There has been no breakthrough on the West Asia war from the first day of the Xi-Trump summit, apart from a diplomatic call to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

Saudi Arabia launched multiple covert strikes on Iran in response to attacks in the kingdom, according to a Reuters report citing two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials.

Oil prices continued to climb and stocks cooled on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The House rejected a Thursday effort by Democrats to end the war in Iran and require President Donald Trump to get congressional authorization before proceeding.

Ahead of midterm elections, Republicans in Congress are asking Americans to stomach high gas prices, telling them to hold on until the Iran war ends.

Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against this resolution, which failed 49-50.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates on Thursday of playing an active role in the US-Israeli war against his country.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a "good" meeting in Beijing on Thursday (May 14, 2026), the White House said, in a readout that did not include any reference to Taiwan.

However, the UAE’s armed forces, which are equipped with American helicopters and fighter jets, reportedly attacked an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island in the Gulf at the start of April, according ...