US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON: The US has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey, that US intelligence officials could not independently verify, according to a current US official and two former […]
Read MoreTrump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal
By Reuters and published by CNA CAIRO: United States President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday (Aug. 3) but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz […]
Read MoreHouthis claim Red Sea tanker strikes as US hits Iran again
AFP teams in Tehran, Washington and Dubai and published by Yahoo!News YEMEN’S Houthi rebels claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday (July 22), potentially opening a new front in the US-Iran war engulfing the region. The claim came as the United States launched a fresh wave of […]
Read MoreShip targeted by Iranian navy not Thai-flagged: Thai navy
THE Thai navy confirmed today (July 18) that the one Thai-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman had not been targeted as conflict between US and Iran surged to a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, Naewna newspaper said. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported late Friday that the Revolutionary Guards navy had “targeted” […]
Read MoreIranian navy targets Thai-flagged ship amid fresh strikes
By Reuters and published by CNA DUBAI: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday (July 17), as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off […]
Read MoreTrump, Iran’s president sign deal to end Mideast war
By AFP and published by CNA WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump and Iran’s president signed a deal on Wednesday (June 17) meant to end the Middle East war, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its enriched uranium in return for large-scale economic relief. Trump put his signature to the memorandum of understanding during dinner […]
Read MoreTrump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen on Friday under US-Iran deal
By Reuters and published by CNA TEHRAN: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 15) that ships were again moving through the Strait of Hormuz and the vital oil route would be “completely open” by Friday, after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war. The reopening of […]
Read MoreShares surge, oil skids in Asia on news of US-Iran deal
By Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom SYDNEY: Share markets surged in Asia on Monday (June 15) while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for higher interest rates. In Thailand […]
Read MoreDeal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to US naval blockade
By AP and published by Yahoo!News ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available and Iran signalled implementation would not start […]
Read MoreUS and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday (June 12) the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalise a deal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the US […]
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