As talks over the Iran war struggle to crawl forward, US President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric has now spilled over to Oman. During a tense Cabinet meeting, he warned that no country would be allowed to control the Strait of Hormuz, not even Muscat. On Wednesday, the US President rejected a report claimed Iran and …
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Washington would not rush into a peace agreement with Iran, signalling that key disputes remain unresolved despite recent optimism over negotiations aimed at ending the three-month conflict in the Gulf region. US President Donald Trump also strongly defended his administration’s ongoing negotiations with Iran, saying the proposed agreement …
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the reporters at the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (May 11, 2026) said the ceasefire with Iran was at its “weakest” and on “massive life support”, …
US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that three American destroyers came under attack while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, and warned that Washington would respond “a lot harder, and a lot more violently” in the future if Iran did not fall in line on signing a peace deal. The escalation came barely a …
US President Donald Trump said on Friday Washington would not walk away from its confrontation with Iran prematurely, warning that doing so could allow the crisis to resurface within a few years. “We’re not going to exit early and then have the problem arise in three more years,” Trump said, signaling that the deadlock in …
While Trump has described the blockade as highly effective, the continued flow of shipments points to the resilience of Tehran’s oil trade. (AI image) US President Donald Trump has called the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz a ‘tremendous success’ but its limitations are increasingly evident. Despite the US naval blockade, at least …
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that the United States is decisively ahead in its conflict with Iran, even as diplomatic efforts hang in the balance and messaging from Washington appears increasingly inconsistent. His series of posts on Truth Social project confidence, but developments on the ground and in diplomacy tell …
Iran on Monday claimed that it could withstand a US naval blockade for up to three months by relying on oil already stored on tankers at sea. In a post on X, the Iranian Embassy in Bulgaria teased US President Donald Trump, who had threatened to choke Iran’s exports traversing the Strait of Hormuz in …
The collapse of high-stakes negotiations in Islamabad has propelled an already volatile West Asia conflict into dangerous new territory, with US President Donald Trump announcing a sweeping naval blockade across the Strait of Hormuz. By pledging to enforce restrictions on vessels of all nations, Washington has widened the standoff far beyond Tehran, raising the risk …
Image used for representative purposes Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted their sweeping control over the Strait of Hormuz, even as it signalled that civilian maritime traffic remains permitted under regulated conditions.In a statement, quoted by AFP, the Guards’ naval command said, “All traffic… is under the full control of the armed forces,” accompanied by …