Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming.

Oil prices rose more than 2% in early ​trade on Tuesday, reversing some of the previous session's losses, on worries about supply with ‌the Strait of Hormuz mostly shut and U.S. allies rebuffing calls...

Pakistan relies heavily on imported crude and refined fuels from Gulf producers, most of which come through the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. airstrikes against Iran continue, with no sign of slowing, according to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.

US President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war, but Washington wants better terms, signalling no letup in a conflict that’s brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Horm...

So far, Iran has neither capitulated nor collapsed. But its military has been severely weakened by 16 days of relentless precision bombing. Indirect talks between the US and Iran in Geneva in February,

Seventeen days on, and there is no end in sight to the West Asian war.

He also accused Israel of targeting Arab civilians to sabotage their relations with Iran, adding, "Iran has not targeted any civilian or residential areas in the region so far."

Iran has launched multiple attacks on Gulf Arab states, including dozens of drones at Saudi Arabia, following warnings from its new supreme leader about hosting American bases. The strikes were launched early Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened a major new retaliation.

Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran, but many are now urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic ​Republic still able to threaten the Gulf’s oil lifeline and the econo...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday escalated his appeal for peace by directly addressing the leaders who launched the war.