COVERAGE & ANALYSIS
Conflict and security.
Israel launched fresh strikes across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, intensifying fears that the fragile diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran could collapse amid growing regional violence
The United States military has confirmed carrying out targeted strikes in southern Iran, describing the operation as a “self-defense” action during an ongoing and fragile ceasefire in the region
Hundreds of British sailors are preparing for deployment to the Strait of Hormuz as part of a major mine-clearing operation expected to begin once a U.S.-Iran agreement is finalized, according to reports
An emerging agreement between the United States and Iran could bring an end to the 12-week war and gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route for oil and natural gas
Iranian and U.S. officials on Saturday signaled progress in diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing a return to full-scale war, even as uncertainty continued to surround the monthlong cease-fire between the two sides
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that the United States would not allow Iran to “hold the global energy market hostage.”
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering fresh military strikes against Iran as negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and control of the Strait of Hormuz appear to have reached a deadlock
U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response to Washington’s latest ceasefire proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable” in a social media post
Iran has said it has formally responded to a US peace proposal, while new drone incidents across the Gulf region and fresh warnings from Israel have increased concerns that the fragile ceasefire may be collapsing
A fragile U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is showing growing signs of collapse after a new wave of deadly Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon intensified…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled that the war in Ukraine may be nearing a conclusion, as a three-day ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump officially came into force on Saturday
Tensions in the Middle East escalated further on Friday after the United States said it had fired on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of undermining diplomatic…
