The Iran war reached the three-week mark as about 2,200 more U.S. Marines and three more warships are headed toward the region, two U.S. officials said.

Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands, is around 3,800km (2,360 miles) away from Iran.

Ambassador Mike Waltz tells CNN that the move was “very temporary” and aimed at combating Tehran’s strategy of raising global oil prices. Follow for live news updates.

Amid the escalating West Asia situation, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Saturday (March 21, 2026) said it has allowed for a further 20% allocation of commercial LPG to States and ...

By Alex Lawler and Arathy Somasekhar March 21 - The war in the Middle East has triggered a nightmare scenario for the global energy system, slashing so much supply that consumers around the world must ...

Iran has fired two medium-range ballistic missiles at Britain’s joint-US Diego Garcia base in the Chagos Islands, US ...

Much like the recalibration that followed the oil shocks of the 1970s, this conflict is likely to compel governments and ...

In the Persian Gulf, about 20 miles off the Iranian coast, is a small, rocky island called Kharg that could be the Trump administration’s key to victory in the war it unleashed. It could also be ...

In a twist of wartime irony, the United States has moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging energy prices, a potential boon for Tehran.

State news agency IRNA said the Kheibar is 'a liquid fuel missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres and a 1,500 kilogrammes ...

The conflict in West Asia has sharply escalated with direct US-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory missile attacks across Israel and the Gulf states. The conflict between the Islamic Republic and ...

The global Brent benchmark has jumped more than 50% to around $112 a barrel as the near-complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz choke supplies.