World Mar 31 What experts say about the risks of U.S. seizing Iran's Kharg Island The island — located on the other side of the Persian Gulf from U.S. bases in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia — is the beating heart of Iran’s oil industry.
World Mar 30 Kharg Island is key to Iran's oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks The destruction or loss of the island would deny the government a major revenue source, but it would also remove even more oil from world markets at a time of soaring prices.
World Mar 29 Iran warns U.S. ground troops would be 'set on fire' and Pakistan says it will host U.S.-Iran talks Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it was unclear whether the talks would be direct or indirect.
World Mar 22 Iran threatens to 'completely' close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants following Trump's ultimatum Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely closed” immediately if the U.S. follows up on President Trump 's threat to attack its power plants. Trump late Saturday set a 48-hour deadline to open the strait.
World Mar 19 Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire As a strategy, targeted killing has rarely been employed against a state.
World Mar 16 Trump says he's demanded countries help 'protect their own territory,' police Iran's Strait of Hormuz The president declined to name the countries the administration is negotiating with to protect of the strait.
World Mar 14 After the U.S. strike on Kharg Island, here's what to know about Iran's islands The islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites Friday on Kharg Island, which is vital to Iran's oil network.
World Mar 08 Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei successor to the late supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday.
World Mar 06 Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who fired rockets at Israel in the opening days of the latest conflict.
World Feb 27 Trump says he's 'not happy' with Iran talks but will wait to see what happens in further rounds “I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on…