World Apr 15 Pakistani delegation meets in Tehran hoping for more U.S.-Iran talks before ceasefire expires Pakistan’s army chief met Wednesday in Tehran with Iran's foreign minister in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.
World Apr 13 U.S. military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast In a social media message posted shortly after the blockade was due to begin, President Donald Trump said Iran’s navy was “laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated,” but he added that Tehran still has “fast attack ships,”…
World Apr 09 Iran war ceasefire teeters over disagreements on Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over whether talks expected on Saturday can find common ground.
World Mar 31 WATCH: Trump says other nations can 'fend for themselves' in Strait of Hormuz after U.S. leaves Iran President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran, telling them to “go get your own oil” and declaring that securing the Strait of Hormuz is “not for…
World Mar 30 Trump issues new threat to Iran's energy infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly' Trump's new threat in a social media post and earlier comments in an interview with the Financial Times that suggested American troops could seize the country's Kharg Island oil export hub highlight a frequent tactic.
World Mar 19 Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict.
World Mar 17 Israel says it killed 2 top Iranian officials in another wartime blow to country's leadership The Iranian judiciary’s news agency confirmed the killing of Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force. Iran has not confirmed or denied the reported killing of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security…
World Mar 16 4 teens suspected of terror offenses in Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say The suspects, whose names weren't released in line with Dutch privacy rules, are suspected of "causing an explosion, arson and attempted arson, all with a terrorist intent," the Rotterdam Public Prosecutor's office said in a statement.
World Mar 13 Explosion rocks state-organized rally in Tehran after Israeli warning Israel had warned earlier Friday that it would operate in the area in central Tehran.
Arts Mar 03 This painting was dismissed for years. Now a Dutch museum has confirmed it's a genuine Rembrandt Experts used high-tech scans and compared pigments and paint layers with other Rembrandt works.