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US presses EU to publicly roll back import rules

The Trump administration is pressing the European Union to publicly commit to a detailed plan to roll back import rules and regulations that Washington views as trade barriers, according to the Financial Times, escalating a dispute that now extends beyond…

Iran suspends interim deal with US as both sides trade infrastructure strikes

The United States completed a seventh consecutive night of military strikes against Iran early Saturday, as Tehran announced it had formally suspended all commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and a senior military adviser warned that Iran is prepared…

US denies Iran’s claim that tankers hit mines in Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim the United States military swiftly rejected as hostilities between the two nations entered their seventh…

US launches seventh night of strikes on Iran as fighting spreads across Gulf

The United States launched a seventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran on Friday, while Tehran escalated its retaliatory campaign against U.S. military facilities and allied civilian infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, deepening a conflict that shows no signs of…

Iran says it struck US air base in Bahrain with suicide drones

Iran's army said it struck the US military's Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain with "Arash" loitering munition drones in the early hours of Friday, July 17, marking the 11th phase of what Tehran calls "Operation Saegheh" — or "Lightning…

Strait of Hormuz transits drop to just three ships amid US-Iran escalation

A drone struck an oil tanker near Iraq's Basra terminal on Thursday as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level since May, with just three commodity vessels crossing the waterway that day amid renewed fighting between…

US launches sixth night of strikes on Iran as Tehran threatens regional destruction

The United States launched a sixth consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Thursday, targeting military installations near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as Tehran issued its sharpest warnings yet of broader regional destruction.

US-Iran fighting enters sixth day as both sides hint at diplomacy

The United States and Iran traded intensified fire on Thursday as a week-long military escalation threatened to unravel the June memorandum of understanding that had briefly paused the war, with both sides signaling openness to diplomacy even as strikes continued…

Pew survey: China viewed more favorably than US worldwide

For the first time in the Pew Research Center's decades of global polling, more people hold favorable views of China than the United States in a majority of countries surveyed, marking a dramatic reversal in international public opinion. The survey,…

China-US trade rebounds in Q2 after first-quarter slump

China-US goods trade totaled 2 trillion yuan ($294.1 billion) in the first half of 2026, with second-quarter trade growing 13.7 percent year-on-year after an 18.7 percent slump in the first quarter, according to data released Tuesday by the General Administration…

Rand, rupiah slide as U.S.-Iran strikes rattle EM markets

The South African rand and Indonesian rupiah weakened on Monday as a fresh escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict drove investors away from emerging market assets, with both currencies facing renewed selling pressure amid deteriorating global risk appetite.

US launches new strikes on Iran as Waltz says ceasefire has ‘broken down’

The United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday, marking the fifth round of attacks this week, as the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran collapsed and fighting over the Strait of Hormuz intensified into the most dangerous…

Iran strikes Gulf states after U.S. hits 140 targets overnight

The United States struck approximately 140 Iranian military targets overnight Saturday as the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran unraveled following Iran's attack on a commercial container ship and declaration that the Strait of Hormuz was closed "until further notice."…

U.S. futures slip as Iran airstrikes rattle markets

U.S. stock futures slipped on Friday as investors weighed renewed military tensions between the United States and Iran heading into the weekend, following two consecutive nights of American airstrikes that threaten to unravel a fragile ceasefire.

US hits Iranian rail bridge as peace deal unravels

The United States struck a railway bridge in Iran's northeastern Golestan province with cruise missiles early Thursday, marking the first confirmed American attack on Iranian civilian infrastructure since the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at…

Bitcoin slides as fresh US strikes on Iran rattle crypto markets

Bitcoin fell below $63,000 on Tuesday as the United States launched a new round of military strikes against Iran, rattling risk markets and pushing the broader cryptocurrency sector lower.

US strikes over 80 Iran targets, revokes oil waiver

The U.S. military completed a new round of retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday, hitting more than 80 targets along Iran's southern coast after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced. The Trump…

Gulf markets slip as US-Iran talks fail to show progress

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday as investor caution intensified following a lack of progress in indirect peace talks between Iran and the United States, which concluded without a breakthrough in Doha earlier this week.

US-Iran nuclear talks to resume July 11 in Pakistan

Negotiations between the United States and Iran are scheduled to resume on July 11 in Pakistan, according to Al Arabiya, as the two countries prepare to tackle unresolved issues over sanctions, frozen Iranian assets, and Tehran's nuclear program.

France pulls aircraft carrier from Gulf, citing US-Iran deal progress

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port of Toulon after nearly two months deployed near the Arabian Peninsula, citing the US-Iran memorandum of understanding as "significant progress"…

US, Iran finalize deal to release $12B in frozen assets

Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced Monday that the United States and Iran have finalized an agreement to release $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets in two tranches of $6 billion each, following the conclusion of the first round…

EU pushes for role in US-Iran talks after MOU signing

The formal signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding on Wednesday has opened a new chapter in transatlantic diplomacy, with European leaders insisting they can contribute to the next phase of negotiations even as analysts warn the bloc risks permanent…

U.S. plans to cut fighter jets, warships for NATO in Europe

The United States plans to reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, according to a New York Times report published on Thursday, marking the most detailed disclosure yet of Washington's effort to scale back…

US strikes destroy water reservoirs in Iran, drawing war crime accusations

US airstrikes on Wednesday destroyed two concrete water storage reservoirs in the southern Iranian city of Sirik in Hormozgan Province, temporarily cutting off drinking water to thousands of residents and drawing accusations of war crimes from Iranian officials. The strikes…

US-Iran draft deal includes $300B reconstruction fund for Tehran

A draft memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran contains a proposed $300 billion reconstruction and investment program for Tehran, according to an Iranian lawmaker and reporting from The New York Times, adding a striking economic dimension to…

US denies Iran’s claim it destroyed American aircraft in Bushehr

Iran's state television reported early Friday that a US aircraft was destroyed in the Jam governorate of Bushehr province in southern Iran, citing local governor Masoud Tangestani. A US official denied the claim to Reuters, stating no American aircraft had…

China orders firms to ignore U.S. sanctions ahead of Trump-Xi summit

President Donald Trump is set to travel to Beijing on May 14-15 for a face-to-face summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a visit that will mark the first trip by a sitting U.S. president to China since Trump himself visited…