Vice President JD Vance sought a 20-year suspension in weekend negotiations, which ended without an agreement a day before the U.S. military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began. President Trump rejected the Iranian offer.

Gulf states have issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning Iran's "blatant" and "criminal" attacks against them.

W HEN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP announced a two-week ceasefire in the Gulf and “the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”, energy traders breathed a sigh of relief. For almost six weeks 15% of the world’s oil production and a fifth of its output of liquefied natural gas ( LNG) have been trapped by Iran’s blockade.

Austrian electric vehicle registrations hit a record high last month, in another sign that fallout from the Iran war is pushing consumers to seek alternatives to combustion-engine cars.

Gulf states did not want Donald Trump to go to war with Iran. Now they are deeply anxious that he has stopped.

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump's Iran war strategy, Israel relations and potential ground invasion risks in the Gulf.

Tensions escalate in the Gulf as a looming US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian retaliation threats, and Israeli military readiness raise fears of a wider conflict.

If President Donald Trump ends the war with Iran without a deal, he risks leaving Tehran with a stranglehold over Middle East energy supplies and Gulf Arab

When the history books of the Iran war are written, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning may well rank among the most anxious hours for the modern Gulf.

Sales at Europe’s biggest luxury brands have fallen sharply in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the Iran war disrupted what had been one of the sector’s