administration he can rein in Iran-backed mili…