When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets in July 2026 to review potential candidates, Türkiye is almost certain to gain a new entry, one that is shedding light on a mysterious ancient war cult ...

The word Iran doesn t appear in the Bible, but the names of the peoples and empires that occupied that land are written into ...

A U.S. attack has “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, Iran’s crown jewel in the Persian Gulf, said President Donald Trump in a social media post on March 14. Trump described ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will make a decision about how the U.S. government will refer to the body of water now commonly known as the Persian Gulf when he visits ...

India is buying crude from Iran among other countries in order to navigate the current energy crisis, the country’s oil ministry said, denying payment hurdles were impeding those purchases.

An AI-generated animation by China’s state broadcaster satirising the US-Israel war on Iran has gone viral, triggering a wave of user-made sequels online. First posted by CCTV on Wednesday, the ...

Luxury retailers, hereditary monarchs and the heirs to the Walmart fortune dominate the list of the world's wealthiest clans ...

A Hong Kong-owned bulk carrier has just entered the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, a rare occurrence at a time when only a handful of vessels are safely transiting the waterway, most of them ...

At times of political unrest, restaurants become more than somewhere to eat. They become places to gather, to talk, to process the news of the day — and simply to feel close to home. The day is ...

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region. By Adam Satariano ...

At least 20 liquefied natural gas carriers - roughly half of the available global fleet available for charter - are trapped in the Persian Gulf, as demand from Asia surges, The Wall Street Journal ...

Oil prices briefly spiked above $100 per barrel early Thursday as seven tankers were attacked by Iran in a two-day period across the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The two most damaging ...