U.S. Reimposes Iranian Blockade as Trump Scraps Hormuz Toll

Donald Trump has no good options for reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Yet the stand-off has costs for cash-strapped Iran, too

Frequent Oil Draws From U.S. Strategic Reserve Push Old System to Breaking Point

Fracturing wells, leaky pumps and other wear-and-tear are straining the Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve.

US strikes Bushehr as Iran's parliament tables bill to control Hormuz

Four points in the port city hosting Iran's only nuclear power plant were hit by US projectiles on Tuesday, as Iran's parliament formally submitted a bill asserting Tehran's permanent control over...

US bombards Iran sites after Hormuz ship attack: "Now they pay"

"Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay," U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X after the operation.

US Congress battles over allowing Turkey access to F-35 aircraft

While the White House has signalled a desire to work more closely with Ankara, some members of Congress have raised concerns about plans to allow Turkey to rejoin the fighter jet programme.

UN official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: ‘Dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence’

Special coordinator says armed Hamas-linked operatives raided food distribution point and WFP depot, assaulted 2 truck drivers; police scrap charges for Israeli right-wing activist who blocked aid...

White House preparing for prolonged Iran conflict over the Strait of Hormuz - report

US officials believe the conflict could last from several days to weeks, depending on whether Iran continues attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported.

Trump's new Greenland threat triggers Europe's unhealed trauma

The fight over Greenland’s future is far from over as Trump revives his bid to seize the island, reopening Europe’s deepest fears.

Sudan, China ink memorandum to develop seaports: What to know

The deal comes as Sudan seeks to revive its maritime sector and revitalize its Red Sea ports.

Iran targets 85 US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait following Strait of Hormuz strikes

A US official told Reuters that the strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems, coastal surveillance, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, and drone launch sites.

Trump: Iran MOU likely over, ‘we’ll hit them hard again tonight,’ but talks with ‘scum’ Tehran can...

US president fumes at regime as military hostilities resume; says he thinks truce has ended, may look to 'do it without a deal'; Khamenei funeral heads to Iraq's Najaf

Marine Le Pen isn't backing down: French far-right leader plans presidential bid

A court’s ruling forcing Le Pen to wear an electronic tag for one year puts the spotlight back on her successor, Jordan Bardella.

The End of Reading Is Here

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.

'Clear call for genocide': Sa'ar speaks out after Turkish foreign minister's antisemitic interview

After Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the people of Israel 'a burden that humanity can no longer bear,' Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar cites Holocaust history.

Air force: Ukraine failed to intercept any Russian ballistic missiles

The US-made Patriot system remains Ukraine’s only effective defence against ballistic missiles, but officials say supplies of interceptors have fallen critically low.