Saudi Arabia turns to stored oil as pipeline shutdown threatens European supplies
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Trump shrugs off Iran deal and claims ‘almost total control’ of Hormuz
The US President spoke as Brent crude climbed towards $97 a barrel and eurozone inflation hit a near three-year high.
Iran fires missiles at US bases in four countries after deadly strike on wedding party
The Revolutionary Guard said the barrage was retaliation for a US strike on a house in southern Iran where at least four people died, as hostilities resume after…
Iran strikes US air bases in Jordan and the Emirates after American raid near Hormuz
Jordan said its air defences destroyed eight incoming missiles, while oil climbed back above $90 (€78) a barrel.
Iran’s security chief threatens ‘calamity’ for US interests
Mohsen Rezaei told Qatar's Prime Minister that Tehran would strike American military and economic targets, while setting conditions for reopening the strait.
Netanyahu rules out deal with Iran’s ‘savages’ as US sanctions target Tehran’s helpers
The Israeli prime minister has welcomed Washington's decision to squeeze third countries and firms still trading with Tehran.
Bessent targets French, Swiss and British firms in sweeping Iran sanctions
Nearly 60 entities, individuals and vessels have been designated as Washington opens what it calls Operation Economic Outcast.
Xi urges diplomacy on Middle East as China and Jordan back Hormuz reopening
Beijing has cast itself as a broker in a conflict that has kept Europe's main energy artery shut since February.
US awards Raytheon Tomahawk deal as Iran war drains missile stocks
Europe's own long-range strike programmes remain years from delivery, leaving allies dependent on an American production line that is only now being rebuilt.
Trump declares ‘total control’ of Hormuz once again as Iran keeps strait closed
The US President spoke hours after American forces disabled a cargo ship that had tried to run the blockade of Iranian ports.
US strikes kill Iranian civilians on Hormuz island as war resumes
Washington says the raids answered an attempted Iranian missile attack on American troops in Jordan.
US and Saudi Arabia strike Iran-backed militias in Iraq as oil prices jump
Baghdad's Popular Mobilisation Forces have reported dozens of casualties in the first Saudi air operation inside Iraq since the war with Iran began.
Iran fires missiles at US forces in Jordan as pause in fighting collapses
Jordan says it shot down five missiles in an attack that has driven oil prices sharply higher and renewed pressure on European energy costs.
Energy prices tumble across Europe as US and Iran pause strikes
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US House votes to end Iran war as oil price tops hundred dollars
Four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke President Donald Trump, though a binding measure failed in the Senate hours later.
Iran strikes tanker in Strait of Hormuz as US air campaign enters tenth night
Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims strikes on United States bases in Bahrain and Kuwait as Washington presses its campaign to reopen the waterway.
US and Iran trade strikes for ninth night as ceasefire collapses again
Renewed fighting has kept the Strait of Hormuz shut for a fifth month, driving European energy prices higher.
US strikes Iran for sixth consecutive night as Europe’s demining mission stays on hold
The Franco-British force positioned off Oman is still waiting for the order to clear the mines that keep the Strait of Hormuz shut.
Trump scraps Strait of Hormuz shipping fee for Gulf investment
US President announced the reversal a day after unveiling the levy following what he called highly productive talks with Middle Eastern leaders.
Trump tells Congress the United States has resumed its war on Iran
The notification restarted a 60-day window during which the president may deploy forces without congressional approval.
Brussels demands toll-free Hormuz as Trump imposes 20 per cent levy on cargo
The EU insisted the strait stay open without charges after US President named Washington the waterway's "guardian" and demanded a fifth of the value of all cargo.
US strikes Iran for second day as Trump declares Hormuz truce over
The US President said the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran in June was finished.
Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘is over’
The US president tells a NATO summit in Ankara that talks with Tehran are a waste of time, hours after the two sides trade fresh strikes.
US launches fresh strikes on Iran over Strait of Hormuz ship attacks
The renewed bombardment is the latest exchange in a faltering ceasefire, with Washington blaming Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait.
OPEC+ raises oil output for third month as Hormuz shipping recovers
The group has been unwinding a cut of 1.65 million barrels a day agreed in 2023, when the alliance still included the United Arab Emirates.
Rutte welcomes US-Iran deal and offers NATO help to keep Hormuz open
The agreement created an opportunity to ensure Iran never obtained a nuclear weapon, NATO Secretary General said.
Oil ships begin moving through Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran truce takes shape
Washington and Tehran reached a preliminary agreement on June 14 to halt hostilities and reopen the waterway.
Brussels welcomes US-Iran deal and presses for toll-free reopening of Hormuz
Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas backed the deal.
US and Iran reach deal to end war and reopen Strait of Hormuz
"The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," Trump announced.
Trump says Iran deal is just days away
The US President claimed the pact could be concluded in two or three days and that the strait would reopen the moment it was signed.