MANILA, Philippines — After a security incident in the Strait of Hormuz, two Filipino seafarers have died. The deaths were confirmed by a Saudi Arabian shipping company on Wednesday. Its crude oil vessel SIDR was caught up…
NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. Six…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in…
WASHINGTON – The US has spent an estimated US$37.5 billion on the war on Iran since the beginning of the conflict roughly five months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday during a Senate hearing on the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet-another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday that four Philippine-registered vessels carrying 81 Filipino seafarers have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz and left the Persian Gulf region. “The 81 Filipino…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months, turning to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to negotiations and threats to destroy a “whole civilization.”…
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The vital oil shipping corridor is a flashpoint in the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim…
Asian markets fluctuated Monday as investors struggled to maintain last week’s late tech recovery, with traders turning their focus to the upcoming earnings season, while oil prices fell on further supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international…
The motorcade of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian makes its way upon his arrival in Islamabad on June 23, 2026 amid US-Iran peace talks. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on June 23, Iran’s state media…
