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September 17, 2026 9:29 AM

Trump says ‘hopefully we are towards end’ of Iran war

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near and a media report separately said he is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to discuss the conflict. His c...

September 16, 2026 11:28 AM

Saudi coalition says Houthi drone destroyed near Mecca

Saudi Arabia's air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday, as fighting spreads in the Middle East. The...

September 16, 2026 10:41 AM

Iran war cost hits $38 billion : US CBO

The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, US Congress' nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the conflict...

September 16, 2026 10:05 AM

Alarmed Yemenis flee south as Houthis keep up attacks

After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the displaced in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. Panic has spread as Yemen's H...

September 15, 2026 9:11 AM

US, Iran make conflicting claims on El Gaia attack near Oman coast

The United States and Iran are disputing each other’s accounts over an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.  Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, in a statement carried by Iranian media, says ...

September 14, 2026 11:12 AM

Iran-Gulf Meeting on the Strait of Hormuz Postponed

The Meeting planned on Monday between Iran and the Gulf countries to discuss arrangements for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, has been postponed. Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi announced the development late Sunday evening...

Last updated on: 12th October 2026

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