Middle east

The body of an Indian sailor who went missing after an attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman has been recovered. A seafarers' union official confirmed the discovery on Wednesday, days after the ship came under fire near a key Gulf shipping route.What happened to the...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States had reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and threatened to strike power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran returns to negotiations. The announcement marked the latest escalation in renewed hostilities betwe...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States ends what Tehran calls "acts of aggression." The warning came as fighting between the two countries, underway since late February, kept disrupting oil and gas exports throug...

Pakistan strongly condemned Houthi ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling them "blatant attacks" that violated the Kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity.Pakistan reaffirmed its complete solidarity with ...

Iran's parliament has begun work on a bill on the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the security committee said on Tuesday, as fighting flared between Washington and Tehran over the strategic waterway.What is Iran's Strait of Hormuz bill?The "Strategic Action for the Security and Sus...

Global oil prices climbed to their highest level in a month on Tuesday as hostilities between the United States and Iran entered a third consecutive day. The escalation has raised concerns over shipping security through the Strait of Hormuz and tightened expectations for global c...

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz with cruise missiles, killing one crew member and wounding eight others. The strikes came hours after the United States launched a fresh salvo of attacks against Tehran, marking a new escal...

The United States launched a fresh round of strikes against Iran early Tuesday, marking the third consecutive night of attacks, even as President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran was still possible. Oil prices jumped more than nine percent on fears of wider conflict. The stri...

Yemen's internationally recognized government said it struck Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport on Monday, its biggest flare-up in years with the rebels. The Houthis blamed the government's Saudi backers for the attack and threatened retaliation, raising fears for a truce that has h...

Iran said Monday it will stop complying with the memorandum of understanding it signed with the United States if Washington keeps failing to meet its obligations. The warning came from Tehran as fighting between the two countries entered a second day, deepening tensions across th...