Iran Built Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into Targeting Tool March 27, 2026 By Dake Kang and SAM MEDNICK The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance...
US Warns on Bab El-Mandeb Strait After Iran Shipping Threat March 27, 2026 By Iain Marlow The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised...
Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon March 27, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Skylar Woodhouse Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a US insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin...
Energy Fallout From Iran War Signals Global Wake-Up Call for Renewable Energy March 27, 2026 By Aniruddha Ghosal, Anton L. Delgado and Allan Olingo The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening...
Iran Sees US Peace Plan as ‘One-Sided’ as Trump Presses for Deal March 26, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Steve Holland and Alexander Cornwell A U.S. proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is “one-sided and unfair,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters...
Iran Is Drafting Law to Introduce Tolls for Hormuz Transit March 26, 2026 By Yongchang Chin and Arsalan Shahla The Iranian parliament is working on a draft bill that would impose a fee on vessels seeking safe passage through...
Iran Demands Crew, Cargo Details to Send Ships Through Hormuz March 25, 2026 By Alfred Cang and Weilun Soon Vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian protection are being asked to provide lists of crew and...
Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees for Safe Passage March 25, 2026 By Salma El Wardany, Fiona MacDonald, Ben Bartenstein and Samy Adghirni Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, another sign of Tehran’s...
Iran Reviewing US Proposal Despite Negative Initial Response, Senior Iran Official Says March 25, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Ariba Shahid Iran is still reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Gulf, despite an initial response that was...
Iran Wiped 50 Israeli Firms’ Data, Hacked Cameras, Official Says March 25, 2026 By Marissa Newman Iran-linked hackers have stepped up cyberattacks on Israel since the war began, wiping the data of over 50 small businesses...