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The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
The Pentagon may deploy an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, giving US commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. Bloomberg’s Bryan Pietsch shares the latest news. (Source: Bloomberg)
A tanker captain’s first-hand account shows why flows from the Middle East are rising, despite the dangers of Iranian drones and missiles.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Tehran was likely to be involved in an attack by a pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and that Iran would be “hit very hard” if it was. The co-pilot allegedly assaulted the captain before passengers managed to save the plane from crashing. Israel’s prime minister said the man had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”. “I would say the answer, based on what I’m hearing, is yes but we’re working on it right now,” Trump said when asked by...
British counterterrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an airbase used by the US to target Iran said on Thursday they had arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. In an incident which triggered a huge police response, raised alarm among Western allies, and remains largely unexplained, five British men in their 20s were arrested on Sunday on suspected terrorism and explosive offences near RAF Fairford in western England. The men were...
Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday insisted that there were "strong indications" that Tehran was involved in a security incident on Sunday near an airbase in England that the US military uses in its war against Iran. The British government has still not explained the nature of the incident – in which five British men were arrested only to be later released on bail – and no explosives were found at the scene.
UK Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in the suspected RAF Fairford airbase plot.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were “strong indications” that Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident this weekend. “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” Burnham told the BBC, referring to Sunday’s bomb scare near the airbase in southwest England, which is used by the US military in its war against Iran. “Of course it remains an ongoing,...
Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile the diplomatic stalemate between the US & Iran continues with Hormuz & nuclear weapons being the main sticking points despite mediation efforts from Qatar. Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Associate Fellow MENA at Chatham House spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the impasse between the two sides. (Source: Bloomberg)
US President Donald Trump reiterates that Tehran will not have a nuclear weapon.
A police alert turned into a potential Iranian “bomb plot” against a British military base used by the US.
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war. Iraqi security experts say the withdrawal – agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden and carried out by Donald Trump’s administration even as it wages war against Iran – could give Tehran and its powerful allies free rein, while also allowing other US enemies...
Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, joined Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu to talk about the state of the oil and trade market as the US and Iran continue talks. Iran and the US appeared far apart on a new ceasefire deal or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying it’s sticking to a proposal US President Donald Trump has rejected. Tehran made an offer to reopen the strait within seven days if Washington makes some concessions, which it hasn’t specified. Its leaders have previously said the US must lift a naval blockade and oil sanctions for there to be any progress on allowing more ships through the vital waterway. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tehran condemns 'unfounded and malicious speculation'; British FM vows to 'act against the proxies of Iran'.
The UK was closely monitoring increased threats to a British airbase used in US strikes against Iran before an attempted attack was foiled on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said. (Source: Bloomberg)
British police were holding five men on Monday and examining suspected explosives found near a US-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran. The men were detained early on Sunday after three vans were spotted near RAF Fairford, a UK-owned base that has been used by American bombers during decades of conflict in the Middle East. Investigators have not concluded whether the incident is a state-backed...
There are fears of renewed fighting between the US and Iran, after President Trump rejected a deal.
The UN General Assembly wraps up with mixed diplomatic outcomes.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. The waterway is key to the world’s energy supply and is now central to the conflict between the US and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months. “I reject their proposal,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly. “They...
Bloomberg Mideast geoeconomics lead Dina Esfandiary tells Bloomberg This Weekend that a protracted Iran war, marked by cycles of escalation and pauses in fighting, is a key scenario as deep divisions over the Strait of Hormuz complicate diplomacy. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Esfandiary says Gulf Arab states are pressing to avoid further escalation as they seek to limit the economic and security damage from the conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)
Iran called Colombia's accusations baseless, accused Bogota of narco-terrorist links of its own and warned of necessary measures after Colombia cut relations. The post Iran Hits Back at Colombia With Narco-Terrorism Claim After Ties Cut appeared first on The Rio Times.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal was presented by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the important waterway would reopen seven days after an agreement was reached.