Russia has turned to its so-called “shadow fleet” to carry out a roughly $29.3 million “semi-dark” ship-to-ship oil transfer in the Gulf of Oman, deliberately sidestepping Western sanctions, according to reports. Maritime intelligence firm Windward AI reported on March 8 that the Russian-flagged tanker M/V TRUST, a vessel already blacklisted by the U.S., European Union...
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Stranded American in Bahrain recounts surviving reported Iranian strike on high-rise building, pleads for help
As the conflict between the United States and Iran enters its second week, flight cancellations and airport closures have rippled across Middle Eastern airspace, leaving many Americans abroad scrambling to find a way home. Stranded American citizen Yahir, who was in Bahrain when the conflict erupted, told Fox News Digital he had a close call...
US consulate in Toronto struck by gunfire, police say; no injuries reported
The U.S. consulate in Toronto was struck by gunfire early Tuesday morning in what authorities are calling a “national security incident.” Deputy Chief Frank Barredo of the Toronto Police Service said two male suspects exited a white Honda CR-V around 4:30 a.m. and discharged firearms at the heavily fortified building before fleeing the scene. Police...
Iran regime cited as Trump admin set to designate Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood a terror group
JOHANNESBURG: The Trump administration, citing Iran, is taking more action against the Muslim Brotherhood—this time in one of the world’s worst conflicts: the civil war in Sudan. On Monday, the State Department declared the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood (SMB) to be a “Designated Global Terrorist and intends to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization,...
Cuban activist to Trump: ‘Make Cuba great again’ by ending communist rule
As Cuba faces rolling blackouts, food shortages and renewed protests, Cuban human rights activist Rosa María Payá is warning in an interview to Fox News Digital that the island’s deepening crisis cannot be solved with economic reforms alone and is urging the United States to maintain pressure on the communist government in Havana. The recent...
Vietnam urges work from home amid fuel supply, price crunch in Mideast
Vietnam’s trade ministry is urging businesses to encourage employees to work from home to curb fuel consumption as the country grapples with supply disruptions and sharp price increases triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war involving Iran. In a statement on Tuesday, the government said Vietnam has been among the nations hardest hit by the turmoil due...
Ukraine sending drone team to help protect US bases in Jordan at Washington’s request, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine has dispatched interceptor drones and a team of drone specialists to help protect U.S. military bases in Jordan as fighting tied to the Iran war intensifies across the region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The New York Times. Zelenskyy told the NYT that Washington made the request on Thursday, and...
Trump says it’s an ‘honor’ to keep Strait of Hormuz open for China and other countries
President Donald Trump said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, saying it would be an “honor” to do so in an effort to help other nations that rely on the vital Middle East waterway. Trump was speaking with reporters in Florida on Monday, when he was asked about the global energy choke...
Iranian Kurdish fighters say they’re ready to strike Tehran, waiting for opening
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Kurdish opposition groups say they are prepared to challenge Tehran but are holding back for now as the war between the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic continues to unfold. Khalid Azizi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that Kurdish forces...
Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘his father on steroids,’ experts warn of hardline rule
“Think of Mojtaba Khamenei as his father on steroids.” That is how Kasra Aarabi, director of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps research at the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, described Iran’s new supreme leader in comments to Fox News Digital following reports that the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been selected to lead the...