16+ min ago  (1029+ words) A reason for the struggle to control the Strait of Hormuz is in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that briefly ended the war in the Persian Gulf. Paragraph 5 of the MOU gives Iran the power to arrange shipments through the…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (143+ words) Tehran said it targeted Patriot missile interceptors in Kuwait, early warning systems in Qatar, and fuel depots in Bahrain, which is also the home of the US Navy's 5th Fleet. Jordan's armed forces said eight of the missiles were intercepted, with…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (653+ words) On Wednesday night, U. S. Central Command announced that it had carried out another round of strikes against Iran after a ceasefire signed last month was terminated. The strikes were apparently much more wide-ranging than strikes carried out on Tuesday night, which…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1178+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he's not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U. S. should "finish the job." But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (710+ words) Iran and the United States traded blows again yesterday in yet another escalation of the war U. S. President Donald Trump began on Israel's behalf. The latest suggests that the fragile ceasefire established in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) last month is…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago  (124+ words) President Trump said Iran is eager to return to negotiations after U. S. forces struck roughly 90 military targets, while warning every Iranian attack will be met with a 20-to-1 response....

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (32+ words) Iran has released the first footage from inside the compound where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a U. S. -Israeli airstrike, showing widespread destruction as fighting with the U. S. resumes....

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (549+ words) Donald Trump's war has escalated after Tehran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at war-weary US allies in the Middle East, while American strikes bombarded an Iranian nuclear plant. A day after the President declared the ceasefire 'over' and struck…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (466+ words) Oil prices eased on Thursday after earlier gains as markets assessed the escalating conflict between the U. S. and Iran and its implications for efforts to end the war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down 11 cents,…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (897+ words) The Iran War has uprooted many assumptions. The end of the illusion of safety for the Gulf States is perhaps most significant; it will reorder the world economy. Hormuz Conflict Damages Persian Gulf Havens The war with Iran and the…...