At least one Indian seafarer was killed when a commercial ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, AFP has reported, citing statements from Oman and India. Oman’s Maritime Security Center said in a post on X that the Cape Dao, a bulk carrier flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, was struck […]

President Trump on Tuesday night held his first meeting with Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, just hours after delivering a speech to the UN General Assembly, where he boasted about taking over Venezuela’s oil industry by force, saying “to the victor belong the spoils.” In a post on X, Rodriguez shared a photo of her […]

Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, has issued a warning against the US directly intervening in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, saying that US “interests” in the region would be targeted in response. The US and Ansar Allah agreed to a ceasefire in May 2025 after a heavy US bombing campaign that lasted about […]

MP Mohammad Raad, the head of Hezbollah’s political wing, has given a new interview with al-Modon in which he set out “red lines” related to ways in which Hezbollah would agree to enter into talks on disarmament and the granting of a full state monopoly on arms. Raad said that any comprehensive security agreement would […]

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a defiant speech at the UN General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday, which he opened by holding up photos of children killed by US strikes in Iran. “I come from an Iran where, in truth, they bombed a school. You see these children? These children perished under bombs, […]

The United States plans to open two new military bases in Greenland, an expansion made possible by a new security agreement between the US, Denmark, and the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed the new security agreement during a […]

In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, President Trump threatened Iran with “annihilation” and “hell,” but said he believes there would be a deal after the midterm elections, and said later in the day that his envoys held talks with Iranian officials. Trump told the General Assembly that he has a “big […]