Iran
US military created secret path through Hormuz, 10 million barrels of oil pass daily - report
US President Donald Trump told reporters "The Strait is open. A lot of boats are coming through, adding that "We are getting a lot of oil out."
Iran plans to weaken Kurdish forces in Iraq to prevent disarmament of militias, mantain control
SNAFU on the Potomac: Trump, Iran, and the dysfunction in Washington - opinion
Iran establishes Tehran court for ‘moral security’ as it tightens monitoring of hijab compliance
China's export of electric trucks across Asia spikes, as Iran war fuels higher oil costs
China’s rapid adoption of e-trucks - from lighter vehicles to tractor-trailers - has partially shielded the world's biggest auto market from the impact of the conflict.
US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
The US intelligence community has long assessed that Iran wants to retaliate for Trump’s killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
Tehran says Hormuz 'cannot be seized' after Trump says he will declare strait US territory
Shipping traffic drops in Strait of Hormuz • UAE condemns 'aggressive Iranian attack' on tankers • IDF to probe soldiers' conduct in Kusra
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says US to apply measures 'never seen before' on Iran
"It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz that will keep anything from going in or out," Bessent said.
Father of slain IDF observer says October 7 terrorists were heard speaking Farsi- report
"We know much more than we did [before] about October 7," Eshel said. "Every day we are learning new things [about it]. So here, we've learned this too."
Israeli officials stunned by Iran’s rapid military recovery after 2026 war - exclusive
IDF, Mossad officials shocked for the second time in two years by the speed of Iranian post-war recovery • IDF seeing a stunningly speedy turnaround in ballistic missile threat
What Venezuela's renewed ties with Israel could mean for Iran - analysis
Venezuela's decision to renew consular relations with Israel comes after two decades in which Caracas became Iran's principal strategic partner in Latin America.
US intelligence doubted Israeli warnings of Iranian assassination threats against Trump - report
Some intelligence officials accused Israel of only sharing the warnings as a means of influencing Trump’s decision-making in the region, with one claiming the threats were “Israeli-derived."
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan to build joint political and military pact mechanisms
The three countries signed the "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement" on August 7, uniting Sunni-Muslim US allies concerned about a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire to the Gulf.
Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz, rejecting Trump’s claim of US total dominance
The remarks came a day after US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the US had "total control" of the strategic waterway.
