Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz to America and its allies, but the president’s earlier call for more naval reinforcements has gained little traction. The U.S. energy secretary, Chris ...

Trump says there’s been “some positive response” with seeking help from other countries. Follow for live updates.

He also warned that NATO faces a “very bad future” if US allies fail to assist in securing the crucial waterway.

Oil prices fell from four-year highs after the US president signaled in an interview with US media that the war with Iran was "very far ahead" of schedule.

The Chinese government's special envoy for Middle East affairs Zhai Jun has visited Saudi Arabia as part of his mediation of ...

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The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said ...

US-Iran war LIVE Updates: The crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the US military said in a statement, which described the plane as ‘a loss.’ ...

Oil prices jumped to as high as $119 a barrel, the highest since 2022, as concerns over global oil supply ripped through ...

Take a moment to digest the following, quite extraordinary sequence of events. At the end of last week, US officials leaked ...

European leaders are incensed after President Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil to remedy oil costs after his war on Iran sent prices per barrel skyrocketing. “We think that’s wrong,” ...

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country has not "asked for a ceasefire" after Trump said it had wanted a deal.