Category: 2. Middle East

US President Donald Trump said the US is “way ahead of schedule” in the war with Iran and claimed that nearly 90% of Tehran’s missiles have been destroyed, Anadolu reports.

“It’s going very well. We’re way…

The Pentagon is weighing sending additional warships to the Middle East in preparation to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Citing two US officials, the report…

The Pentagon is weighing sending additional warships to the Middle East as Iran steps up its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Citing three US officials, the report said Defense…

The war in the Middle East has largely paralysed the Gulf region’s crucial oil industry, which has been hit by attacks and an export blockade.

The war has forced companies to dramatically slow or even halt production — and restarting it will not…

Iran’s latest internet blackout has lasted more than 14 days, connectivity monitor Netblocks said Friday.

The nature of the limits on internet activity shows “this is a government-imposed measure” and not the result of damage from US and Israeli…

The US-Israeli air strikes that on February 28 killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei not only resulted in the death of Iran’s longstanding supreme leader but also several key family members.

His son Mojtaba, one of Khamenei’s six children, was a week…

By Emily Rose

JERUSALEM, March 13 (Reuters) – Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the ​Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, a source briefed…

By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul

ATHENS, March 13 (Reuters) – A handful of Greek shipowners have sent crude oil and dry bulk tankers through the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, risking destruction from mines, missiles and…