IRGC Claims 3 Tankers Hit Mines on IMO-Approved Hormuz Route as Limpet Attack Pushes Brent Past $117
DUBAI — Three oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on October 30 while transiting the
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DOHA — Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday carrying a revised American draft proposal to end the eight-month US-Iran war, hours
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DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco’s corporate headquarters in Dhahran sustained what three people with direct knowledge described to Reuters as “extensive” damage when
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RIYADH — Brent crude traded at $116.87 a barrel on Thursday morning as European natural gas reached levels not seen since the
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DUBAI — Iran said four oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz on October 29 — the
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DUBAI — Emirates plans to resume flights to Jeddah on October 30, with Riyadh and Dammam following on November 8, making it
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TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on October 28 that Tehran can implement its seven-day Hormuz reopening plan in “even
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DUBAI — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on October 29 that three oil tankers exploded and caught fire after striking sea
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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump chose economics over explosives, and since late August the United States Treasury has been dismantling Iran’s financial infrastructure
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RIYADH — Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir carried a proposal to Tehran on October 26 that a senior Pakistani security official said
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WASHINGTON — American forces in the Middle East can launch a major military campaign against Iran within 96 hours of receiving a
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LONDON — The head of the International Maritime Organization said this month that the only internationally recognized shipping route through the Strait
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia reportedly offered the Houthis $1 billion, routed through Iran, to halt attacks on the kingdom, Israel Hayom reported
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RIYADH — Saudi-led coalition air defences intercepted 3 Houthi ballistic missiles fired at Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region and 4 Houthi drones heading
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CAIRO — Egypt’s House of Representatives is convening behind closed doors on October 26 for a roll-call vote on whether to authorize
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DHAHRAN — Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed on Monday that the group launched drone attacks against crude oil pumping stations along
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RIYADH — Today was supposed to be Day 1 of the Future Investment Initiative, the annual summit where the chief executives of
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DUBAI — Nearly 500 commercial vessels were waiting outside the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to Joint Maritime Information Center data
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RIYADH — King Khalid International Airport opened for limited service on Sunday, October 25, after a two-week closure, and the international airlines
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SANAA — Three Houthi ballistic missiles struck a coalition training camp in southern Yemen on 19 October 2026, killing 77 people and
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KHAMIS MUSHAIT — Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted 10 Houthi ballistic missiles targeting southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, coalition spokesman Major General Turki
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YANBU — Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed on October 24 that the group targeted “Aramco Company in Yanbu,” placing Saudi Arabia’s
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ADEN — Houthi forces fired ballistic missiles at Yemen’s coast guard headquarters and Aden International Airport on 24 October while simultaneously launching
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DHAHRAN — Houthi forces launched seven military operations against Saudi airports and oil infrastructure on October 24, firing ballistic missiles and drones
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