US intercepts Iranian drones in Strait of Hormuz amid peace deal progress
The United States says it intercepted multiple Iranian drones in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shortly after both sides said a peace agreement was moving closer to completion. The incident took place in one of the world's most sensitive maritime chokepoints, where commercial shipping carries a large share of Gulf energy exports. US Central Command said the drones were aimed at commercial vessels and that all of them were shot down.The command said the attack drones were launched in the early hours of 13 June and that traffic through the strait continued without interruption. It said the waterway remained... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jun 2026 07:29 LONDON
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Iran says draft US war deal could be signed remotely in coming days
Iran's foreign minister has said a draft agreement to end the war with the United States could be signed remotely within days, as negotiations enter what he described as their final stages. Abbas Araghchi said the deal would first be signed digitally before being announced publicly. He said the framework under discussion would cover the US naval blockade and the future administration of the Strait of Hormuz.Araghchi said the signing could happen "in the coming days" and that he was "very hopeful" about the outcome. He said each side would sign remotely once the final stages of the talks were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 23:00 LONDON
India raises concerns with US after strike on tanker near Oman coast
India has summoned the US charge d'affaires for the second time in less than 48 hours after a US military strike on the tanker MT Jalveer near the Oman coast. The vessel was described as the third commercial ship disabled in the area in four days, amid heightened concern over the safety of Indian seafarers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. All 22 Indian crew members on board MT Jalveer were evacuated safely to shore.The summoning took place on Friday afternoon, when the Ministry of External Affairs' additional secretary for the Americas, Nagaraj Naidu, called in US diplomat Jason Meeks. India... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 10:32 LONDON
US strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz kill Indian sailors
Three commercial vessels have been struck by the US military in and near the Strait of Hormuz this week, killing three Indian sailors and intensifying a maritime confrontation linked to Iran. The latest confirmed strike came on Thursday, when US Central Command said its forces had disabled a third tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil. The attacks have drawn in India, which summoned a senior US diplomat in New Delhi after one of the vessels hit was a Palau-flagged ship off Oman's coast.The supplied material says... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 09:29 LONDON
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Three Indian sailors confirmed dead after US strike on tanker off Oman
Three Indian sailors have been confirmed dead after a US military strike on the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was hit on Wednesday, and the missing crew members were declared dead on Thursday. Twenty-one Indian crew members were rescued from the ship after the strike, according to the supplied material.The US military said the tanker was targeted after allegedly attempting to breach a blockade enforced by US forces in the area. Officials described the operation as part of ongoing maritime security activity near the Strait of Hormuz, one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 05:29 LONDON
US strikes another tanker near Oman amid Iranian port blockade
US forces have struck and disabled another oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as part of their blockade of Iranian ports, according to US Central Command. The latest incident was reported on Thursday morning near Sohar, Oman, where the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre said a tanker fire had been reported 21 nautical miles northeast of the port. The vessel was said to be attempting to move oil through the Gulf of Oman when it was hit.CENTCOM said a US aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the engine room of the Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker after the crew repeatedly failed to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jun 2026 15:01 LONDON
Cuba says US blockade is blocking UN aid deliveries amid fuel shortage
Cuba says 170 containers of United Nations humanitarian aid are not reaching beneficiaries because a fuel shortage is disrupting distribution across the island. The government says the problem is linked to what it describes as a US blockade and expanded sanctions. The claim comes as parts of Havana have faced prolonged blackouts and shortages of food, water and medicine.Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the aid, valued at $6.3 million, was being held up because there was not enough fuel to move it. He said the blockade was affecting not only the Cuban economy but also the work of international organisations.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 21:30 LONDON
Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons that could reach Guantanamo
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned Cuba against seeking military weapons that could reach the US base at Guantanamo Bay or the American mainland. He made the remarks during a visit to Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday, sharpening the tone of Washington's pressure on Havana. The warning comes as the Trump administration continues to threaten possible military intervention in the Caribbean island nation.Hegseth said it would be unwise for the Cuban government to try to procure or gain access to weapons capable of striking the base or the US homeland. He added that such a move would invite confrontation that... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 19:59 LONDON
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US defence chief warns Cuba over weapons that could reach Guantánamo
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could reach the United States or the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay. He made the remarks during a visit to the base in south-eastern Cuba, speaking to US troops and framing the issue as a direct warning to Havana. The comments add to an already tense security relationship between Washington and Cuba.Hegseth said it would be unwise for the Cuban government to try to procure or gain access to weapons capable of reaching the base or the American homeland. He warned that such a move would invite... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 17:59 LONDON
Iran and Israel exchange fire as strikes hit Tehran and Bandar-e Mahshahr
Iran and Israel have exchanged fire in a fresh escalation that has widened concern across the region. The latest reported strikes hit Tehran and other Iranian cities, while a petrochemical complex in Bandar-e Mahshahr was also struck. The developments came after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles at Israel overnight in retaliation for an attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut.According to the supplied report, people in Tehran heard loud bangs before noon on Monday and again in the early hours of the morning. The report says the Israeli military struck Tehran and other cities, and that the IRGC... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 19:29 LONDON
Italy condemns Ben-Gvir remarks amid inquiry into flotilla activists
Italy's foreign minister has publicly condemned comments by Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, after Rome opened an inquiry into the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists. Antonio Tajani told Italy's Senate that the remarks were "unacceptable" and "unworthy of a minister", escalating a dispute that has already drawn in other European governments. The row centres on the detention of more than 430 activists from dozens of countries after Israeli authorities intercepted their vessels in international waters last month.Ben-Gvir had mocked Italy a day earlier, saying the "land of the boot has become the land of the flip-flop", a reference... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 13:32 LONDON
Shipping through Strait of Hormuz goes dark amid regional conflict
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is continuing at a reduced and unsettled pace after weeks of regional strikes and a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Vessels are still moving through the narrow waterway, but many are doing so with their marine tracking transponders switched off, a practice known as dark transit. The pattern has raised fresh concern over one of the world's most important energy chokepoints, where traffic has become dependent on negotiated passage and shifting military pressure.Marine traffic observers say more than 80 commercial ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and left the Persian... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jun 2026 20:30 LONDON
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US says Iran fired seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain in Gulf escalation
US military officials said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday, in a sharp escalation of tensions across the Gulf. According to the officials, US forces intercepted six of the missiles and a seventh failed to reach its target. The exchange came after US forces also shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz.Central Command said the missile launch followed the drone interceptions and that US forces later struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island. The command said its initial assessment was that six of the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Jun 2026 09:29 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
