Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Two Ships Sink Near Hormuz After Being Hit by Projectiles Amid Surge in Attacks

By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit...

Trump Says He Does Not Believe China and Russia Help Iran, Contradicting US Intelligence

By Kanishka Singh, Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US...

Iran Shifting Tactics to Step Up Attacks on Shipping Before US Vote, Officials Say

By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil Stewart DUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high...

Iran and Russia Are Stepping Up Hybrid Campaigns in Britain, UK Spy Chief Says

By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies, the UK's...

MI5 Chief Lists Iran, Russia, AI and Terrorists Among Threats to UK

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - MI5 spy chief Ken McCallum delivered his annual speech on Tuesday outlining his view of the threats to Britain, from hostile states such as Iran and Russia to the...

Trump Says He Does Not Believe China and Russia Are Helping Iran ‘at All’

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," adding that Moscow and Beijing had "too...
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UK PM Burnham Says Iran’s IRGC Likely Behind RAF Fairford Incident

By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been coordinated...

Iran Says US Response to Its Proposal to Reopen Hormuz Was ‘Insufficient’

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The United States' response to Iran's seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was "insufficient", Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, was quoted by state...

US Military Says It Disabled Cargo Vessel Trying to Run Iran Blockade

Oct 10 (Reuters) - The US military said on Saturday it had disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after the ship's crew ignored warnings and attempted to run a naval...

UAE Rescues 22 Crew Members After Oil Tanker Catches Fire

Oct 10 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates National Guard said on Saturday it had rescued 22 Asian crew members after a fire broke out aboard an oil tanker in Gulf waters. The National...