Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States and Israel targeted the site near Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, on April 03, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, saying the “New Regime leadership knows…
BEHIND THE LINES: By joining Iran’s war, the Houthis have opened a dangerous new arena – one that could hit global trade, oil flows, and the wider regional balance. On March 28, the Houthis organization (known also as Ansar Allah), which controls around 30% of Yemen’s territory and governs the majority of the population, joined…
WASHINGTON — President Trump signaled Wednesday that the United States is eyeing an offramp in its war with Iran, as he also raised the possibility of a major shift in U.S. alliances, including the potential withdrawal from NATO. Trump indicated in a social media post that Iran’s president wanted a ceasefire, and that the United States would…
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Friday, after Iran and Oman were reportedly drafting a protocol to “monitor transit” through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen. Tanker traffic through the key oil-shipping route “should be supervised and coordinated” with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s biggest bridge near Tehran has crashed down in a stunning scene captured on camera following reports of U.S. airstrikes, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he pressed the regime to make a deal before tensions escalate further. The B1 highway bridge, a key link between Iran’s…
Tesla shares dropped more than 4% on Thursday after the company’s deliveries and production report for the first quarter showed a drop from the prior period, with mild growth from a year earlier. Tesla has recorded annual declines in the past two years. Here are the key numbers: Total Q1 vehicle deliveries: 358,023 Total Q1…
Black rain fell on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 7 and 8, 2026. It is not science fiction. Bombings of oil reservoirs and fuel depots caused fires that released vast amounts of soot and sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. All these and a low-pressure meteorological system that…
By Andrew MacAskill and Muvija M LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – Britain will host talks on Thursday aimed at forming a coalition of countries to explore ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump said securing the vital waterway was a problem for other nations to resolve. British foreign minister Yvette…
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges those in attendance after speaking from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will hit Iran “extremely hard” over the next two or three weeks in a national address on Wednesday. “We’re going…
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges those in attendance after speaking from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump gave his highly…