Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Civilians carry coffins draped in the Iranian flag in Mosul, Iraq | Photo Credit: AP After 156 days of war and one Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and U.S., President Donald Trump on Sunday (August 2, 2026) said the American forces have called off military strikes against Iran on the request of Gulf allies. Mr….
Read More “What’s at stake in the latest U.S.-Iran talks?” »
Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb Straitout of the Red Sea over the weekend while traffic in the Strait of Hormuz slowed following reports of vessel attacks, shipping data showed on Monday, August 3, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices tumbled $4 a barrel on Monday (August 3, 2026)…
Read More “Oil prices tumble as Trump cancels attack on Iran to reach nuclear deal” »
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto leader, in a phone call with President Donald Trump raised concerns about the U.S. potentially escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a person familiar with the leaders’ discussion. The discussion, which was first reported on by Axios, comes as Mr. Trump weighs whether to…
Iran has warned that it is fully prepared to target key Israeli infrastructure and U.S. energy installations across the region if it comes under attack, amid reports that Washington and Tel Aviv may be coordinating fresh military operations against the Islamic Republic. A senior Iranian security official told Tasnim News Agency that Western media reports…
Read More “West Asia war LIVE: White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran” »
A satellite image shows smoke coming out of an oil facility, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they targeted a number of sensitive crude oil supply and transport sites, according to a statement by the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Sare, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, July 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Saudi Defence…
Read More “Saudi says groups in Iraq targeted territory, Houthis claim drone attacks” »
Scattered debris and smoke, at an unknown location, during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: U.S. Central Command via Reuters Iranian state media reported that U.S. missiles struck locations late on Wednesday (July 22,…
Trump says U.S. ‘not finished’ as Iran widens attacks President Donald Trump warned that the United States was “not finished” attacking Iran as strikes continued on Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports. Two weeks after fighting resumed between the decades-old foes, Mr. Trump…
Read More “West Asia war LIVE: Trump says ‘not finished’ attacking Iran” »
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as an Iranian negotiator said Tehran had suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. — snapping another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight. Also read | West Asia war updates…
A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone slammed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no casualties or major damage, but the June 25 attack set off a chain of hostilities that would put the two countries…
Read More “U.S., Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war” »
All Pakistan Petrol Pump Owners’ Association rejected the proposed price deregulation policy, warning that it would consider protesting and striking against it next week if the policy was not withdrawn. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan has announced that petroleum prices in the country will be adjusted daily to tackle the uneven fluctuation in oil…
Read More “Pakistan to revise oil prices daily amid renewed West Asia tensions” »