US president orders navy to ‘shoot and kill’ boats laying mines in Hormuz and claims ‘total control’ over the strait …
Live updates: Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran
Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue talks with Iran, the White House said Friday.
US targets China refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
OFAC sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of Iran-linked shadow fleet vessels in an escalation of the maximum pressure campaign on Tehran.
US negotiators heading to Pakistan Saturday for Iran talks, White House confirms
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan this weekend for additional peace talks with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday.
The Latest: Iran’s top diplomat set to travel to Pakistan, raising hope for renewed talks to end war
Iran’s top diplomat is expected to travel to Pakistan by this weekend for talks, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press on Friday, raising hopes for revived negotiations in the …
Trump Considers Bailing Out His Family’s Major Business Partner
The Trump administration seems open to giving a massive lifeline to the UAE—which the country says it may need thanks to the war in Iran.
The Iran war is pushing Southeast Asia to debate the once unthinkable: Whether ships will need to pay to transit the Strait of Malacca
Indonesia’s finance minister has floated the idea. Singapore and Malaysia are pushing back. Thailand sees an opportunity.
Fitch says no immediate downgrade if Indonesia’s deficit tops 3% due to Iran war impact
By Gayatri Suroyo and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam JAKARTA, April 23 (Reuters) – Indonesia has room to breach its legal fiscal deficit ceiling of 3% of GDP without triggering an immediate ratings downgrade …
China’s Oil Stockpiles Remain Robust as Teapots Crank Up Output
China has kept its massive crude stockpiles intact, despite a collapse in Middle Eastern flows due to the Iran war, with the much-maligned private refiners playing a pivotal role.
With the Iran War In a Stalemate, Software Takes Center Stage
President Trump seems willing to let the ceasefire sit, while control of the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance.