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Middle East Truce In Doubt As US And Iran Fight For Control Of Strait...

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. https://youtu.be/8Df55HCRiYA?si=geWuY14JOukH4fm1 The U.S. military said...

US Destroys Six Iranian Small Boats, Shoots Down Missiles, Drones, Admiral Says

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as the U.S. launched an operation...

UAE Says It Intercepted Three Missiles Fired By Iran

May 4 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has intercepted three missiles fired from Iran over its territorial waters, with a fourth one crashing into the sea, the  Gulf country's defence ministry said in a post on...

Bulk Carrier Reports Being Attacked By Multiple Small Craft Off Iran, UKMTO Says

May 3 (Reuters) - A bulk carrier reported being attacked by multiple small craft while transiting north about 11 nautical miles west of Iran's Sirik on Sunday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said, adding that...

US Treasury Warns Shippers Not To Pay Hormuz Tolls, Even In Form Of Charity

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Any shippers paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, are at risk of punitive sanctions, the...

Iran Hands Over New Proposal For Talks With US To End War

By Asif Shahzad, Humeyra Pamuk and Ahmed Elimam ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) - Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States, Iranian state media and a Pakistani official said on Friday, a move that could offer...

US Navy Turns To AI Firm Domino For Options To Counter Iranian Mines

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes, a recently awarded...

UAE’s Gargash Says No Unilateral Iranian Arrangements Can Be Trusted Regarding Strait Of Hormuz

DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) - UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Friday in a post on X that no unilateral Iranian arrangements can be trusted or relied upon regarding freedom of navigation through the Strait of...

Pivotal US-Iran War Deadline Approaches With No End In Sight For Conflict

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump faces a deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it, but the date is most likely to pass without...

Iran Threatens Painful Response If US Renews Attacks

By Humeyra Pamuk and Tala Ramadan WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks, and also reasserted its control over the Strait...