The seven Filipino seafarers who were injured in a drone attack on a container ship passing the Strait of Hormuz are now in stable condition, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In fact, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said two of them are now preparing to go back to the Philippines after...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz . It wasn 't immediately clear...
Seven Filipino seafarers were injured in the drone attack by Iran on a container ship passing the Strait of Hormuz, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, May 7. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said four of the Filipino seafarers suffered minor injuries while the three are...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing Wednesday if it doesn 't reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end the war. Trump posted on social media that the war with Iran could soon end and oil and natural gas...
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz just days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping 'shighly anticipated summit in Beijing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Chinese officials...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come under attack from Iran for the first...
The Department of Migrant Workers said on Saturday, May 2, that around 1,300 Filipino seafarers have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz while 14 others are attempting to traverse the waterway amid the ongoing ceasefire in the Middle East crisis. "Sa Strait of Hormuz naman, ang minamanmanan natin...
CAIRO (AP) — Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear program would come in a later phase, two regional officials said...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan 's top political and military leadership are scrambling to reignite talks between the United States and Iran after President Donald Trump told his envoys not to travel to Islamabad for negotiations this weekend, two Pakistani officials said Sunday. The officials...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the global economy. Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines, Dana Kursh, renewed calls for peace and de-escalation in the Middle East, warning that escalating tensions involving Iran are already impacting global stability and economies, including the Philippines. During a media brunch she hosted on April 23, Kursh said...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war. The attacks, which Iranian media said were...
