Category: 3. Middle East

CAIRO, March 2 (Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior official said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reported.

This is Iran’s most explicit warning since telling…

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Rachna Uppal and Federico Maccioni

DUBAI/ABU DHABI, March 2 (Reuters) – For decades, Dubai’s sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the unspoken…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Spain…

The damage from US-Israeli strikes on Tehran is growing, with housing, hospitals, police stations, and more destroyed or severely damaged.

US forces spent an estimated $779 million, or about 0.1% of the entire 2026 US defense budget, during the opening 24 hours of its offensive against Iran, according to estimates and data compiled by Anadolu, Anadolu…

A punishing 2024 election cycle for US Democrats has accelerated a years-long debate over the party’s future and what voters want in a political age dominated by United States President Donald Trump.

In two early primary races for US…

Kuwait reported its first military death on Monday amid the Mideast’s regional escalation that began with the US-Israeli offensive on Iran, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the Kuwaiti Armed Forces General Staff…

At least 52 people were killed and 154 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut and southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese authorities, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the government’s Disaster…

CAIRO, March 2 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a fuel tanker, identified as the Honduran-flagged Athe Nova, was burning in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by two drones, Iranian news agencies reported on Monday.

The strait is the…