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The United States says it is starting a blockade of all maritime traffic at Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up tensions in the region after Iran and the United States failed to reach ...

Tiger Woods isn't the only prominent former champion who will not be playing in the Masters this week. Last Thursday, three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson announced that he will not participate ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to close off the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial waterway that he has repeatedly told Iran must be reopened unconditionally. “Effective immediately, the United ...

Israel’s massive attacks in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon this week are threatening to derail a fragile ceasefire with the US and Iran. Tehran argues that the strikes violate the truce, which it ...

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As the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and ships in the Strait of Hormuz enters its fourth day, pressure is building on Tehran, whose oil exports are its main source of revenue, totaling some $45 ...

The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Thursday for the second consecutive day. The U.S. stock index has rallied sharply since the end of March. Stocks have been resilient even as the Iran war ...

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The U.S. Navy's sea blockade against Iran appears to be working. Iran-linked or sanctioned vessels that have left the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz have stopped ...