DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, raising questions about whether a 15-point plan proposed by Washington has a chance to succeed. The comments from Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian...
President Marcos said war is “never in the national interest” of the Philippines as he expressed hope for the swift end of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “It certainly was unexpected, and we never want war,” Marcos said when asked in an interview with Bloomberg if he supports the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the proposal, even as the U.S. military is preparing to call up at least 1,000 more troops to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The unit is considered the Army’s emergency response force and can typically be...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the U.S. wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, as he suggests the U.S. may soon be “winding down” the operation after three and a half weeks, some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump...
The Philippines has no plans of changing the status of its diplomatic relations with Iran amid political developments in the Islamic republic, the country’s top diplomat said. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said Manila is not yet reassessing its diplomatic...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with an Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a new wave of attacks early Monday against Tehran and a top American commander told Iranians to remain in shelters for the foreseeable future, while Iran renewed strikes on its Gulf neighbors and threatened to start hitting their power plants....
CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, leaving...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under attack early Friday from Iranian drones and sirens sounded in Israel warning of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran as Israel hit Iran as the country marked the Persian New Year. As the war that has rocked the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Iran intensified...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's diverging language on Israel 's decision to attack a critical Iranian gas field marks the most notable difference of opinion between the two leaders since the start of the 20-day war against...
