‘Safe passage’: The fatal ambiguity at the heart of the Hormuz MoU
The vague language of the US-Iran MoU made the present escalation in the Strait of Hormuz all but inevitable.
World
aljazeera.com
16.07.2026
Trump urges ICE to keep using traffic stops after deadly incidents
US president backs tactic despite agency announcing temporary pause after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
Who is calling the shots in Iran amid the deadly war with the US?
The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over Hormuz - and the government says it's on the same page.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
Brewdog co-founder James Watt launches bid to buy back beer firm
Watt says he has made an offer to buy back the craft beer business months after it was sold to a US company.
Finance
bbc.co.uk
15.07.2026
Legal challenge says Trump ICC sanctions tread on US citizens’ rights
Groups charge that sanctions against ICC, Palestinian rights organisations stifle freedom of speech and expression.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
What DOGE saved, and what it cost
The US government project that slashed foreign aid died on July 4. AJLabs looks at the cost in lives around the world.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
LIVE: Trump says ‘strikes on Iran will continue until I say enough’
Iran's bridges, power plants possible targets, Trump said as IRGC says it attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war
The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.
World
bbc.co.uk
15.07.2026
US Congress takes next step to make daylight saving time permanent
The House of Representatives passed a Trump-backed bill that would end decades of Americans having to reset their clocks twice a year.
World
bbc.co.uk
15.07.2026
Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
World
bbc.co.uk
15.07.2026
Sirens blare in Bahrain as Iran launches barrage of missiles, drones
Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
New York imposes landmark one-year ban on large data centres
Data centre moratorium pushes have gained steam around the US, with bans proposed in at least a dozen states.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
US Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel integration
The Senate votes 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
World
aljazeera.com
15.07.2026
Stocks gain on softer inflation, bank results while oil rises on US-Iran hostilities
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
14.07.2026
Trump refused the 20% fee for passage from Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has refused the intention to receive 20% of the value of the cargo due to the provision of security during the passage of the ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Azerbaijan
report.az
14.07.2026
‘Piracy’: Will Trump’s 20 percent Hormuz toll find takers?
Trump says the US will start charging a cargo fee for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
World
aljazeera.com
14.07.2026
Azerbaijan has sharply increased the supply of potatoes from Belarus
In January-April of this year, Azerbaijan imported 67 thousand 202 tons of potatoes (except seed potatoes) worth 24.6 million US dollars.
Azerbaijan
report.az
14.07.2026
Iran lawmakers present Hormuz management bill as US war heats up
Hardline MPs table plan that aims to formalise control over the strait and undermine any negotiations.
World
aljazeera.com
14.07.2026
What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, the mystery site Trump warns he’ll attack?
Tensions escalate as the US president threatens to destroy Iran's fortified nuclear site in the south of Tehran.
World
aljazeera.com
14.07.2026
US bombs Iran again, Tehran strikes Gulf, tankers: What’s the latest?
While Trump has threatened to hit targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.
World
aljazeera.com
14.07.2026