Iran war

Japan turns to Russian crude as Middle East energy risks intensify

Japanese refiner Taiyo Oil has resumed purchases of Russian crude as Tokyo looks for alternatives to Middle Eastern supplies amid growing risks to global energy shipments, Nikkei Asia reported on May 2.

2 May, 11:18 AM

Iran war ‘terminated,’ Trump claims

U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress on May 1 that the current ceasefire has “terminated” the U.S.–Israeli operation against Iran, just in time for the 60-day deadline before Congressional approval would be necessary to continue the war.

1 May, 11:33 PM

Russia supporting Iran against U.S. — CJCS Caine

Moscow is working to help Tehran and undermine U.S. policy goals in the Iran war, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said on April 30, as reported by The Guardian.

30 April, 11:32 PM

Trump's Iran oil squeeze may not help Russia, former minister says

U.S. President Donald Trump has pivoted to trying to strangle Iran economically, but the resulting oil prices surge may not end up helping Moscow all that much, Volodymyr Ohryzko, head of the Center for Russia Studies and a former Ukrainian foreign minister, told NV Radio on April 30.

30 April, 09:10 PM

Trump claims Ukraine and Iran wars can end ‘on a similar timetable’

The Russo–Ukrainian war and the U.S.–Israeli operation in Iran could end “on a similar timetable, U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 29.

30 April, 02:53 AM

Trump orders aides to prepare for prolonged blockade of Iran — WSJ

U.S. President Donald Trump instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran to destroy Tehran's financial resources and force concessions on the nuclear issue, The Wall Street Journal reported citing American officials on April 28.

29 April, 01:11 PM

UAE exit from OPEC threatens unity of Saudi-led oil alliance

The United Arab Emirates said it is leaving OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a major blow to the oil producer groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported on April 28.

28 April, 08:27 PM

Trump claims Iran is in ‘State of Collapse’ and wants U.S. to open Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Iranian authorities told Washington the country is in a “State of Collapse” and wants the United States to “Open the Hormuz Strait” as soon as possible.

28 April, 06:08 PM

Oil climbs as U.S.-Iran deadlock keeps Strait of Hormuz under strain

Oil prices rose 1% on April 28 as efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war appeared to stall and the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed, preventing energy supplies from a key Middle East oil-producing region from reaching global buyers, Reuters reported.

28 April, 01:55 PM

Vance challenges Pentagon’s upbeat account of Iran war, weapons stocks

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has repeatedly questioned the Pentagon’s portrayal of the war against Iran and whether the department has played down the depletion of U.S. military hardware, The Atlantic reported, citing sources.

28 April, 01:30 PM

Trump dismisses Iran's latest plan to lift U.S. naval blockade

U.S. President Donald Trump is dissatisfied with Iran's latest proposal regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of the war, he told his advisors, The New York Times wrote on April 27.

28 April, 08:50 AM

Iran sends U.S. peace plan that could reopen Hormuz and end the war

Iran has sent the United States a new peace plan that calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war, while seeking to delay talks on its nuclear program, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official and two other sources.

27 April, 12:01 PM

Zelenskyy lands in Saudi Arabia to deepen defense and energy ties

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia on April 24, where he is set to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Zelenskyy said on Telegram.

24 April, 04:15 PM

Pentagon rejects report Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing would take six months

The Pentagon rejected as false a report that fully clearing the Strait of Hormuz could take six months, AFP reported on April 23.

23 April, 06:24 PM

Trump gives Iran days to unify and return to talks or lose ceasefire

President Donald Trump has given Iran’s political and military factions several days to settle on a unified position and return to talks with the United States, or the ceasefire could be called off, Axios reported on April 22, citing three U.S. officials.

22 April, 03:47 PM

Trump extends Iran ceasefire as Tehran split blocks path to peace talks

U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran despite the collapse of peace talks as divisions inside Tehran deepened, particularly over uranium enrichment, CNN reported on April 21.

22 April, 12:19 PM

26 Iranian ships slip through U.S. Hormuz blockade

At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypassed the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, maritime analytics firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence reported on April 20.

22 April, 03:22 AM

U.S.–Iran talks in limbo as sides remain ambivalent

Tehran has not yet committed to sending a delegation to meet with U.S. officials in Islamabad this week, CNN reported on April 21.

21 April, 08:25 PM

Iran studied Ukraine war to sharpen drones and AI before U.S. operation

Iranian military commanders closely studied the war in Ukraine before the start of the U.S. operation, focusing on drones, 3D printing, artificial intelligence and other ways to modernize warfare, the Financial Times reported after reviewing hundreds of articles in Iranian defense journals.

20 April, 10:55 AM

U.S. offers Iran $20 billion for its enriched uranium stockpile

The United States has offered to unfreeze $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for Iran’s enriched uranium as part of talks to end the war, Axios reported on April 17, citing unnamed sources.

18 April, 02:43 AM

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