Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial intelligence. Despite President Trump’s assurances that the U.S. and Iran are edging closer to ending their three-month-long war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, crude investors appear unmoved … Read more
-5m ago Senior Iranian officer calls renewed war with U.S. “inevitable,” state TV says A senior Iranian military officer said Tuesday that a resumption of hostilities with the United States was inevitable, as negotiations between Tehran and Washington appeared to stall. “The United States demands our total surrender, and the Iranian nation will never … Read more
7m ago Kuwait army says air defences intercepted Iranian missile, drone attacks as Iran says it launched assault Kuwait’s air defences intercepted missile and drone attacks, the military said Monday, with the country later blaming Iran. “The General Staff of the Army wishes to advise that any sounds of explosions heard are the result … Read more
3m ago Israel-Lebanon talks set to take place at the Pentagon today, Lebanese media say Security talks between Israel and Lebanon are due to take place Friday at the Pentagon, according to Lebanese media, after a week of escalating Israeli military operations along the two countries’ shared border that saw Israeli forces push deeper … Read more
The United States Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday on Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the new Tehran agency that collects fees for traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent … Read more
Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed 31 people on Tuesday, as Israel said it was intensifying attacks despite a fragile truce in its war with the militant group Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy. Hezbollah, meanwhile, said it faced Israeli troops entering the southern town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, as the Israeli military said it … Read more
4m ago Iran says four navy personnel killed by overnight U.S. airstrikes in southern Iran A Telegram channel affiliated with Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) identified four navy personnel it says were killed in overnight U.S. airstrikes in southern Iran. It named the four men as Abbas Eslami, Ghodrat Zarangari, Abdolreza Golzari, … Read more
20m ago Threat of explosion “off the table” at California chemical leak in Orange County, officials say Orange County officials responding to a California chemical leak announced on Monday morning that the threat of a BLEVE, or Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion, has been eliminated after an overnight operation. “We are happy to report … Read more
3m ago Trump says he’s either make “a great and meaningful” deal with Iran, “or there will be no deal” President Trump said in an early Memorial Day morning post on Truth Social that his administration will either reach “a great and meaningful” deal with Iran to end the war, “or there will be … Read more
0m ago Rubio says Iran charging for Strait of Hormuz passage “not acceptable” Rubio said “there is not a country in the world that should accept” Iran’s effort to “create a tolling system” to charge commercial vessels a fee to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway – through which about a fifth … Read more