US and Iran Exchange Attacks as Lull in War Appears Over
#US, #Iran, #USIranWar, #MilitaryEscalation, #MiddleEast, #Conflict
By Kanishka Singh and Ahmed Tolba
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran found themselves back in a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange in weeks, with Washington threatening...
Two Tankers Carrying Saudi Oil Attacked in Strait of Hormuz
#SaudiArabia, #OilTankers, #StraitOfHormuz, #PersianGulf, #MaritimeSecurity, #Shipping
By Florence Tan
SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late...
UAE Says Forces Dealt With Drone Coming From Iran, Condemns Attack as Dangerous Escalation
#UAE, #Iran, #DroneAttack, #DangerousEscalation, #RegionalTensions, #Persian Gulf
Aug 31 (Reuters) - The UAE air force engaged a drone over its territorial waters that had come from Iran, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday.
It did not...
Trump Posts AI Video of Iran’s Kharg in ‘Smithereens,’ No Evidence of Attack
#Trump, #AIVideo, #Iran, #KhargIsland, #DonaldTrump, #MiddleEast
By Phil Stewart and David Lawder
Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video clip that he said was Iran's oil hub Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, hours...
US Forces Strike Two Iranian Launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, Axios Reports
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WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island earlier on Sunday, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official.
"Revolutionary Guard forces were observed preparing to launch rockets carrying...
Khamenei Urges Persian Gulf Rulers in Written Message to Confront ‘Real Enemy’
#Khamenei, #PersianGulf, #Iran, #IslamicRepublic, #RegionalTensions, #MiddleEast
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their "real enemy" and said divisions among Muslims...
Six Consequences After Six Months of War in Iran
#Iran #WarInIran #IslamicRepublic #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #RegionalSecurity #USIranRelations
By Simon Lewis, Trevor Hunnicutt, Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Six months after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the war that President Donald...
Islamic Republic in Iran Lashes Out at US Sanctions Amid Economic Toll at Home
#IslamicRepublic #Iran #US #Sanctions #IranEconomy #EconomicCrisis #MiddleEast #Geopolitics
By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba
DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" while its supreme leader said...
Pipelines and Ports: Iran War Spurs the Persian Gulf Infrastructure Investment
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By Federico Maccioni, Sarah El Safty and Siddarth
DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Iran war's redrawing of the global trade map is forcing Gulf nations to retool their investment play...
Hijacked Iran-Linked Oil Tanker Not Registered in Eritrea, Government Says
#Iran, #OilTanker, #Eritrea, #Hijacking, #Shipping, #MaritimeSecurity
NAIROBI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker that was hijacked last week by suspected pirates off the coast of Yemen and diverted toward Somalia is not registered in Eritrea despite flying...
