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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again

US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again

The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies

Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port in major Middle East escalation, security firm says

Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port in major Middle East escalation, security firm says

By Marwa Rashad, Mohamed Ezz and Yasmine Ghania LONDON/CAIRO,/WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an initial assessment on Wednesday, and U.S.

US strikes Iran as widening war engulfs more countries

US strikes Iran as widening war engulfs more countries

By Marwa Rashad, Mohamed Ezz, Yasmine Ghania and Nandita Bose LONDON/CAIRO/WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further intensifying a five-month-old war that was already expanding beyond its main fronts to embroil

In major Middle East escalation, security firm says drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port

In major Middle East escalation, security firm says drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port

By Marwa Rashad, Mohamed Ezz and Yasmine Ghania LONDON/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an initial assessment on Wednesday, in what could mark a widening of the Middle East

Explosions in Egyptian Mediterranean port blamed on drones in potential spread of war

Explosions in Egyptian Mediterranean port blamed on drones in potential spread of war

By Jana Choukeir and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - Explosions hit a natural gas loading port on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt on Wednesday, and British maritime security company Ambrey said a U.S.-owned floating storage tanker there had been hit by a drone, in a potential spread of

Drone strikes ignite fires on natural gas vessels at an Egyptian port

Drone strikes ignite fires on natural gas vessels at an Egyptian port

Drone strikes ignited fires on two natural gas vessels at an Egyptian port, a maritime security firm said, as the U.S.-Iran war flared on multiple fronts in the Middle East

Trump and Netanyahu explored all Iran options including attack, Israeli official says

Trump and Netanyahu explored all Iran options including attack, Israeli official says

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explored all paths to curb Iran's nuclear project in their meeting, including diplomacy, economic pressure and force, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.

Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port on Mediterranean, security firm Ambrey says

Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port on Mediterranean, security firm Ambrey says

By Jana Choukeir and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an initial assessment on Wednesday, in a potential spread of the Middle East war.

Trump says will hit Iran hard after attack, was briefed on Egypt tanker

Trump says will hit Iran hard after attack, was briefed on Egypt tanker

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would hit Iran very hard after an attack on the U.S. military in Jordan. "So it's our turn," Trump told reporters at the White House.

US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces

US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces

The U.S. military says it’s launching strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces a day earlier

The Latest: Trump praises his sweeping tariffs while in Michigan for a speech on the economy

The Latest: Trump praises his sweeping tariffs while in Michigan for a speech on the economy

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list

Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

Mediators have made progress in efforts to bring the United States and Iran back to negotiations and prevent an all-out war in the Middle East, according to two regional officials