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UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz strait
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil giant ADNOC said Saturday one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in the waterway a...
Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy...
Iran demands release of downed pilots as Qatar denies holding them
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday demanded that Qatar release three of Tehran's pilots whose aircraft went down early in the Middle East war, though the Gulf state denied it was...
Iran urges Qatar to release pilots shot down in Middle East war
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities revealed on Saturday that three of Tehran's pilots who went down early in the Middle East war were still being held in Qatar, calling on the...
Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Saturday fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy...
Lebanon state media says Israeli strike on south kills 7
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country's south early Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilit...
Lebanon state media says Israeli strike on south kills 7
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country's south on Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities...
UAE says Iran attacked state oil company vessel in Hormuz strait
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday blamed Iran for attacking a vessel belonging to state-owned oil giant ADNOC in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in th...
Japan defence minister visits war shrine, PM stays away
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long dogged Tokyo's relations with its Asian neighbour...
Lebanon says 9 dead in strikes as Israel says targeted Hezbollah
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed nine people including three children on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities bet...
Iran calls for release of pilots captured in Qatar during Middle East war
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian authorities on Saturday called for the release of three pilots they say were captured in Qatar during the Middle East war.
US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham ...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
'No substitute': Kuwait's future tied to Hormuz strait fate
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait's once prosperous oil sector has stood largely paralysed for months, with petroleum exports plummeting as fighting raged across the Gulf -- triggering th...
US threatens Iran with 'economic isolation, like the world has never seen'
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to subject Iran to economic isolation "like the world has never seen before," adding that new measures a...
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear program but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the vice president said Thurs...
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran,...
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran.
Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: minister
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States chok...
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