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WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets to April 6, saying the move came following a request from Tehran and that talks on ending the war were "going...

TOKYO : Brent crude oil, the global market benchmark, dropped close to six percent Wednesday after US President Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran. At around 0030 GMT, a barrel of Brent crude was down 5.92 percent at...

TEHRAN : US President Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran as he voiced optimism Tuesday at ending nearly a month of warfare, with Tehran announcing that it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels go through the crucial Strait...

MANAMA : US President Donald Trump called for other nations' warships to help protect world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, still virtually blocked Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks. Despite sustaining heavy bombardments since US-Israeli forces...

UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a "serious threat to international peace and security." The resolution,...

TEHRAN : President Donald Trump said Monday that US military operations in Iran would be ending soon, reassuring markets that have been thrust into chaos by a war still reverberating across the Middle East. The war had sent stock markets...

MANAMA : Bahrain said Monday that an Iranian drone attack on the island of Sitra injured 32 people overnight, as Gulf nations reported new attacks with Tehran pressing its retaliatory strikes across the region. All of the wounded were Bahraini...

TEHRAN : Iran launched waves of missile and drone attacks on its Gulf neighbours hosting US forces on Saturday and vowed no surrender despite threats from President Donald Trump to widen the conflict. Israel and the United States pounded Iran...

TEHRAN : US President Donald Trump said Friday that only Tehran's unconditional surrender would bring an end to the escalating Middle East war as crude oil prices surged on fears about global supply disruption. As Israel intensified its air strikes...

PARIS : Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday: - Sirens in Jerusalem - Explosions were heard and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Saturday, AFP journalists said, as Israel and America's war with Iran...