Washington, United States: President Donald Trump, whose call for assistance from allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic has largely been rebuffed, said Tuesday that US forces "no longer need" military help in the Iran war. "Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer 'need,' or …
The ongoing conflict in West Asia continues to escalate, with reports of new advanced weapons being deployed. The U.S. military has introduced the HELIOS system, an electric weapon said to have altered the scale of warfare. Meanwhile, Iran has reportedly unveiled one of its most advanced ballistic weapons, the Sejjil missile, drawing global attention to …
Washington: Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will “guarantee the midterms” for his Republican Party in November. The bill, which the Senate will take up as early as Tuesday , would require voters to …
Geneva: The war in the Middle East has put the United States at high risk of falling into stagflation, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told AFP on Monday. "The risk of stagflation seems to be quite high for the US," he said in an interview, pointing out that even before the war erupted on February …
New Delhi: India does not have a "blanket arrangement" with Iran for transit of Indian-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz and "every ship movement is an individual happening", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. In an interview to the Financial Times, Jaishankar said that negotiations between New Delhi and Tehran have resulted in …
WASHINGTON, United States: The United States will drop the price for Americans looking to formally renounce their citizenship by more than 80 percent, a move welcomed by the "Accidental Americans" struggling with the US tax system. Consular fees for renouncing US citizenship will be reduced from $2,350 to $450 starting April 13, according to a …
Brussels: The European Union is seeking more strategic clarity about the U.S. and Israel’s plans for Iran and when the conflict might end as the bloc weighs whether to send ships to help shore up security in the Persian Gulf. “It is in our interest to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, and that’s why …
CAIRO: Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s appeal to China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe" as oil prices soar during the Iran war, no country stepped forward with a commitment on Sunday. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC he has been …
WASHINGTON, United States: Donald Trump warned that he is not ready to seek a deal to end the war with Iran, as US ally Israel launched a new wave of strikes Sunday and Tehran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to hunt down and kill the Israeli leader. The US president, in an interview with NBC News, said …
Seoul: South Korea said on Sunday it was paying close attention to US President Donald Trump's call for Seoul and other countries to send warships to help protect oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Since US-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on Feburary 28, Tehran has responded with attacks and threats that …
