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Buques cisterna anclados en el estrecho de Ormuz, frente a la isla de Qeshm, Irán, el sábado 18 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Asghar Besharati)
Ukraine has slammed a surprise US decision to suspend sanctions on Russian oil amid a wave of airstrikes on Kyiv and other cities, deepening a rift over the European conflict while US President Donald Trump puts a priority on the war with Iran.
More than 50 nations are attending a world-first conference on phasing out fossil fuels in Colombia next week as the Iran war underscores how dependent countries remain on planet-heating coal, oil and gas.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has admitted the country is facing higher inflation, lower economic growth and a likely increase in unemployment, with next month’s budget and the broader economy held hostage to how quickly the war against Iran is resolved.
Iran has authorised the sale or bartering of government-owned buildings damaged during the war, according to a directive reported by Fars News Agency.
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The head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, visited Baghdad and held talks with political and militia leaders amid unresolved negotiations over who should be the next Iraqi prime minister, a source told Iraqi outlet Shafaq News on Saturday.
Tehran vowa to respond after USS Spruance fires on Iranian-flagged cargo ship allegedly running strait of Hormuz blockade. Key US politics stories from Sunday 19 April
NEW YORK — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies.
Seoul stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid woes that tensions in the Middle East would again flare up as Iran's military warned it would respond after US forces attacked an Iranian-flagged ship.
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid woes that tensions in the Middle East would again flare up as Iran's military warned it would respond after U.S. forces attacked an Iranian-flagged ship.
The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran's joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question days before it expires.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States of “continued breaches of commitments” and “bullying and unreasonable behaviour” during negotiations and the ceasefire period, according to a statement reported by Tasnim News Agency.
WASHINGTON, United States — Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires.
A Los Angeles dad grieving the death of his teenage nephew in Iran says he received a personal letter from President Donald Trump offering condolences — and a promise to stand with the Iranian people.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's military has vowed to respond after a US destroyer on Sunday fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade a US naval blockade.
Iran said the US military seized one of its commercial vessels in the Sea of Oman, accusing Washington of “maritime piracy” and violating a ceasefire.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States against threats to Iranian ports and ships, saying such actions and what he called “irrational demands” show a lack of seriousness, according to Tasnim News Agency.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, as investors continue to keep a cautious eye on developments in the Middle East amid renewed tensions between Iran and the U.S.
Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, said the “security of the Strait of Hormuz is not free”, warning that restrictions on Iran’s oil exports would have wider consequences.
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As US negotiators head back to Pakistan for more peace talks, we have to ask: What’s the point?
Iran’s hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader has effectively taken control of Tehran’s military and negotiation team over the weekend, analysts said.
U.S. President Donald Trump was supposed to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in April in what was to be a closely watched engagement between the world’s two largest economies. Instead, the Israeli and American campaign in Iran forced a postponement, injecting fresh uncertainty into an already unpredictable relation…
Had Israel not attacked Iran in February 2025 and in June, the Islamic regime would now have an atomic bomb to use against Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Independence Day torchlighters on Thursday.
Iranian national Shamim Mafi, a permanent US resident, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. She faces up to 20 years in prison
Tankers and bulk carriers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
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Crude oil prices surged Sunday, as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a renewed war after attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Belgian political scientist on what the Iran war and the transatlantic collision reveal about Europe’s place in a fast-changing world
The Belgian political scientist on what the Iran war and the transatlantic collision reveal about Europe’s place in a fast-changing world
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Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian government
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Donald Trump said the US has carried out "successful" strikes on Iranian infrastructure, and threatened additional attacks. Source: AP / Julia Demaree Nikhinson
The US Central Command says American forces have seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea after it allegedly breached a naval blockade that Iran considers to be illegal.
An Iranian woman accused of running a global weapons pipeline for the regime had been living in the high life in California for a decade – while traveling the world doing illegal arms deals for Tehran.
"Never." That's when a senior Iranian lawmaker says they'll be ready to give up their control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Demand for crude palm oil from Southeast Asia has surged because of the war in Iran, but future production is constrained by mounting fertilizer costs, climate change and aging palms. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Australian food prices are set to increase as the Middle East war continues. (Supplied: Freepik / licence)
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LONDON — British police said they are investigating possible Iran links to a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London, which the UK chief rabbi said showed a sustained campaign of violence against the Jewish community was gathering momentum.
Even as the global economy shakes, the world community watches a rare geopolitical event: the mighty sole superpower, the United States of America, is compelled by war-battered ‘heathen’ Iran to comply with Tehran’s pre-condition for talks! Imperial Washington has had to get its client colony Israel to halt its mili…
LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Una mujer de 44 años y originaria de Los Ángeles fue detenida la noche del sábado en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles bajo sospecha de ayudar a Irán a traficar armas hacia Sudán, informaron fiscales federales.