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President Trump on Tuesday belatedly hit back at Chancellor Friedrich Merz after on Monday the German leader told students in a talk that the United States is being “humiliated” by Iranian leaders, amid struggling on-and-off negotiations, and as a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz shows no signs of de-escalating.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of US politics, Donald Trump and the war in Iran on Wednesday, April 29.
As a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran holds, thousands in the Iranian-American diaspora are still reeling from the wave of infighting over the war, one that has both painfully and publicly fractured the community.
Slumping AI stocks and another climb in oil prices because of the Iran war are helping to halt Wall Street’s record-setting rally.
WASHINGTON —Efforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill on Tuesday, with the US considering Tehran's latest offer to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran saying Washington could no longer dictate terms.
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Inflation is set to reach a three-year high as the war against Iran drives up prices on everyday goods, with warnings that the Australian economy could be in the grip of a stagflation slowdown that would drive more than 100,000 people out of work within months.
On the 60th day of the Iran war, negotiations between Washington and Tehran remained at an impasse.
US Central Command said forces boarded and later released a commercial ship suspected of heading to Iran after determining it would not dock at an Iranian port.
The United Kingdom has summoned Iran’s ambassador to London over what the government described as the Iranian embassy's "unacceptable and inflammatory" comments on social media.
As the war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel grinds on, Ashkan Rostami, an Italian Persian geopolitical analyst focused on Iran, Israel, and regional dynamics in the Middle East, and a member of the Institute for a New Middle East, said one important part of the story was unfolding far from the battlefie…
The IDF on Tuesday announced it has destroyed the largest Hezbollah tunnel city in all of southern Lebanon, a network built with significant aid from Iran.
Ben Jennings on BP’s Iran war profits – cartoon
The UK monarch is on a state visit to reinforce ties with the US, amid a deep rift between the countries over the war in Iran
The UK monarch is on a state visit to reinforce ties with the US, amid a deep rift between the countries over the war in Iran
After two months of conflict, neither a deadly bombing campaign nor a blockade on Iranian exports has forced Tehran to make the concessions the Trump administration is seeking.
Komatsu is having a harder time raising prices on construction machinery as competitors are also holding prices steady. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami)
Iran said on Tuesday that it has the right to take “necessary and proportionate measures” in the Strait of Hormuz and blamed the US for disruptions to shipping through the vital waterway.
Higher global energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran have done little to ease the deepening crisis in Russia’s coal industry, with analysts and officials warning the sector remains on track for another year of heavy losses.
Iran's self-imposed internet blackout has crossed the 60-day mark, with authorities announcing changes that will enable some businesses and academics to have access.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has "no closer friends" than the British, as he welcomed King Charles III to the White House on a state visit overshadowed by tensions over the Iran war.
TOKYO -- A Japanese crude oil supertanker may have crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in what would be the first time a refiner-owned vessel has exited the Persian Gulf since the start of the U.S. conflict with Iran.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump is unhappy with Iran’s latest proposal on resolving the two-month war in the Middle East, a US official said, dampening hopes for resolution of a conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fueled inflation, and killed thousands.
Iranian state media said six airports are now operational, including Mehrabad, Mashhad, Shiraz, Zahedan, Gorgan and Urmia.
Gulf leaders have gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss a regional crisis triggered by the United States-Israel war on Iran, their first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the conflict two months ago.
Iran is using new ways to store excess oil that it isn't able to sell due to the US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, including the use of old sites and improvised containers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Iran warned last week that submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz were a vulnerable point for the region's digital economy, raising concerns about potential attacks on critical infrastructure.
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has informed him that they are in a “state of collapse” as they figure out their leadership situation, in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the Iranian regime for reportedly launching a campaign last month to recruit terrorists through its embassy in the United Kingdom.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that not all mines placed by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz need to removed for ships to resume transiting the vital passageway: “You just need a pathway for ships to be moved in and out,” Wright said in an interview on the sidelines of the Three Seas Summit and Business Forum in …
While Beijing has long seen Tehran as a useful partner, the nation is not crucial to its Middle East strategy, analysts argue
While Beijing has long seen Tehran as a useful partner, the nation is not crucial to its Middle East strategy, analysts argue
Before Donald Trump became president, he honed his hawkishness on Iran, complaining about the “plane loads of cash” it received under the 2015 nuclear deal. Now, his ability to end the war in the Middle East hinges, in large part, on how much money he gives Tehran.
A nickel processing plant operated by Vale Indonesia in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province. © Reuters
“We called it ‘moon dust’,” Jeffery Camp, a 61-year-old retired military veteran who lives in Sarasota, Florida, says when describing the terrain in Maidan Shar, Afghanistan, where he served with the United States Army from 2008 to 2009.
President Trump alleged Tuesday that Iran has admitted to being in a “state of collapse” under pressure from the United States and is desperate to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened.
In the latest Jerusalem Dispatch Podcast, co-host Calev Ben-David and special guest David Brinn, former managing editor of The Jerusalem Post, discussed Israel’s Independence Day celebrations, which were overshadowed by the ongoing conflicts in the region. Brinn reflected on how the transition from Memorial Day to I…
The World Bank said that war in the Middle East is expected to push energy costs this year to their highest since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Adnoc is planning major investments in the US natural gas sector through its global investment arm XRG, seeking to diversify its portfolio as the Iran war disrupts global energy markets.
The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave OPEC effective May 1 — a shocking blow to the world’s largest oil cartel as the Iran war threatens global energy supplies.
Canada has permitted an ‘incremental increase’ in flights to China, but airlines may be reluctant to add services amid the wars in Ukraine and Iran
Canada has permitted an ‘incremental increase’ in flights to China, but airlines may be reluctant to add services amid the wars in Ukraine and Iran
Concerns over greater costs, Iran’s participation the main issues less than two months before first 48-team edition of tournament
Concerns over greater costs, Iran’s participation the main issues less than two months before first 48-team edition of tournament
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The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy.
Global energy prices are expected to rise by 24 per cent this year to their highest level in four years, as markets continue to reel from the Iran war, which has now entered its third month, the World Bank has said.
Iran has banned the export of steel products, local media reported customs authorities as saying, after US-Israeli air strikes heavily targeted its steel industry in the war.