Iran says it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf shipping if the US lifts its blockade, as both countries prepare for the UN General Assembly in New York.
Iran has warned the United States against launching new attacks as fighting involving Houthi forces in Yemen adds to tensions across the Middle East.
President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will continue efforts to support dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang while keeping South Korean troops out of the Iran war.
The proposed sale of 48 advanced F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has raised concerns in Washington over sensitive military technology and the kingdom’s growing ties with China.
A UN investigation says there are reasonable grounds to believe US forces carried out two strikes in Iran that may have amounted to war crimes. The report also accuses Iranian authorities of serious abuses during a crackdown on protesters.
The six-month war between the United States and Iran has cost the US government nearly $38 billion, according to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which says the cost could rise by another $3 billion every month for as long as the conflict continues.
Iran has ordered authorities to prepare for three possible situations as the conflict with the United States and Israel continues: prolonged war, a ceasefire or an end to the fighting.
Yemen’s Houthi group says it launched a major attack on a Saudi military base, while Riyadh has not confirmed the claim.
Ukraine’s state railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, says a Russian drone attack near the country’s border with Poland may have been aimed at a train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released more than 100 documents prepared for Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, revealing intelligence warnings they received about al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
