17 Indian-flagged vessels, carrying 460 Indian crew, remain in the western Persian Gulf region

The source said the proposal was made on Wednesday through another country, which was not named

Search intensifies after Iranian TV announcement amid conflicting claims over aircraft losses

As American forces race against time and Iran's military to locate an aviator reportedly shot down Friday, a former Air Force pilot and a rescuer told AFP what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone behind enemy lines

Experts warn that military action to reopen strait carries high risks and may not succeed

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war

The incidents show the risks still faced by US and Israeli aircraft over Iran despite assertions from US President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that their forces had total control of the skies.

Having once more soared beyond $110 per barrel on Thursday, could oil prices reach new records beyond $150 as some analysts believe?

Dozens of international law experts in the US have signed an open letter saying that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, after President Donald Trump reiterated his threats this week to strike Iran’s power and desalination plants.

The proposal would lift Pentagon spending by more than 40 percent in a single year -- the sharpest increase since World War II

Iran's military said Friday it had downed a second US jet in the Gulf, state TV reported, after an F-15 fighter had crashed in the country's southwest

Iran stepped up its attacks on Israel and targets across the Gulf yesterday, as US President Donald Trump warned Washington had yet to begin “destroying what’s left” of Iran’s infrastructure.

One crew member rescued, search continues for second

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer further details

The vessel's owner says

Trump has threatened to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages"

The war, which erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East and roiled the global economy, impacting hundreds of millions worldwide.

Pakistan's ascension on the international stage is however causing heartburn in India, which has usually had the higher diplomatic profile of the two rivals.

Oil benchmarks rise after speech, stocks slide

'Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,' says Military