Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh talks during an interview with The Associated Press. (Photo: AP) According to the Associated Press (AP), a senior official said Iran is not ready to hold direct talks with the United States at this stage, pointing to Washington’s excessive demands. Speaking in Antalya, Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said…
World shares were mixed on Friday even after Wall Street set another record, as investors eyed more US-Iran talks and signs of an extension of the Iran-war ceasefire that is set to expire next week. Oil prices fell on Friday, while US futures rose. President Trump suggested on Thursday he is willing to extend a…
Iranian gunmen are reported to have fired on a tanker in the strait after Tehran said it was closing the waterway until the US lifts a blockade of its ports. Published on 18 April 202618 April 2026 Iran says it has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the decision a response to the United…
As British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in the Middle East for talks, Israel violated the ceasefire and launched the biggest attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon since the current conflict began. 18:03, 08 April 2026 Updated 18:04, 08 April 2026 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Taif base in Saudi Arabia (Image: Getty Images)…
Washington – President Trump has sent contradictory messages about the Strait of Hormuz over the past few weeks as the world’s oil supplies have been blocked by the Iran war. In a prime-time address on Wednesday, Mr. Trump declared that Iran is “essentially destroyed” and that “when the conflict ends, the strait will naturally open.”…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday gave a major update on the Iran war, saying Operation Epic Fury was “nearing completion” and would end very soon. He suggested that countries affected by the fuel crisis should buy oil from the United States or “take it from the Strait,”, as Iran has blocked the Strait of…
As the United States-Israel war over Iran enters its fourth week this weekend, oil and gas markets are under increasing pressure due to severe disruptions to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as attacks on and around major energy facilities in the Gulf. In peacetime, 20 percent of the world’s oil and…
