Middle East

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has swept the Strait of Hormuz for mines and claimed the…

President Donald Trump applied a new condition on talks with Iran, saying he would now require compensation from the country…

Deepening poverty, rising household debt, rampant inflation, hidden unemployment. The indicators for Iran’s economy signal a deepening crisis on multiple…

The list of demands from Iran can’t have surprised the White House. Hardliners have been repeating the mantra on a…

Damascus, Syria AP —  Syria and Russia have reached an agreement over the future of two strategic Mediterranean coastal bases that…

Iran’s new national security chief is a military veteran and prominent regime figure who has voiced skepticism of negotiations with…

On tricky issues, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s preference is to kick the can down the road. If he must…

Iran is waiting for “final approval” on a proposed framework agreement with Oman for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,…

Israel has rejected the latest US plan to move towards the next stage of peace in Gaza, demanding the full…

Iran and Oman have both given positive signals today that an agreement on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz could…