Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted the U.S. amphibious assault ship LHA-7, pushing it to retreat into the southern Indian Ocean, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
Israel attacked a key petrochemical plant at Iran’s massive South Pars natural gas field on Monday.
Greek Prime Minister Kurged EU prosecutors on Monday to decide swiftly whether to indict lawmakers from his centre-right New Democracy party as part of a farm fraud probe.
The Kremlin said on Monday that while there was not yet conclusive evidence it was highly likely that proof would be found showing Ukraine had planted explosives found near a gas pipeline in Serbia which carries Russian gas to Hungary.
European Council President António Costa said Monday that an “escalation will not achieve a ceasefire and peace,” which was likely a warning aimed at U.S. President Donald Trump.
Oil prices fell more than $2 in choppy trade on Monday, as investors awaited clarity on the status of talks between the U.S. and Iran and remained wary about sustained supply losses due to shipping disruptions.
Iran has formulated its positions and demands in response to recent ceasefire proposals conveyed via intermediaries, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that negotiations were “incompatible with ultimatums and threats to commit war crimes.”
US-Israeli strikes killed on Monday the intelligence chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the Guards said.
Iran and the United States have received a draft proposal that calls for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as a possible way to end the war, two Mideast officials said.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says there are no signs North Korea is providing Iran with weapons or other war-related supplies.
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