WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 5 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said it was under attack from Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday, even as Washington said a shaky ceasefire was intact despite an exchange of fire the previous day as U.S. forces attempted to force open the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it had
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
People walk past a billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building, in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
People walk past a banner depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in a social media post on Tuesday breaches of the four-week-old
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DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – Donald Trump discussed how to mitigate the impact of a possible months-long U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports with U.S. oil companies, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U.S. president urged Tehran to ‘get smart soon’ and sign a deal. The talks with oil executives on Tuesday followed
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LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped almost 3% on Monday as peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled and shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited, keeping global oil supplies tight. The Brent crude benchmark rose $3, or about 2.9%, to $108.36 a barrel by 0828 GMT, its highest in three
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