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Bandar Abbas, Iran's trade hub on Hormuz thrust to frontline of US war
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
With a long shoreline on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's southern trade hub of Bandar Abbas has found itself at the frontlines of the war with the United States, w...
US warns allies, China to back economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China alike to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy and "collapse" the gove...
Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Thailand's top general welcomed Myanmar's military chief for talks on Thursday, the latter's first foreign trip in office as his coup-staging armed forces shake...
What's behind the UAE's decision to cut Iran trade ties?
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The UAE this week announced suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared "economic warfare" o...
'More confrontational': Iran's new hardline security leadership
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran's top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointments and readyin...
Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into its war with the United States, Iran's military has begun signalling a shift from retaliation to offence, which analysts say could reflect Tehra...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the leader of ...
After days adrift, Cuban migrants rescued by Mexico navy
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Mexican navy told AFP Thursday it had rescued a group of Cuban migrants, including several minors, who went missing at sea last week.
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would...
New US carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve long-deployed ship
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A new US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provo...
North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's K...
India, Japan agree to bolster defence ties
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
India and Japan agreed to bolster security ties including maritime cooperation on Thursday after their defence ministers met in New Delhi.
UAE halts all trade, financial dealings with Iran
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates has said it is suspending all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reporting an Iranian missile attack directed at its ships.
US, South Korea cut drills short after Trump criticism
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries said on Wednesday, after US President Don...
Iran's armed forces warn Gulf countries against assisting US military
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces on Wednesday warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military, saying it would be tantamount to joining American military operations.
US-South Korea drills cut short after Trump criticism
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end nearly a week earlier than planned, Seoul's military said Wednesday, after US President Dona...
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economi...
US, South Korea cut drills short after Trump criticism
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries said on Wednesday, after US President Don...
US, South Korea cut drills short after Trump criticism
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries said on Wednesday, after US President Don...
Yemen govt warns Houthis planning to seize Bab al-Mandab coast
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
A Yemeni minister has warned that the country's Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which would allow the group to further ...
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