Ukraine Targets Russian Merchant Fleet With NATO Intel Support

The Ukrainian special services are targeting the Russian merchant fleet with coordination and intelligence support of NATO, Russian presidential aide and chairman of the Russian Marine Board Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday.

French cement-maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria, former CEO jailed

A French court on Monday ruled that cement conglomerate Lafarge was guilty of paying the Islamic State (IS) group and other jihadists protection money to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.

Washington considering resuming limited strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump and his advisers are considering resuming strikes on Iran on a limited scale following unsuccessful talks in Pakistan in order to push Tehran to make concessions, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Traffic through Strait of Hormuz ‘halts again’

Lloyd’s List, a maritime intelligence firm, says that traffic that had been moving at reduced levels through the Strait of Hormuz “immediately halted”, with some turning back, after the US president announced plans for a blockade.

Trump says US to "blockade all ships entering or leaving Hormuz"

Hours after the US-Iran talks in Islamabad failed, President Donald Trump has warned that US forces will immediately “begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz”.

US delegation leaves Pakistan without reaching Iran deal

US Vice President JD Vance says the US delegation has failed to reach an agreement with Iran after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan.

A senior Iranian military official denied claims that a US vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz

 The American military vessel was warned it would be targeted within 15 minutes if it continued moving toward the Strait. 

Russia pounds Ukrainian long-range naval and aerial drones’ facilities over past day

Russian troops struck storage sites of Ukrainian unmanned naval and aerial vehicles as well as enemy deployment areas over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.