Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S.

President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT." ...

The recent decision by Benjamin Netanyahu to reject the Board of Peace plan for Gaza sponsored by the US president Donald Trump is concerning – but is hardly surprising. The 15- ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza last week offered a diplomatic victory to Hamas, according to some analysts. The Palestinian Islamist ...

Iranian-backed Houthis have attacked a ship off Yemen, killing six people, including three Pakistani nationals.

Tehran insists the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not reopen until its conditions are met, directly challenging President Donald Trump’s declaration that the U.S. has “total control” of the ...

Four human rights groups are suing the Trump administration over its economic pressure campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that sanctions against judges, prosecutors and ...

President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT." ...

The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas commander Wednesday in northern Gaza using a targeted drone strike despite pressure to halt such attacks from officials overseeing peace efforts.

Yet that is the strategy the American President says he now favors in the war against Iran, and he is betting on economic pressure over diplomacy or new strikes. Also read \| Do no ...

The U.S.-backed body overseeing U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan is standing by the reciprocal steps at its heart after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly ...

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