Tag: IRAN
Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fears Further of All-Out War
Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.
I Was Biden’s Press Secretary. Trump Is Making the Same Mistake We Did.
When leaders ignore people’s lived experience, their political messaging collapses.
Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.
Military Leaders Will Examine Ways to Limit Civilian Deaths in War
U.S. Central Command will hold a daylong conference at its Tampa headquarters after seven months of war in Iran.
‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over Gaza
Brett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war.
Oil Is Again Flowing Out of Hormuz
But the continued shortfall of refined products means little relief at the pump.
US Sanctions A7, a Russia Firm That Helps Sidestep Economic Restrictions
The move follows recent reports detailing how A7, a Russian financial firm, used shell companies around the world to move funds on behalf of restricted Russian businesses.
U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in Connection to RAF Fairford Air Base Incident
British counterterrorism police said that a 27-year-old British-Iranian dual national had been arrested on Thursday.
Oil Is Flowing From the Persian Gulf, but Prices Remain High. Why?
Crude oil costs close to $100 a barrel because traders are worried hostilities could soon restart and the world is burning through its emergency stockpiles.
How Middle East Oil Exports Started Recovering
Our business reporter Peter Eavis describes how oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded this month, getting closer to the levels seen before the Iran war.