Trump Threatens to Claim Strait of Hormuz as US Territory
US President Donald Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after the conflict with Iran ends, without explaining how such a move would work legally. Iran…
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US enlists Austria and Greece to break Iran war deadlock
The Trump administration has quietly added Austria and Greece to its widening diplomatic contacts with Iran, as talks to end the war remain stalled and Tehran holds a harder line. Secretary of…
US warns of unprecedented Iran economic measures, oil rises
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the Trump administration will announce next week 'measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation' against Iran, as the war in…
US firms rush to build cheaper missiles as Iran war drains stocks
The US Department of War has signed framework agreements with Boeing and RTX to accelerate production of SM-3 Block IB and Block IIA interceptor components for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.…
UAE condemns Iranian attack on ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz as piracy
The UAE has condemned an attack by Iran on two commercial vessels linked to state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a flagrant violation of…
Wholesale inflation eases to 9.8% in July
India’s wholesale price inflation eased marginally to 9.8% in July from a 27-month high of 9.9% in June, official data showed, according to The Times of India. Inflation was minus 0.8% in…
Iran President Pezeshkian to visit Delhi for BRICS Summit in September
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi in September for the 18th BRICS Summit, Iranian sources said. India is hosting the summit under its 2026 chairship with the theme “Building…
Lower oil prices now top US war goal, Vance says
Vice-President JD Vance said on Thursday that lowering gasoline prices for American consumers has replaced preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as the top US priority in the ongoing war with…
Iran rejects Trump’s plan to claim Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Iran rejected US President Donald Trump’s statement that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the waterway could not…
US lost 45 Reaper drones, a quarter of its fleet, in Iran war
The US has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, roughly a quarter of its fleet, during the over five-month conflict with Iran, The Washington Post reports. Each Reaper, used for surveillance…
