Residents of the village of Jabo in northwestern Nigeria told reporters on Friday how they were gripped by fear and confusion after US airstrikes lit up the night sky, later confirmed as a joint US-Nigerian operation targeting an alleged Islamic State (IS) camp.

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, in what would serve as another act of retaliation, after the U.S. launched strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. While there was a brief reprieve in the tension after President ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint due to the large volumes of crude that pass through it every day. The U.S. military‘s ...

Revolutionary Guards Navy conducts exercises that state TV says aim to warn enemies that 'any miscalculation would meet a decisive response'

Tensions are rising sharply in the Middle East after Iran seized a foreign oil tanker in the strategic Gulf of Oman, detaining 18 crew members in a dramatic maritime interception. Iranian authorities claim the vessel was carrying six million liters of illegally smuggled fuel and ignored repeated stop orders before attempting to flee.

Iran controls the northern side of this waterway critical for oil exports and the global economy Iran controls the northern side of this waterway critical for oil exports and the global economy Iran controls the northern side of this waterway critical for ...

The Iranian island of Hormuz experienced a unique phenomenon, the normally blue sea turned bright red during heavy rain.