Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
The failure of negotiations at the weekend has raised concerns that the global energy crisis will deepen.
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U.S. revokes legal residence status of former Iranian Guard leader Soleimani’s family, takes them into ICE custody
The niece and grand-niece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested Friday night after their lawful U.S. permanent resident status was terminated. The State Department said Saturday in a statement that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Soleimani Afshar promoted Iranian regime…
Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure
Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States and Israel targeted the site near Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, on April 03, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, saying the “New Regime leadership knows…
Iran war pushes U.S. gas price over $4 a gallon as Iranian drone hits loaded tanker off Dubai
13m ago Water desalination plant on Iran’s Qeshm island in Strait of Hormuz reportedly offline after strike Iranian media said Tuesday that an Israeli or U.S. airstrike had taken a water desalination plant on the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm offline. According to the Iranian government affiliated Borna News, the head of the Ministry…
10 Americans injured in Iranian attack on Saudi air base
Ten U.S. service members were injured in an attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple U.S. officials. The attack consisted of Iranian missiles and drones, sources told CBS News. Two of the Americans were very seriously injured, sources said. Eight were seriously injured, which is a different category of injury…
East Africa: Israel Says Iranian Missiles Could Reach East Africa
Nairobi — Israel has said that Iran possesses missile capabilities that could reach parts of East Africa, including the cities of Mogadishu, Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Juba, according to a statement by Israel’s embassy in Kenya. The embassy said that a 4,000-kilometre radius stretching from Tehran extends across much of the Horn of Africa and…
Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy plants; Witkoff floats 15-point peace proposal
21m ago Israeli opposition leader warns military is “stretched to the limit and beyond” Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid is warning that the war was is taking too high a toll. “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is stretched to the limit and beyond. The government is leaving the army wounded out on the battlefield,”…
Africa: Oil Prices Fall As Trump Halts Planned Strikes On Iranian Power Plants
Global oil prices recorded a sharp decline on Monday after Donald Trump stepped back from threats to bomb Iranian power plants. The development has sparked cautious optimism for the global economy threatened by the rising fuel prices. The sudden shift followed signals of diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran, prompting markets to quickly…
Iranian missiles injure 160 in towns near Israeli nuclear site
Israel is investigating how ballistic missiles got through the country’s sophisticated air defences.
2 Iranian strikes on towns near Israel’s main nuclear research center injure more than 100 people
Iranian strikes hit two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, injuring more than 100 people in the southern part of the country. It was the first time Israel’s nuclear research center has been targeted in the war that began three weeks ago. The strikes came hours after Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit…