10+ hour, 8+ min ago  (682+ words) The US Navy has orders to "shoot and kill" Iranian boats laying mines in Hormuz, says Trump Fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed Hizbollah militants in Lebanon has been one of a number of sticking points to resolving the wider eight-week…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (638+ words) His order undercuts the administration's repeated claims that Iran's navy has been decimated PRESIDENT Donald Trump's order for the US to attack Iranian gunboats is the latest sign that an asymmetrical war-fighting strategy is stymieing the world's mightiest navy, with…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (191+ words) [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We've totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it," Trump…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago  (933+ words) The US, despite its more powerful military, is struggling to keep'control'of the strait [DUBAI/CAIRO/WASHINGTON] Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of commandos in a speedboat storming a huge cargo ship…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1122+ words) This increases the likelihood of supply shortages and a global inflation crisis THE US and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (614+ words) Around 800 vessels are still stuck in the Persian Gulf [HONG KONG/DUBAI] Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz while the US intercepted two of the Islamic Republic's oil tankers. The tankers Hero II and Hedy…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (919+ words) Iran and US remain divided on ceasefire, blockade, nuclear issues and control of strait Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said the Revolutionary Guards had seized two vessels for maritime violations and escorted them to Iranian shores. It was the first…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (435+ words) The country has about 100 days of oil reserves, according to officials [SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand] A surge in diesel prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran is pushing Thailand's multibillion-dollar fishing industry towards a standstill, with fishermen warning that their…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (538+ words) Demand rises after Putin wears watch by bespoke offshoot [PETERHOF, Russia] When David Henderson-Stewart first visited Russia's Raketa watch factory, its few remaining watchmakers were huddled in winter coats over vintage equipment. The British former lawyer knew nothing about watches,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (549+ words) [WASHINGTON] The US will host further talks in coming weeks for the Group of 20 major economies on the impact of the war in the Middle East on food and fertiliser, as it continues to push for coordinated action. The US,…...