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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...

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...