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Governments are responding with caution after U.S. President Donald Trump asked countries including China and Britain to send warships to help protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran.

Germany has said it is “sceptical” about suggestions that the EU could send a naval force to the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi firmly denies any request for a ceasefire, asserting the nation's readiness for a ...

Gulf countries report new attacks following Iranian warnings of evacuations at UAE ports, amidst escalating tensions and ...

Gulf countries face escalating tensions following Iranian threats to evacuate UAE ports, with military actions reported ...

Iranian authorities claim that more than 42,000 civilian units, including homes, commercial buildings and schools, have been ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal to China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others to send warships to keep the ...

Teresa Gillis, a familiar figure at Jack White's concerts and other Detroit events through the years, died Saturday in ...

The Clemson Tigers have officially clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition ...