Category: 3. Middle East

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) – The United States is not postured for ground forces in Iran at this moment but U.S. President Donald Trump has those options, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday, adding that the…

Secretary of state says he hopes Iranian people would overthrow regime as US military says six service members killed.

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 Lisa Baertlein

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 2 (Reuters) – Container ships account for roughly 100 of the 750 ships backed up around the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, Jeremy Nixon, CEO of container carrier Ocean…

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…