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Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News

This comes only hours after Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, GOLDIE KATZ
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.
THIS MAP illustrates China’s ‘New Silk Road’ initiative

The war with Iran is a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative - opinion

The strategic consequence of the war is the collapse of core BRI assumptions.

|ByBOAZ GOLANY
A ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

How many ships have been attacked in the Gulf since start of Iran war? - explainer

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned that ships passing through the narrow Strait will be targeted, after the US and Israel launched strikes on the country on February 28.

|ByREUTERS
A protester with a poster featuring a picture of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his head joins a demonstration with Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen March 6, 2026.

Iran pushes Houthis toward Red Sea attacks as Israel keeps restrictions unchanged

The Houthis' further actions could depend on whether or not the United States escalates its own strikes against the Iranian regime as a part of Operation Epic Fury.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, GOLDIE KATZ

Backlog at Israeli ports grows as country steps up shipping supplies

Ashdod port has imposed restrictions on the transport of hazardous materials which has meant slower transits.

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByREUTERS
A Cargo ship sails followed by a Ukraine’s Coast Guard cutter through Bystre rivermouth, which connects the Black Sea and Danube, at a location given as Izmail district of Odesa region, Ukraine in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on July 15, 2022

Ships backed up in Black Sea lanes as Russia warning shots raise tensions

A traffic jam is building up in Black Sea ports as the Russia-Ukraine war begins to affect nearby trade routes.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByREUTERS
The cargo ship Mehmet Bey waits to pass through the Bosphorus Strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022