Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Kuwait’s Army Says It Has Intercepted Hostile Drones Over Airspace

DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Kuwait’s army said it had detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn on Sunday, the latest incident following similar cross‑border drone activity linked to the Iran conflict. On...

UAE Says Air Defences Dealt With Two Drones Coming From Iran

DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' air defences dealt with two drones coming from Iran on Sunday, the Defence Ministry said, the latest in renewed attacks on the oil-rich Gulf...

US, Iran No Closer To Ending War As Qatari Tanker Sails Toward Strait Of...

By Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 10 (Reuters) - Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to...

Bahrain Says It Has Arrested 41 People ‘Linked To Iran’s IRGC’

DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state news agency reported. The ministry said security authorities uncovered a group linked...

US Imposes Sanctions On Companies It Accuses Of Aiding Iran’s Weapons Sector

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aided Iran's efforts to secure weapons and the...

Suspected Oil Spill Seen On Satellite Images Near Iran’s Kharg Island Export Hub

By Aaron McNicholas and Catherine Cartier LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - A suspected oil spill covering dozens of square kilometres of sea near Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island has been seen on satellite imagery this week. The...

What’s Included in Talks to End the Iran War and Reopen Hormuz?

LONDON, May 7 - With the standoff over the frozen Iran war threatening a global economic meltdown, Washington and Tehran have scaled back their efforts to agree a comprehensive peace deal and now seek a limited pact putting off the harder...

US and Iran Inch Towards Short-Term Deal to End Fighting

By Ariba Shahid, Steve Holland and Nayera Abdallah ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran are edging toward a limited, temporary agreement to halt their war, sources and officials said on Thursday, with a draft framework that...

US and Iran Closing in on One-Page Memo to End War, Axios Reports

May 6 (Reuters) - The White House believes it is getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, Axios reported on Wednesday,...
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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...