Washington: Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is intensifying its efforts to disrupt and degrade the illicit shipping and sanctions evasion network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. This action is part of Tre…

Ankara: Oil prices climbed above US$85 a barrel on Tuesday, reaching their highest level in nearly a month as US strikes on Iranian military targets and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz heightened supply concerns, Anadolu Ajansi re…

New york: The UN maritime agency, IMO, condemned overnight attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz that killed at least two seafarers as fresh strikes were reported early Tuesday in the escalating US-Iran war.

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Washington: When Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with former US President Donald Trump at the White House today, a significant topic of discussion is expected to revolve around the disarming of Iran-affiliated militias in Iraq. This issue…

Washington: Fresh US strikes on Iran, Tehran’s renewed attacks on American bases in the Persian Gulf, and President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington would reinstate a naval blockade on Iranian shipping have pushed the conflict into a new an…

Boston: A Massachusetts man was convicted yesterday in federal court in Boston following a 14-day jury trial for charges related to a scheme to illegally export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi…

United nations: A Chinese envoy on Monday expressed serious concern over the escalating tensions surrounding Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport and called for de-escalation in the war-torn country. China calls on all parties concerned to remain calm …