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The US military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as Tehran sought to thwart a new US naval effort to open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, condemned Iranian attacks on civilian sites in the United Arab Emirates during a phone call with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Oil prices declined after closing sharply higher on Monday, as traders continue to assess the risk of immediate supply disruptions amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran.
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia called on Tuesday to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the United States traded fire, rattling a fragile ceasefire.
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday warned that inflation was already picking up and the global economy could face a "much worse outcome" if the war in the Middle East drags on into 2027 and oil prices hit around $125 per barrel.
US intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when analysts estimated that a US-Israeli attack had pushed back the timeline to up to a year, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan spoke with his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, to discuss developments in the Middle East, according to Anadolu Agency.
American attack helicopters sank six Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday — as the Trump administration works to back the regime into a corner — forcing it to choose between allowing ships through the strait or attacking them and provoking a return to war.
Deputy political officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Yadollah Javani, warned that any attempt by the United States to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz would be met with a “decisive and crushing response”.
The US and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz with duelling maritime blockades, shaking a fragile truce.
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran has taken shots at a South Korean cargo ship and other targets, noting that it is time for Seoul to participate in a mission to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
CGCC's annual survey was conducted in March 2026, shortly after Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran and news emerged that Trump and Xi would delay their meeting in Beijing. (Nikkei montage)
The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, told journalists on Monday that the American military had “eliminated” a small Iranian naval force that was allegedly threatening commercial shipping in the key waterway.
Iran has dismissed claims that US forces sank six Iranian naval vessels that were allegedly threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iran war is proving a “domestic liability” for the GOP, note Douglas E. Schoen and Carly Cooperman at The Hill — partly because “for many Americans, the war has not been clearly or consistently explained, leaving voters to judge it primarily through its economic consequences.” Yet its “long-term strategic impact…
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, durante una reunión en el Departamento de Estado, el martes 14 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says recent US provocations in the Strait of Hormuz underline that the war cannot be resolved through military means.
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company will not be defined by a few weeks of disruptions and volatility caused by Iran, Waleed Al Muhairi, deputy group chief executive of Mubadala, said on Monday.
The International Monetary Fund says its earlier projections for the economic impact of the war involving Iran no longer hold, as risks to global growth and prices increase.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has spoken with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to address recent Iranian missile and drone strikes, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
A large fire broke out at a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates on Monday after Iran fired 19 missiles and drones at the Gulf nation in a “dangerous escalation” of the Middle East conflict, local officials said.
US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if it attacks United States ships as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz push the truce between the two countries to the brink.
The US-Israeli bombings of Iranian fertility clinics, hospitals, schools and universities were aimed at “destroying Iran’s future,” geostrategic analyst Christopher Helali has told RT.
The US-Israeli bombings of Iranian fertility clinics, hospitals, schools and universities were aimed at “destroying Iran’s future,” geostrategic analyst Christopher Helali has told RT.
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US launched an operation on Monday in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war
As pump prices for gasoline (and diesel) hit Iran War highs, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday that gasoline prices should begin to decline “immediately” once shipping resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back against analyst warnings that relief for consumers could take months.
U.S. stocks fell from their record heights, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran.
The Opec+ has agreed to increase output in June in a move aimed at reassuring markets that supply will continue despite the Israeli-US war on Iran.
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The cost of food is increasing because of the Iran conflict. (ABC News: Jessica Black)
Iranian state media says there was no planned attack on oil facilities at Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates, citing a military official.
Washington: Iran fired missiles at civilian targets in the United Arab Emirates and appeared to strike ships in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions reignited in the Middle East and the price of oil shot up another 5 per cent.
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Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates during a phone call with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to an official statement.
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market fell from its record heights Monday, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran.
The US stock market is falling from its record heights while oil prices jump following escalations in the Middle East that may be undermining the ceasefire in the war with Iran.
Seyed Hossein Mousavian’s recent essay on the US-Iran deadlock, published in Foreign Affairs, presents itself as a work of strategic analysis, yet upon closer examination, it reveals something more deliberate: a carefully structured narrative that seeks to recast perception as reality.
The UAE Ministry of Defence says its air defences shot down multiple projectiles launched from Iran on Monday.
The exchange occurred a day after President Donald Trump announced the Navy would help commercial vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz.
A large fire has broken out at the key oil port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it was hit by a drone attack from Iran, local officials say.
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 9-10, 15-17)By Song Sang-ho
Tackling methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector would help efforts to hold back climate change and increase energy security, especially as the Iran crisis threatens global supplies, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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(ATTN: UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho