How Persian Gulf nations are reacting to the U.S. and Iran’s temporary ceasefire – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. officials are meeting Iranian and Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Saturday in direct talks, the White House says. CBS News’ Haley Ott has more on the global reaction to the two-week ceasefire. Source link
HONG KONG — He and his shipmates stay up on the deck at night, sometimes watching rockets fly over their heads. What was supposed to be an uneventful first voyage transporting oil across the Persian Gulf has turned into a nightmare for a 28-year-old sailor from India, who has spent the past month stuck as … Read more
Iran’s Defense Council threatens to deploy naval mines across the ‘entire Persian Gulf’ if a land invasion happens Source link
LOS ANGELES — After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family’s favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn’t feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring bonfire ahead of Nowruz — the Persian New Year. Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized … Read more
Iran has threatened to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes. It comes as it steps up strikes on Gulf states and Israel, with Qatar saying it intercepted 17 Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Monday alone. President Trump said the U.S. has decimated Iran’s missile capacity. Matt Gutman has the latest. Source link
China buys nearly all of Iran’s sanctioned oil, and due to the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict there, the supply line has been severely disrupted. Anna Coren has more from Beijing. Source link
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a video apology to Iran’s neighbors for the retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, saying they will stop striking other Persian Gulf states unless attacked first. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab has more from Doha. Source link
As concerns over the global oil supply intensify, President Trump has pledged that a little-known U.S. government agency will step in to insure ships sailing through the Persian Gulf, a move he said will maintain the “free flow of energy” as the Iran war continues. The Trump administration has tapped the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, … Read more
Persian Gulf nations like Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia are warning that Iran’s ongoing retaliatory strikes protesting the U.S.-Israeli military operation could draw them into the conflict. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab has the latest. Source link
Oil shipments disrupted in the Persian Gulf after Iran strikes – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran is attempting to shut down the global flow of oil with its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, which is the only waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly … Read more