An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck, probably by missiles, in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, Iranian media said, an incident that if confirmed will stoke tension Continue Reading
The Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria raised new fears of a resurgence of the Islamic State on Friday, as five militants escaped from a Kurdish-run prison and Continue Reading
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border in Ceylanpinar on Friday, the third day of Turkey’s military Continue Reading
The US will send an additional 3,000 troops to Saudi Arabia in response to the September 14 attack on Saudi oil facilities which disrupted roughly 5% of global crude oil Continue Reading
Iran’s oil exports — already hurting from US sanctions — were struck a further blow Friday when one of the country’s tankers, the Sabiti, was rocked by explosions as it Continue Reading
An Iranian government spokesman on Saturday described as a “cowardly attack” an incident that Iranian media have called the apparent targeting by missiles of an Iranian-owned oil tanker, and said Continue Reading
The Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria raised new fears of a resurgence of the Islamic State on Friday, as five militants escaped from a Kurdish-run prison and Continue Reading
Ergin Yaman still remembers the horror of the bombing near his flower shop in central Ankara three years ago. That day, the 42-year-old waded through bodies as he rushed to help Continue Reading
Mr. Erdogan said 109 Kurdish fighters had been killed, as Turkish troops captured villages on the Syrian side of the border and moved deeper into Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Continue Reading
Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing dozens, in a cross-border assault on U.S. Continue Reading
