4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (816+ words) Iran yesterday said it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the United States sank five Iranian oil tankers. At least one seafarer aboard a tanker was reported killed, while another is listed as missing. Enas Alashray, Idrees…...

6+ day, 14+ min ago   (1079+ words) A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: The United States and Iran on Saturday exchanged missile fire in waters around Iran. U.S. Central Command said it struck three Iranian vessels after Iran’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1081+ words) IRAN WAR – LEBANON IRAN WAR – OTHER DEVELOPMENTS A car struck a pro-government gathering of civilians and armed forces in Mashhad, Iran, killing four people, according to Iranian media today. The driver has been arrested. Reuters reports. U.S. sanctions against Iran…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1250+ words) President Trump yesterday said that the United States would hit Iran “hard,” in response to Iran’s attacks on bases in Jordan. However, when asked in the Oval Office whether strikes were a return to full-scale war, Trump downplayed the threat…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1404+ words) A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: Airwars, a conflict monitor, today released a review on the initial strikes of Iran in February, which found that Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile sprayed pellets…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (470+ words) A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: Iran has granted permission for several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad, Iran’s state news agency reported…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (545+ words) The U.S. naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz redirected one ship yesterday, bringing the total number of vessels prevented from entering or exiting Iranian ports to 60 since the blockade restarted on July 14, according to U.S. Central Command. Mark Osborne reports for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1095+ words) President Trump said yesterday that there were “no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled” with Tehran. Trump also said that the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in “full force and effect,” but asserted that all water…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (923+ words) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Trump in a call to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate tensions between the two countries and offered Ankara’s support for peace efforts, the Turkish presidency said today. Reuters reports. The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations…...