5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (630+ words) WASHINGTON/RIYADH - A US official on Friday reported progress between Iran and Oman that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restoring oil exports that have been disrupted by the five-month-old US war with Iran. The US official, who…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (536+ words) BEIRUT - Lebanon and Israel have agreed on a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a US-brokered agreement, a Lebanese official said on Friday, with the United States due to pick countries from…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (989+ words) WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week's flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter bind he finds himself in as he tries to extricate the US from an unpopular conflict…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (620+ words) LONDON — A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to US sanctions and restrictive insurance clauses on any payments, four industry…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (757+ words) DUBAI/WASHINGTON —Qatar said on Tuesday mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump's assertion that talks are already under way. Benchmark Brent crude fell…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (830+ words) ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/CAIRO - US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (852+ words) CAIRO/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Cairo talks between mediators and Hamas leaders have led to a "HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas" in what he described as structured phases. Sources close to the talks…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (964+ words) TEHRAN, Iran - Mediator Pakistan insisted Thursday that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as Washington carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan. The last two days…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (181+ words) WASHINGTON - The US military said on Tuesday it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran towards US forces in the Middle East, adding American forces remained "vigilant." The statement by the US Central Command did not mention the exact location…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (300+ words) RIYADH - Yemen's Houthi Movement aims to replicate Iran's Hormuz Strait strategy in the Red Sea by disrupting shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb and has been emboldened by an insufficient international response, Yemen's top diplomat said on Monday. "The Houthis want…...