Cargo ship attacked by small craft near Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency says
A large cargo ship was attacked by multiple small craft while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, roughly...
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Trump’s ‘Economic Fury’ squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure?
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is...
Rubio warns China after Panama ship detentions, calls hemisphere sovereignty ‘non-negotiable’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned China that "the sovereignty of our hemisphere is non-negotiable" after the U.S. and regional...
Iran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade
Sanctioned tankers disguised as Iraqi vessels are moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian crude as President Donald Trump...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
US targets Chinese refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
Distress call captures tanker under fire, Iran shuts Hormuz trapping thousands of sailors
Hundreds of commercial tankers are stranded on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut the critical chokepoint...
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. The resolutions...
Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack, killing at least 16
Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for...
US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers trying to leave Iran during Trump’s blockade
A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers that were trying to leave Iran on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as...
Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”
As talks to end the U.S.–Israel war on Iran break down and President Donald Trump demands a naval blockade of...
‘Gate of Tears’ at risk: Iran threatens major new global chokepoint if US moves on Hormuz
Iran could retaliate against a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by directing its Houthi allies to disrupt...
Iran regime uses former Soviet republic to dodge sanctions, fund war machine: report
With Iran increasingly isolated among its Gulf neighbors, recent reports say Tehran has been deepening its ties in the South...
