China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen’s Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group’s military blitz in the past week, according to three …
Turkey proposes new conditions to US and Iran in push to end war
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says Turkey has proposed new conditions to the US and Iran to end the war, citing enough will on both sides to reach a …
Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom, including in its capital, late Friday and early Saturday.Also Saturday, Iran’s state TV …
Saudi Arabia sounds air-raid alerts as missile and drone assault intensifies
Saudi Arabia issued air-raid alerts for Riyadh and other cities across the nation overnight as Iranian-backed Houthis step up missile and drone attacks on the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia facing ‘biggest threat’ ever to oil production as Iran-proxy Houthis launch attacks, expert says
Saudi Arabia faces the biggest threat to its oil production since 1932 as Houthis launch attacks near the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an expert says.
UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe the U.S. was behind two military strikes that constituted war crimes.
Now recruiting: North Korea looks abroad for talent in its scheme to infiltrate U.S. companies
North Korea’s surreptitious push to plant employees in U.S. companies has expanded to include remote workers from other countries, such as Iran and Lebanon, according to U.S. government and foreign …
Oil slides after China asks Iran to limit Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities
By Seher Dareen HOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday after China, acting on a request from Saudi Arabia, asked Iran to limit attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi oil infrastructure that have threatened a second oil export route in the Middle East.
Iran war’s cost grows to $43.6 billion in new US military estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers.
Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China’s Xi to thank for that
It could be much worse. When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted …