It's hard to imagine now, but Iran and Germany were once surprisingly close. A master poet, a German "Lawrence of Arabia," ...
Two oil tankers were hit in Iraqi waters, the latest in a string of attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf that are raising risks to global energy supply from the deepening Middle East war. Image by ...
Three more foreign vessels were struck off the coast of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates overnight, authorities said. The latest incidents in or near the Strait of Hormuz come shortly after Iran ...
Bob Bowker is the former Australian ambassador to Jordan and Egypt, and also had DFAT postings in Saudi Arabia, Syria and Lebanon. When the US-Israeli war on Iran finally ends, the Middle East will be ...
The Cupertino Library is hosting a celebration of Persian New Year, or Nowruz, on March 16, 7-8 p.m. The event features traditional spring dances, including circle dances, and attendees can learn ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Persian mistranslated part of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's speech Monday on Iran, making it appear that the United States was targeting the Iranian ...
Just over a week ago, Russia’s energy industry was in its worst shape in years, with low oil prices and sanctions starving the economy of cash. Millions of barrels of Russian oil floated on the sea, ...
A journalist with Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Ahmad Batebi, a prominent Iranian ...
One fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments typically pass through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on their way out of the Persian Gulf. But the Strait was effectively closed soon ...
President Trump said this week that he was open to defending all ships carrying fuel through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, after Tehran hit tankers passing through local waterways. Even ...
Michael Christopher Low does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
Stocks pared early losses on Tuesday as investors assessed the potential economic fallout from the Iran war, including the impact on global oil supplies. Financial markets were lifted after Mr. Trump ...