Iran media report exchange of fire between US, Iranian forces

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy fired on a US tanker that “tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz by turning off its radar system”, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reports, citing an “informed military source”.

Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty despite billions pledged, source says

US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has no cash in its official Gaza reconstruction fund, despite member countries pledging billions of dollars, a source familiar with the board told AFP on Wednesday.

Many EU countries ready to join complaint against EC over Russian gas import ban — Fico

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that the heads of government of many EU countries were hinting to him about the possibility of joining Bratislava's lawsuit against the European Commission (EC) over the ban on Russian gas imports.

Ukraine Shows Its Essence, Its 'Brown Coloring' - Kremlin

Ukraine is demonstrating its true colors, its "brown coloring," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

US strikes on Iran’s Bandar Abbas a ‘small hurdle’, unlikely to derail peace talks

The US has described the attacks in Bandar Abbas as “self-defence” strikes to protect troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.

Russia Announces Systematic Strikes on Ukraine's Defense Industry Facilities in Kiev

The Ukrainian military’s strike on Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic has become the last straw; the Russian Armed Forces are launching systematic strikes on military-industrial complex facilities in Kiev, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.

Russian FM to make statement on strikes against Kiev soon and a detailed warning to foreign diplomatic agencies

The Russian Foreign Ministry will soon issue a special statement regarding Russia’s retaliatory strikes on Kiev, which will include a detailed warning to foreign diplomatic agencies, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Democratic US senator blasts Trump’s ‘incompetence’, welcomes potential end to war

Chris Murphy, a top Democrat in the US Senate, has welcomed the prospect of the war ending while noting that “thousands of innocent people have been killed” and the “economy has been ruined”.