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WASHINGTON — Iran's judiciary denied on Tuesday that eight women arrested over protests that shook the Islamic republic this year were at risk of execution, after US President Donald Trump urged Tehran to release them to help negotiations.
United States forces have detained an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil, the Pentagon says.
There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will pay
The first-order effect of the U.S.-Iran conflict and the resulting shutdown of the Hormuz chokepoint was the disruption of global energy flows, from LNG to crude to refined products. The second-order effect was a spike in petrochemical prices and a widening shortage of key industrial inputs. Now the third-order effe…
The White House has discussed offering a financial lifeline to the United Arab Emirates as the U.S. war with Iran wreaks havoc on the Gulf state's economy, a White House official told CNBC.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
A nuclear deal between the US and Iran would be an "illusion" if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were not involved, Director-General Rafael Grossi warned The Telegraph on Monday.
Pending home sales increased in March on a monthly basis, even though mortgage rates climbed and gas prices soared as a result of the Iran war.
An expected trip by Vice President JD Vance trip to Pakistan for a second attempt at peace negotiations with Iran has been put on hold, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
Two Emirati carriers are among the first international airlines to resume flying to Israel since the war against Iran began on Feb. 28, highlighting the close cooperation and burgeoning ties between the two countries forged by the landmark Abraham Accords.
Vice President JD Vance arrived at the White House shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday as doubts grew about whether he would travel as planned to Pakistan for a second round of peace talks with Iran.
Oil prices were up by about 5 per cent on Tuesday, as the market digested US President Donald Trump's comments that he has no plans to extend the two-week ceasefire Washington had brokered with Iran that expires on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead a US delegation at upcoming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, was still in Washington midday Tuesday to participate in meetings, the White House said.
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Trabajadores pasan junto a vallas publicitarias cerca del Hotel Serena antes de la segunda ronda de negociaciones entre EEUU e Irán, en Islamabad, Pakistán, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Anjum Naveed)
A liquefied petroleum gas tanker docked in Mumbai on April 1 after transiting the Strait of Hormuz. © Reuters
Iranian negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf said President Donald Trump is trying to turn negotiations into “a table of surrender”.
ISLAMABAD — Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran looked uncertain Tuesday as a two-week truce was set to expire and both countries warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting.
EU foreign ministers on Tuesday rejected a push to suspend the bloc’s association agreement with Israel following a debate that exposed the bloc's deep divisions regarding the Middle East.
ISLAMABAD — As the hours tick away until the US-Iran cease-fire expires, even the epicenter of potential peace between the US and Iran is on edge.
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
WASHINGTON — US forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran.
Iran has been hit by a massive wave of redundancies, both directly and indirectly as a result of the conflict with the US and Israel.
THERE are moments in foreign policy when action matters less than reaction — when what the world refuses to do tells you more than any display of force. Hormuz, after Iran closed it, was meant to prove American power. It descended with the full grammar of its might — warships deployed, ultimatums issued, red lines d…
FROM the very start, it has been the stand of this column that the bone of contention in the Iran crisis is oil. (See “Oil, oil, oil – and US defeat,” The Manila Times, March 7, 2026.)
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Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned the US seizure of the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska, calling for its “immediate release” along with its crew.
The European Union will provide guidance to airlines on how to handle issues such as airport slots, passenger rights, and public service obligations in the event of jet fuel shortages because of the Iran war, the bloc's transport chief said on Tuesday.
A wave of “fill up and flee” crime is sweeping petrol stations across the UK, while American drivers are waking up to drilled-through tanks and drained fuel as the US-Israeli war on Iran has sparked a spike in oil and gas prices across the globe, according to media reports and industry watchdogs.
President Trump made an interesting and somewhat cryptic China reference in a series of Tuesday morning Iran-related statements, given to CNBC.
Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s inability to articulate a coherent war aim and a new report on Kash Patel’s drinking
United States President Donald Trump says he opposes extending a ceasefire with Iran that will expire by the end of Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations.
Referee Walter Lopez suspends the match due to discriminatory chants from the crowd during a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Mexico’s America and the United States’ Nashville SC in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, the world’s top condom producer, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
As the US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, Tehran’s economy faces a turning point, burdened by war and increasing structural stress. And the impact could reverberate across the Gulf.
The president said he is unwilling to extend a three-week ceasefire again, even if progress is made in peace talks.
Oil markets have lurched from panic to relief and back again since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, with markets bracing for further volatility.
A 44-year-old Iranian citizen was extradited to the US last week and will appear in a Seattle District Court on Tuesday on a nine-count indictment related to his attempts to violate trade sanctions imposed on Iran, the Justice Department confirmed.
When President Emmanuel Macron of France welcomed the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy to the Élysée Palace in Paris last Friday, it looked as if Europe had finally found a worthy role to play in the Iran war.
The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight
Una mujer sostiene un retrato del líder supremo iraní ayatolá Moytabá Jamenei en una ceremonia en memoria de niños muertos durante un ataque a una escuela en el pueblo de Minab, en Teherán, Irán, el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Vahid Salemi)
US stocks jumped Tuesday morning as oil prices dipped and investors largely looked past uncertainty around the Iran war – instead hoping for a peace deal and focusing on strong earnings.
Iran's foreign ministry has condemned arrests in the UAE of what Abu Dhabi said were members of an Iran-linked group plotting terrorist acts in the country.
WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, who has drawn 2028 presidential buzz, bizarrely applauded a disputed report claiming that over two dozen Iranian shadow vessels bypassed the US blockade.
Israel’s latest land grab is dashing Lebanon’s hope of tapping offshore gas to solve its persistent energy shortage. Maritime energy prospects were the focus of a 2022 deal on a disputed border between the two nations.
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WASHINGTON, April 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States will end up with "a great deal" with Iran, as his delegation is preparing to engage in a new round of negotiations with the Islamic Republic in Pakistan this week.
US President Donald Trump said that he does not want to extend the ceasefire with Iran during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday.
