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Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News

This comes only hours after Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.
THIS MAP illustrates China’s ‘New Silk Road’ initiative

The war with Iran is a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative - opinion

A ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

How many ships have been attacked in the Gulf since start of Iran war? - explainer

A protester with a poster featuring a picture of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his head joins a demonstration with Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen March 6, 2026.

Iran pushes Houthis toward Red Sea attacks as Israel keeps restrictions unchanged


Ferrari keeps Middle East clients rolling by flying in its priciest models

Chartered Boeing 747 freighters depart from Italy to Gulf states amid regional conflict, delivering high-end cars directly to private clients.

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IRGC tell ships passage through Strait of Hormuz 'not allowed'

Vessels in the Gulf reported receiving messages warning that no ships were allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz, according to EU and UK agencies, though Iran has not confirmed any closure.

An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this picture obtained on December 31, 2022

Israeli shipping giant ZIM to be sold for $4.2 billion to German, Israeli capitals - Calcalist

The move, which was approved by the ZIM board of directors, came after both the ZIM’s workers’ committee and senior Israeli politicians expressed opposition to the acquisition.

Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds

Danish shipping firm Maersk said on Monday that another of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, weeks after it tested the route

 Maersk container is transported by a train near a port of Barcelona, Spain April 26, 2024.

In the eye of Storm Byron: Israeli, Cypriot, Greek authorities continue search for missing yacht

There were five people aboard the vessel, and their current condition remains unknown.

Lightning illuminates the sky over the upper Galilee, during a rain storm on November 13, 2025.

German bid for Zim with Saudi, Qatari backing raises Israel security concerns

Zim has said it will release no further information until a decision is made. 

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Tehran defends ship seizure as a legal action, but tensions continue in the Gulf - analysis

The ship, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker named Talara, is not the first ship the IRGC has hijacked, but it had stepped back from such threats recently.

 AN IRANIAN military ship takes part in a drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, in 2022.

LNG tanker evades pirates off Somalia as attacks escalate, maritime sources say

Amid a recent spate of armed attacks on vessels in the region, a liquefied natural gas tanker outran pirates seeking to board the vessel.

An Indian soldier stands guard next to captured Somali pirates after they were brought in for prosecution by the Indian Navy, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, India, March 23, 2024.

Turkey severs economic ties to Israel, closes airspace to gov't flights, arms shipments

Detours caused by the closed airspace could increase the travel time of flights from Israel to countries like Georgia and Azerbaijan by almost two hours.

 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends an interview with Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

IMEC and Israel: Strategic promise amid regional instability - opinion

Positioned at the nexus of this emerging framework, Israel finds itself at the center of a new geostrategic vision designed to redefine trade routes linking Asia and Europe.

 Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012. Zim, Israel's biggest shipping company, had to reach a debt settlement with its bond holders after they were hit by a downturn in the global shipping industry.