Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz has jolted the world economy, causing a spike in fuel prices that has rippled through other sectors with effects far beyond the Middle East. It has also left tens of thousands of mariners and hundreds of ships stranded in the Persian Gulf.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth couldn’t explain why his version of events doesn’t line up with that of troops in the Middle East.

The news came as a shock: a US Navy fast attack submarine sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka. According to US authorities, the operation was carried out with a Mark 48 torpedo, resulting in human casualties and a diplomatic crisis.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long before he became Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf went on a charm offensive for almost two decades, portraying himself as a hard-liner the West could do business with in the Islamic Republic.

Demand for air cargo services remains steady as the Iran war continues, according to industry leaders speaking today at Cargo Facts EMEA in Brussels.

There is something almost predictable in the way news media reacts to American power and, much like the now deservedly maligned fact checkers, they are always humiliatingly wrong. We are seeing their tired playbook again: try to deny the US action’s legality,