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Iran threatens to again close Hormuz, if US blockade continues

Iran threatens to again close Hormuz, if US blockade continues

Tehran threatened on Saturday to shut the Strait of Hormuz once more if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours after Iran announced it had reopened the strategic waterway in the wake of a ceasefire in Lebanon. The potential for the resumption of transit had lifted stock

'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace" in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging. Christians around the world marked the holiday under the shadow of a war that began with

Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Trump mulls 'winding down' war

Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Trump mulls 'winding down' war

Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Saturday after US President Donald Trump said he was considering "winding down" military operations against Iran following three weeks of war. After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes on what

Trump says considering 'winding down' Iran war, US eases oil sanctions

Trump says considering 'winding down' Iran war, US eases oil sanctions

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering "winding down" military operations against Iran, as the United States temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian oil shipments to stem a global supply crisis. Iran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Israel meanwhile

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

Iran threatened Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to "a pile of ashes" as the two-week-old Middle East war spilled over into a global oil price crisis. Iranian armed forces issued the warning after US President Donald Trump said he may decide to "wipe

Kharg Island bombed, Trump says US to escort ships through Hormuz soon

Kharg Island bombed, Trump says US to escort ships through Hormuz soon

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy would soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Several top Iranian officials joined a defiant pro-government rally in Tehran, meanwhile, marching

Iran threatens prolonged war as Trump says it is near defeat

Iran threatens prolonged war as Trump says it is near defeat

Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat. The defiance from Tehran came as fighting around the strategic Strait of