Washington is pressuring a reluctant Seoul to support its naval blockade of Iran; Tehran is threatening consequences.
There is less crude in the market, and refiners prefer to produce diesel. The result: ships are running short of fuel.
Manila defence chief says Washington gave ‘definite assurances’ that its commitments to the Philippines remain.
Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran will announce a restricted zone around the Strait of Hormuz.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s comments could signal that US hopes for a nuclear deal are dimming.
Tehran says time for proportionate retaliation is over after a US strike on Iranian tankers inside the blockade line.
The US and Iran attack tankers in Strait of Hormuz, as the two sides try to exert control over the strategic waterway.
Two women killed in an air attack on Arab Salim, and two people killed in strike on Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.
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