Trump postpones planned strikes on Iran’s power systems for five days as talks progress, markets rebound, and tensions in the Gulf remain high. TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he has ordered a five-day deferral of military attacks against Iranian power plants, just hoursContinue Reading
Shipping over the narrow strait has come to a virtual stop since the United States and Israel started operations against Iran on February 28. DUBAI (Reuters) – Three additional ships have been damaged by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, marine security and risk businesses said on Wednesday, raisingContinue Reading
The UAE is one of six Gulf states that have been vulnerable to Iranian drone and missile strikes since the war began. GENEVA (Reuters) – The UAE envoy to the United Nations in Geneva appealed on Monday for a de-escalation of the US-Israeli confrontation with Iran and a return toContinue Reading
Trump said that talks to break the current impasse with Iran were doing well, but he insisted that Tehran come to a “meaningful” accord. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran threatened to respond against U.S. bases in the area if attacked after President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it mustContinue Reading
ABU DHABI : In response to recent remarks made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about the ongoing conflict, the United Arab Emirates has publicly declared the end of its counterterrorism operations in Yemen. The UAE emphasized that maintaining regional security and stability was the goal of its military operationContinue Reading
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AP) In a speech in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump pushed Iran to choose a “new and better path” as he presses for a fresh nuclear deal. During a four-day trip to the Middle East, Trump stated at a US-Saudi investment conference that he wishes to avoidContinue Reading
A Bangladeshi national has been detained in Makkah Province for reportedly stabbing his wife with a knife and acid during Eidul Fitr, resulting in her and another woman’s deaths, as well as multiple injuries, Saudi police revealed. According to Makkah Region Police, the attack occurred as the woman stepped offContinue Reading
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) — The Israeli military claimed it targeted targets in Gaza early Tuesday, capping a weeks-long standoff over prolonging the truce that ended combat in January, with Palestinian health ministry officials reporting at least 100 deaths. Strikes were reported in a number of places, including northern Gaza, Gaza City,Continue Reading
WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump started large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday in response to the group’s attacks on Red Sea commerce, killing at least 24 people at the start of a campaign that is anticipated to last several days. Trump also reminded Iran,Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of fighting in Syria’s coastal area between militants from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect and security forces associated with the country’s new Islamist authorities, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 148 Assad-alignedContinue Reading
