Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war
Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday.
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President Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard.”
Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack
A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew staged a dramatic...
US military launches new airstrikes to punish Iran for deaths of US troops
The U.S. military says it has launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members.
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks
Iran again launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to...
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in ‘first step’ toward peace
The U.S. State Department said the framework establishes a process for dismantling Hezbollah and for Lebanon to regain territory that was taken by Israeli forces.
Israel has seized more land from neighbors since 2023 than it has in decades
The land seizures began in the aftermath of Hamas’ 2023 cross-border attack, which ignited wars on multiple fronts.
Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire
Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire two months ago, threatening to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale...
Israel says Iran launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment during fragile ceasefire
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon 's capital.
Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly...