Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said two oil tankers struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, setting both vessels ablaze and pushing war risk insurance premiums for the world’s most critical oil choke point to their highest level since the 2019 tanker attacks. The IRGC’s naval force identified the vessels as very large crude ...
The dawn of June 24, 2025, brought an unusual quiet to both Tehran and Jerusalem. After twelve days of ballistic missiles slicing through Middle Eastern skies and bunker-buster bombs targeting nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump announced a “complete and total ceasefire” between Israel and Iran. But within hours, the fragile truce faced its first test ...
The dusty winds of conflict blow stronger across the Middle East as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi made a pivotal declaration on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Speaking amid escalating tensions with Israel, Araqchi framed Iran’s military response as a matter of national self-defense while warning against regional expansion of hostilities. “We are defending ourselves; our ...
