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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social platform that the war with Iran could soon end. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end war….
President Donald Trump waves before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on, May 1, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (May 1, 2026) he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end war between the countries, rejecting the…
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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: AP Umm Al Ashtan, the LNG carrier that had set sail from Dahej, Gujarat, to the Persian Gulf for loading, has dropped anchor at Khor Fakkan, just downstream of the Strait of Hormuz, as per marinetraffic.com. The ship would have been among the first to…
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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz on April 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a development that has given hope of normalcy returning across the Strait of Hormuz, LNG carrier Umm Al Ashtan, which had departed Dahej in Gujarat after unloading its cargo there, is heading up towards crossing the strait. The…
A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) said their naval forces had seized two container ships seeking to cross the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, directing them towards the…
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Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday (April 18, 2026) after the U.S. said the move would not end its blockade. The country’s joint…
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open”, Indian ships stranded in the Persian Gulf started sailing out of the Strait. The Hindu has been tracking Indian-flagged vessels and ships bound for India in the…
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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: Reuters The leaders of France and the U.K. will gather dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday (April 17, 2026) to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route choked off by…
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous. The image posted on Mr. Trump’s Truth Social platform showed him in flowing red and white robes, touching the forehead of what appeared to be a sick man…
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The Israeli military said on Monday (April 13, 2026) its troops had completely surrounded a key town in southern Lebanon after killing more than 100 Hezbollah fighters there over the past week. The announcement marks a significant advance in Israel’s ongoing invasion of southern Lebanon. “The forces of the 98th Division have completed the encirclement…