Strait of Hormuz
Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13 people
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Qatar’s energy minister said Monday that an explosion killed at least 13 people at a key gas export terminal. Saad Sherida al-Kaabi gave the toll during a news conference in Doha, Qatar’s capital and described the explosion as related to an industrial accident. The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial […]
U.S. lifts blockade of Iran and Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials
WASHINGTON | The U.S. on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance announced that he may postpone a trip to […]
Iran to receive $300 billion in aid under US accord
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document. The […]
Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will outlast the Iran war, experts say
NEW YORK | A tentative deal to end the Iran war makes it reasonable to ask how soon prices will drop for gasoline, groceries, airline tickets and other items that got more expensive during the conflict. Not so fast, experts say. Even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take a […]
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing progress in negotiations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war by seizing control of the country’s oil industry. Trump said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the […]
Trump has a new, surprising take on the higher cost of living: ‘I love the inflation’
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news. […]
Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard,’ threatens to take ‘total control’ of its oil industry
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” threatening in a social media post to “assume total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, including the key Kharg Island, in the “not too distant future.” The post come after the U.S and Iran traded […]
Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Hours later, Iran’s military said that it would stop offensive operations. The renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war. The war, […]
House votes to halt US military action in Iran, rebuking Trump’s war strategy
WASHINGTON | The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad. “The President’s war with Iran has been […]
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks
WASHINGTON | U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm any deal, and the official noted that President Donald Trump has yet […]