By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran Says Hormuz Open to All but ‘Enemy-linked’ Ships Amid U.S. Threat
The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies”, Iran’s representative to the UN maritime agency said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to target Iranian power…
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Trump’s ultimatum will not force Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz – Davis
Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis has stated that the ultimatum issued to Tehran by US President Donald Trump will not help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but will only reinforce the blockade.
On 22…
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Iran’s war reaches Jordan as missiles, debris hit population centers
King Abdullah was performing Eid prayers in Aqaba on Friday morning when a missile fragment fell in the Wadi Saqra area of central Amman. Security and emergency teams moved quickly to secure the area and inspect the debris.For more stories from…
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Iran awaits Trump threat to blow up power plants
Iran on Monday faces a deadline by President Donald Trump to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face a major US assault on power plants, as Israel warned of weeks more of war.
Israel also gave the clearest signs yet it intends a ground…
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Israel warns weeks of fighting ahead in Mideast war
Israel warned its citizens Sunday to expect weeks more fighting against Iran, after Washington and Tehran traded threats to destroy power plants or block oil and gas exports.
The tit-for-tat rhetoric came as the war that has seen drone and…
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'It's been bittersweet': The Iranian-Iraqi cafe drawing crowds to Hackney
Logma, a newly opened Iranian-Iraqi cafe in Hackney, has gone viral for its sandwiches.
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UK minister says Trump speaks for himself on his deadline for Iran
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) – British cabinet minister Steve Reed said on Sunday that U.S. President Trump spoke for himself when he threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48…
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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz remains shut
US President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Islamic Republic didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, drawing an Iranian vow to redouble strikes on US and Israeli energy…
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Iran is ready to engage in dialogue regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is ready to cooperate with other countries and the International Maritime Organisation to improve the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, said Ali Musavi, Iran’s permanent representative to the…
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