1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (262+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose relations have deteriorated amid the wider Middle East conflict, have agreed to “turn the page” and work toward improving ties, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday. Pezeshkian said he held a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (181+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis took control on Friday of Mayyun Island, also known as Perim, a strategically located island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, completing their takeover of the area, according to a local government official and eyewitnesses cited by…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (662+ words) Tehran announces a new “prohibited zone” extending into the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea as tanker attacks escalate following a series of strikes on Iranian and regional shipping ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday announced plans…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (509+ words) Iran says the missile attack on Al-Azraq base was retaliation for a US strike on an Iranian tanker, while Jordan says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles launched from Iran ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that it launched…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (579+ words) Brent crude nears $100 a barrel as escalating US-Iran tensions threaten energy supplies and fuel fears that renewed inflation could push central banks toward higher interest rates ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Oil prices climbed more than 1 percent toward $100 a barrel on Wednesday as renewed…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (556+ words) Tehran raises the highest petrol price tier to 10,000 tomans per liter as the Iranian rial weakens and Washington intensifies its campaign to squeeze the country’s economy ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran will double the price of petrol for consumers exceeding their monthly fuel…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (470+ words) Tehran warns Seoul against joining US security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying any military involvement would amount to direct support for Washington’s aggression ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran on Monday warned South Korea against deploying military forces or participating in US…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (997+ words) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Washington remains in conflict with Iran as Hormuz oil flows recover, while the US maintains military and economic pressure on Tehran. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that Washington remains in an active…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (638+ words) Kurdistan24 Navy SEALs Spent Four Months Secretly Clearing Iranian Mines From Hormuz Financial Times reveals covert operation using SEAL divers, unmanned vessels, and underwater robots working at night amid ongoing US-Iran strikes, as IMO estimated 80 mines had been deployed along key…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (231+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — A school in Iran’s southern city of Minab where more than 100 children were killed in a strike at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran is set to be transformed into a war museum and memorial. The Shajareh…...