The US says it targeted Iranian "missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes".

The UK maritime authority meanwhile reports a cargo vessel being struck "by an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has not officially responded to the remarks, nor has it responded to US media reports that a deal between the two countries could be close.

Japan’s pivot should be widely welcomed in Washington, which has long sought to get its wealthy East Asian ally to spend more on defense. These moves are designed to strengthen the alliance, as ...

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Follow our live coverage here. SEOUL – Seoul said on May 5 that the authorities will investigate the cause of an explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated ship in the Strait of Hormuz in an ...

The South Korean government is investigating the cause of a fire on a Panama-flagged cargo ship operated by South Korea’s HMM Co. in the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that President Donald Trump ...

The Korean-operated cargo ship HMM Namu caught fire late on Monday following an explosion while anchored near the United Arab Emirates (UAE), leaving it disabled in the Strait of Hormuz, according to ...

Seoul said on Monday that an “explosion and fire” had struck a South Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial Middle Eastern waterway effectively blocked following US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

A series of explosions at a Staten Island shipyard killed one man and injured more than 30 firefighters on Friday. The accident occurred when paint vapors ignited in a confined space, the department ...