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TEHRAN — The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade Tuesday on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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US launches more attacks on Iran as Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade
U.S. Treasury yields rose again on Tuesday as traders' expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes grow amid an increasingly fractured Middle East ceasefire.
President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions have revived the Gulf's urgent search for oil export alternatives.
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Qatar has strongly condemned a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s southern region, describing it as a violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and a threat to regional security.
Brent crude rises over $85 a barrel for the first time since ceasefire, after US carries out third night of strikes against Iran and Donald Trump announces 20% fee for ships to transit strait of Hormuz
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, hostilities across the Gulf escalate again after Iranian missiles strike two UAE supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one sailor and injuring eight. The attacks follow a third consecutive night of US strikes on Iran, while President Donald Trump proposes a 20 per …
TEHERÁN, Irán (AP) — Dos miembros del grupo Estado Islámico fueron ejecutados en Irán después de ser condenados por rebelión armada contra la República Islámica, informó la televisión estatal iraní.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon and erase the criminal record of Elor Azaria on Tuesday.
Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday on a rebound in technology heavyweights, although investors remained concerned about renewed tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty surrounding the artificial intelligence sector. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.
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This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Dos hombres caminan en las aguas del estrecho de Ormuz con barcos fondeados más lejos, cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el domingo 12 de julio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
A new policy paper published by the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy called on the Israeli government to take a series of steps to reduce the Turkish consulate’s activity in Jerusalem and limit the status of its representatives.
American influencer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, has stirred controversy in recent days after visiting Israel, with many asking why he was even allowed to enter the country after making several public antisemitic remarks.
The Health Ministry published two reports on wait times for MRI examinations and 19 types of planned surgeries in public hospitals, noting that many factors beyond the requested service affect wait times.
Some 100 Breslov Hasidim entered the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris on Monday night to protest the lack of access to the graves of Yehoshua Ben Nun and Caleb Ben Yefuna, according to Israel Police.
Elisha Wiesel was seven when he pointed at the photograph above his father's typewriter, a black-and-white house in Sighet, Romania, and asked why he had no grandparents.
Air travel in the Gulf is facing renewed disruption as airlines reposition their operations amid escalating regional tension and a ceasefire that hangs in the balance.
Iran's oil exports are continuing as usual in spite the US cancelling its 60-day waiver of oil sanctions last week, oil minister Mohsen Paknejad said.
Various European initiatives and policies which criminalize "holocaust denial" have for years dominated headlines and driven immense controversy over freedom of speech and public debate.
Islamabad, Pakistan – A wooden panelled bookshelf behind him, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, aimed at extending their ceasefire by creating a pathway towards long-term peace.
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SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday on a rebound in technology heavyweights, although investors remained concerned about renewed tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty surrounding the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
(3rd LD) Trump says U.S. will charge 20 pct fee on all cargo shipped through Strait of Hormuz
An Indian government official indicated that the country summoned Iran's deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Arab League’s new Secretary General Monday called on Iran to stop its attacks on Arab countries and to respect their sovereignty, while criticising Israel for not allowing a delegation to enter the occupied West Bank.
Oil prices surged to their highest level in a month on Tuesday morning, after rising more than 9 per cent in the previous session amid attacks carried out by the US and Iran, with Tehran also targeting tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reportedly rescued 23 foreign crew members north of Qesh Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
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Operadores trabajan en la sala de divisas de la sede de Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el martes 14 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
Tres niños juegan en el agua en el estrecho de Ormuz mientras al fondo se alza una columna de humo de una explosión, cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el lunes 13 de julio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Fourteen suspects have been arrested after police uncovered a smuggling network suspected of being used to manufacture explosive devices for terrorist organizations in the West Bank on Monday.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz during a tour of northern Gaza said that the widespread destruction in the besieged enclave gives him a "good feeling".
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Economists warn continued airstrikes could push oil prices beyond US$100 a barrel, increasing chance of further RBA rate hike
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed missile and drone strikes targeting the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi arrives at the Iraqi parliament to attend the voting of his government in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
This photo provided by AvayeBoom shows members of the organization interviewing residents to select a flagship species that symbolizes the local community in the Dasht-e Arjan plain, Fars province, Iran, in September 2022. (Mahsa Hashemi/AvayeBoom via AP)
Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Iran’s absolutist position on the Strait of Hormuz has taken a long time to be seen for what it is in European capitals. This is despite the fact that Europe has, by and large, backed an initiative of the French and British to build a coalition of naval assets seeking to open up the strait.
Jordan said it intercepted and downed four missiles that entered its airspace from Iran, state news media reported.
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