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Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade ...

Trump says US will extend ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request

ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and ...

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

CAIRO — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. ...

Hungary’s Orbán says ‘complete renewal’ needed within his party

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday that his populist-nationalist Fidesz party will require a "complete renewal" following its landslide election loss on Sunday which brought an end to Orbán's 16 years in power. The earthquake election delivered a ...