On paper, it looked like a mismatch. Iran is not only one of the oldest and most established places in the Persian Gulf but ...

As Israel continues its attacks on Iran, US President Donald Trump and other global leaders are hardening their stance ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the gateway to the Persian Gulf, where major oil-producing nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, ...

As President Trump weighs whether to join Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear weapons program, one major factor is how Iran might respond. That leads to a crucial bit of water known as the Strait of ...

The reports come as President Trump prepares to visit three key Gulf allies ... Israel. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on X: "Let's hope that the absurd rumors about the PERSIAN Gulf ...

Israel has long regarded Iran's nuclear ambitions to be an existential threat, whatever the ayatollahs have said about their peaceful intentions. Iranian leaders have talked of wiping Israel off the ...

The big fear is Iran starts striking targets in the Persian Gulf. Enough tankers being sunk ... the US and possibly US allies. That is the predictable bit. Wars follow the laws of unintended ...

Persia is the historic name for Iran. However, since the mid-19th century, some Arab-speaking countries, along with their western allies, have been trying to change the historical name of the Persian ...

They “remain confident” that the war will not disrupt flows of oil from the Persian Gulf to their facilities, believing both Israel and Iran “are ... two American allies and targets of ...

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a surprise military drill on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf. (AFP via Getty ... European or non-European allies in the region.” ...

The Pentagon deployed the nuclear-powered USS Florida attack submarine to the Persian Gulf region as the US makes a show of force to deter Iran, according to US defense officials. The Florida’s ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the gateway to the Persian Gulf, where major oil-producing nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Iran load up ... from the US and its allies.