The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is under renewed pressure after fresh military exchanges across the Persian Gulf, raising fears that recent diplomatic progress could unravel. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it carried out overnight missile and drone strikes targeting eight U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, including sites…
The United States and its Gulf allies have renewed calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, even as the United Nations temporarily suspended its emergency maritime evacuation operation following a fresh attack on a commercial vessel near Oman. Speaking after meetings with Gulf leaders in Bahrain, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Commercial vessels have begun safely transiting the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched United Nations emergency evacuation scheme, offering a major boost to global trade and energy markets after months of disruption in one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors. The operation follows intensive regional diplomacy and the recent U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework aimed…
A major diplomatic breakthrough appears to be taking shape in the Middle East after the United States Senate narrowly approved a War Powers Resolution directing an end to active military hostilities against Iran, while Oman and Iran moved forward with plans to safeguard shipping through the vital Strait of Hormuz. The Senate voted 50-48 in…
