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May 6, 2026 9:53 AM

Rubio says Israel-Lebanon peace deal is achievable but Hezbollah is a problem

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that peace between Israel and Lebanon was achievable but that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was a problem. "By and large, I think a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel is imminently achievable, and should be," Rubio told reporters at the White House. "The problem with Israel and Lebanon is not Israel or Lebanon, it's Hezbollah," he added. Lebanon's government wants a permanent deal with U.S. ally Israel that would end a repeated cy...

May 4, 2026 4:37 PM

Iran says it turns back US warship from Strait of Hormuz, US official denies missile strike

Iran said it had forced a U.S. warship to turn back from entering the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, but a U.S. official denied a report that it had been struck by Iranian missiles, according to an Axios journalist. Iran's navy said it had prevented "American-Zionist" warships entering the Strait of Hormuz area by issuing a "swift and decisive warning". Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said two missiles had hit the warship near the port of Jask at the southern entrance to the strait, where I...

May 4, 2026 9:25 AM

Trump says US to help ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz as tanker hit by projectiles

A tanker reported being hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime security organisation said on Monday, shortly after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would start helping free ships stranded in the Gulf by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Trump provided few details about the plan, which he said would start on Monday to aid ships and their crews that have been "locked up" in the vital waterway and are running low on food and other supplies. "We have told these Countries ...

March 24, 2026 12:54 PM

Airstrikes on Iraq’s Shi’ite PMF site kill 15 including Anbar commander

Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the western province of Anbar killed at least 15 fighters, including the PMF's Anbar operations commander, and wounded 30 others, security and health sources told Reuters early on Tuesday. The PMF confirmed in a statement the death of its Anbar commander, Saad al-Baiji, and 14 of his companions. It accused the United States of carrying out the attack, saying a U.S. airstrike targeted a command headquarters w...

March 16, 2026 12:56 PM

Trump demands other countries help secure vital Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows defiance

U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for a coalition to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz appeared to fall on deaf ears on Monday as allies Japan and Australia said they were not planning to send navy vessels to the Middle East to escort ships through the vital waterway. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran creating turmoil across the Middle East and shaking up global energy markets in its third week, Trumpon Sunday insisted that nations relying heavily on oil from the Gulf have a responsibility t...