3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (736+ words) Iran has rejected as “irrelevant” a UN nuclear watchdog resolution referring its nuclear file to the UN Security Council, arguing that U.S. and Israeli strikes on sites under verification were the main reason inspections were halted. “Referring the Iranian…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (941+ words) Saudi Arabia is facing a problem that goes beyond the latest Houthi attacks on its southern oil facilities. The kingdom is now dealing with pressure on energy exports at the Strait of Hormuz to the east and the Red Sea…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (625+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult a $5,000 payment if the Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's midterm elections. Speaking at the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas, Trump said…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (732+ words) Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports. Tehran's Foreign Ministry has rejected…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (647+ words) Pakistan has ordered Afghan medical and dental students to return to Afghanistan, widening its repatriation drive as tensions with Kabul persist over militant attacks and cross-border security. The council has not disclosed how many students are affected or whether those…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (505+ words) Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International has signed a 25-year, $200 million oil and gas contract with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, launching exploration and extraction work in the country’s western Kushk-Tirpul basin. The Afghan government said the initial investment would…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1326+ words) Iran has warned it will retaliate against any future U.S. attacks, saying American energy interests and infrastructure across the Gulf could become targets in a further escalation of the conflict. Arab foreign ministers on Monday condemned Iranian attacks targeting several Arab…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (830+ words) Qatar Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari has warned that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens a global “industrial catastrophe.” It comes as ship tracking data from Kpler shows that maritime traffic through the waterway slowed on Monday....

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (680+ words) The Strait of Hormuz is moving into a more complicated stage of the U.S.-Iran war. Tehran says it will establish a new restricted maritime zone around the waterway, while Iran and Oman are preparing to formalise a separate shipping route…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (560+ words) Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged to its lowest level since May following a sharp escalation in attacks on tankers by U.S. and Iranian forces. Oil prices extended gains on Monday as renewed U.S.-Iran attacks on vessels in and…...