European Countries Have Capacity To Clear Mines In Hormuz, French Defence Minister Says
PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and France have mine clearance capacity which could help secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin told French TV...
EU’s Von Der Leyen: Welcomes The 10-day Ceasefire Between Israel And Lebanon
BRUSSELS, April 16 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed on Thursday a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, and reiterated that Europe would continue to call for the...
Iran Used Chinese Spy Satellite To Target Us Bases, FT Reports, Beijing Denies Story
April 15 (Reuters) - Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 that has allowed it to target U.S. military bases across the Middle East during the current war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday,...
Trump Says Iran War ‘Close to Over’; Army Chief of Mediator Pakistan Arrives in...
By Tala Ramadan, Elwely Elwelly and Humeyra Pamuk
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran was close to over, telling the world to brace for an "amazing two days", as the army...
EXCLUSIVE – US To Allow Waiver On Iran Oil To Expire, Administration Sources Say
By Timothy Gardner and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will allow a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea to expire later this week, two administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday,...
US, Iran May Resume Talks This Week Despite Port Blockade
By Ariba Shahid, Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) - Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse...
U.S.-Iran Blockade Involves Over 10,000 Military Personnel, Ships, and Planes
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports involves more than 10,000 military personnel, more than a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft, U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday.
"During the first 24 hours, no...
US Details Bounds Of Hormuz Blockade As At Least Two Ships Turn Around
By Jonathan Saul and Arathy Somasekhar
LONDON/HOUSTON, April 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Monday detailed the boundaries of its Strait of Hormuz blockade, saying it would extend east to the Persian Gulf of Oman and Arabian...
What Does A US Naval Blockade Of Iran Mean For Oil Flows?
April 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it would block shipping traffic in and out of Iran's ports starting at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) on Monday, a move that would prevent roughly two million barrels...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Hormuz Gamble Ushers In A Tense New Normal For the Persian Gulf...
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the...
