US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and restart negotiations aimed at ending the war between Washington and Tehran. Trump told reporters on Saturday that he had rejected the proposal, saying Iran was seeking an agreement because it was facing severe economic pressure….
Iran has offered the United States a seven-day roadmap that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme if Washington accepts a series of conditions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had delivered the proposal to the US through Qatar. He said the plan could restore…
US President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a stark message to Iran, warning that he could “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if efforts to end the conflict fail. Speaking before world leaders in New York on Tuesday, Trump said he was weighing two paths: pursuing a peace agreement…
US President Donald Trump has said he expects the war with Iran to continue until after the November midterm elections. Trump also predicted that oil prices would fall sharply once the conflict ends, linking the timing to the US election. “I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold…
The United States and Iran have exchanged fresh strikes, with Washington targeting five Iranian oil tankers and Tehran firing missiles at a US base in Jordan. US forces struck five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday, sinking one of the vessels, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM said four of the tankers were targeted in…
US forces have struck and destroyed three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at an American aircraft carrier and destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz region, US Central Command confirmed on Saturday. CENTCOM said two of the Iranian tankers were “permanently disabled” and a third was…
Iran has launched ballistic missile attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Jordan. This comes after American forces struck targets across Iran on Tuesday, killing four people when shrapnel from a missile hit a home where a wedding celebration was underway in the southern Iranian town of Sirik. The Iranian Red Crescent confirmed the…
The United States and Iran have exchanged direct military strikes for the first time since late July. US Central Command confirmed it had taken “limited, precise action” against what it described as “minelaying forces posing an imminent threat” on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the drone strikes…
US President Donald Trump has said the US Navy has cleared or detonated all mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts continue to restore shipping through the vital waterway following the war with Iran. Trump said Iran had been warned against attempting to lay new mines in the strait. “Iran has been notified that…
China has pushed back sharply against a new package of US sanctions targeting Iran and the countries that continue to trade with it. Further vowing to take “all necessary measures” to protect its rights after Washington announced what it described as the most expansive financial offensive ever launched against Tehran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
