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US strikes Iran, Tehran hits Gulf states, says Strait of Hormuz closed
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Yomna EhabWASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone strikes with Tehran tar…
US strikes Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf states hit
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Yomna EhabWASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Su…
US launches more strikes on Iran after commercial ship struck in Strait of Hormuz
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Phil StewartWASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it launched another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Revolut…
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed as 'unauthorised' vessel hit
By Parisa Hafezi and Steve HollandDUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel traveled on an unapproved route and was s…
Iran's IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice, state media reports
July 12 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said early on Sunday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice after firing a warning shot at a vessel it said h…
'Our land, our sky:' West Bank Palestinians fly kites in defiance of Israeli settlers
As brightly coloured kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, children race across a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar int…
US Democrat Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit
By Rami AyyubTURMUS AYYA, West Bank, July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made rifles during a West Bank…
Iran's Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor
July 11 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that avenging his slain predecessor and father was "the demand of the nation" and "must certa…
US hits Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz
The United States struck Iran Monday for a second day running, drawing Tehran's reprisals against US allies in the Gulf as the foes battle over the status of the strategic Strait …
US strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz
The US military on Sunday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targete…
Fresh attacks hit Iran, Kuwait as Tehran and US square off over Hormuz
Fresh attacks rocked Iran and Kuwait on Sunday evening as Tehran and Washington squared off over the Strait of Hormuz, offering contradicting statements as to whether the vital wa…
Iran declares Hormuz strait closed, US military insists traffic flowing
Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed on Sunday while the United States insisted it remained open, after the confrontation over the vital waterway again sparked US and Iranian…
Iran, US trade more strikes as fighting escalates
Iran said Sunday it was closing the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles and drones at Gulf neighbours after the US carried out a new round of strikes as their conflict escalate…
Iran strikes Gulf neighbours after new US attacks
Tehran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz Sunday and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, in retaliation for new US strikes following an attack by Irani…
US launches new strikes on Iran after container ship hit in Hormuz
Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday "until further notice" after firing on a vessel it said was taking an unauthorised route, prompting US retaliatory str…
Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father's killing
Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassin…
Mediators try to salvage diplomacy after US-Iran strikes
Mediators were trying to salvage diplomacy aimed at ending the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over, with a Qatari delegation in Iran and Te…
US seeks free Hormuz access from Iran as talks focus on strait
By Parisa Hafezi and Steve HollandDUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Omani counterpart on Saturday discussed arrangements for the …
U.S. seeks Iranian pledge to free up Strait of Hormuz
By Steve Holland and Enas AlashrayWASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 11 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister arrived in Oman on Saturday to discuss arrangements for the safe passage of ships t…
Trump says US, Iran agree to continue talks but ceasefire over
By Steve Holland and Enas AlashrayWASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostili…
Trump says missiles aimed at Iran if Tehran targets US president
July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the military to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if the Iranian government carried out or a…
US extends work permits for Haitians, other immigrants with temporary protected status
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday extended work permits for hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporar…
US insists Iran commit to stopping attacks in Hormuz strait, say US officials
By Steve HollandWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in…
US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as conflict flares
By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued new Iran-related sanctions targeting a key financier for Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei and …
US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions, website shows
July 10 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued new Iran-related sanctions following Iran's resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Tre…
Why Iran is making infrastructure next front in Mideast conflict
Tehran appears to be codifying a pattern that emerged during the recent conflict, increasingly floating attacks on economic infrastructure as an integral part of the conflict's eq…
US makes it easier to export Nvidia AI chips and military equipment to the UAE
By Karen FreifeldJuly 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export Nvidia AI chips, military equipment, comme…
US makes it easier to export certain military items, AI chips and commercial satellites to the UAE
By Karen FreifeldJuly 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export military items, cer…
Iran hits back at Trump after insists truce over
Iran insisted on Saturday it had "kept its word" on a ceasefire with the United States, after President Donald Trump insisted the truce was over but that he had agreed to further …
Trump agrees to more Iran talks but insists truce is over
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the long-time foes was over. Ea…