U.S. forces hit Iran-linked oil tankers as oil nears $100 a barrel
Oil prices are rising steadily with no end in sight to the U.S.-Iran standoff impeding tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Oil prices are rising steadily with no end in sight to the U.S.-Iran standoff impeding tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran on Sunday threatened a "more painful" response to U.S. strikes on three Iranian oil tankers.
President Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, traveled to Russia on Saturday and Ukraine on Sunday in an effort to end the war between the two countries. The push comes as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East. Taurean Small explains.
Diesel hit a record of $5.85 a gallon Friday, eclipsing its prior mark of $5.81, set in June 2022.
Iran responded to a warning from President Trump with claims of new strikes against U.S. forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Iran claimed Thursday to have launched new attacks targeting U.S. forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for American strikes. CBS News has this report.
Iranian officials said Wednesday that a U.S. strike hit a wedding party in the country's south, claiming more than 50 people were killed or wounded. Natalie Brand reports.
U.S. forces announced new strikes against targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, marking another round of attacks as the U.S. and Iran return to hostilities.
As the war passes the six-month mark, neither side showed any sign of backing down.
President Trump insisted Thursday that Iran is "begging to make a deal," as Iranian officials pushed back against U.S. economic pressure and talks between the two countries remained stalled six months into the war. Nana-Sentuo Bonsu reports.
As U.S. economic pressure bites, Iran touts a plan with Oman to get ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz and suggests the next move is Trump's.
Iran's economy minister said the country has been preparing for a long time for the sanctions U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as the "greatest financial offensive" ever.
The new head of Iran's supreme national security council issued the warning to countries who join the U.S.'s economic war on Tehran.
Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies."
Iran's foreign minister on Thursday dismissed President Trump's threat to wield "Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale" as a diversion from the burgeoning U.S. national debt and a "doubling down on failed policies."
President Trump said Wednesday the U.S. might return to negotiations with Iran eventually, but he said currently "the situation is so good."
The 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to negotiate a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz expired, with no agreement in sight.
Monday marks 60 days since the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that called for a wider peace deal to be negotiated within that timeframe.
Meanwhile, Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for strikes in the south that killed at least 11 people, including children.
Service men and woman from Michigan lost all their personal belongings after Iranian missile and drone strikes overseas. The VFW in Wyandotte has put out a call to action, asking the community to contribute supplies for those impacted.
Michigan service members suffered great losses when Iranian missiles and drones hit overseas. Now, members of the VFW post in Wyandotte are making sure they don't have to start over alone. Veronica Ortega shows how.
Tensions remain high in the Middle East, with the United Arab Emirates accusing Iran of launching a strike Friday night on one of its oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Aaron Navarro reports.
Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."
Tehran said the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. has "total control" over the waterway.
President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT."
