Sanctions target Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority and any person or entity cooperating with the agency, which approves transit in the strait and charges tolls that could reach $2 mn per vessel
Directive to pause scrutiny into Rodriguez was meant to avoid upsetting the administration's efforts to stabilise Venezuela after the capture of her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, among other reasons
Two US officials said that US military forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck a base that was about to launch a fifth drone after determining they posed a threat to the Strait of Hormuz
The new restrictions come three months after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran that grew into a continuing, occasionally flaring war in the region
Minutes after Starship blasted off from Texas on Friday, the booster separated as normal, but engines conked out as it made its way back to Earth
Russian military has intensified its aerial attacks, firing almost 90 missiles as well as hundreds of drones at Kyiv last weekend in an effort to overwhelm air defences
Before any bodies can be recovered, crews on Wednesday must first stabilise the tank, which was at risk of collapsing further and leaking more of the caustic liquid
While Trump insists a deal is within reach, there appears to be daylight between the US and Iran on several key issues
Coco Gauff was involved in a car accident on the way to Roland Garros for the first match of her French Open title defense. She did not appear injured.
Trump is projecting confidence that he's closing in on a deal that will reopen Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran's nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory
Biden's lawyers argued that the disclosure would 'constitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden's privacy'
The official said up to 1 million metric tons (1.1 million US tons) of liquefied natural gas per year will be exported
An official said the measures are being implemented out of an 'abundance of caution' and will stay in place until August 29
The facility, which employs about 1,000 people, makes material for tissues, printing paper, cups, plates, cartons and other goods
The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups
The UK Health Security Agency issued an amber health alert for large parts of the country through Thursday, warning of a potential health risk, particularly among older people
The strike came less than two weeks after Israel killed the previous head of Hamas' military wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad
It followed another launch by the North on April 19, in which it fired multiple short-range missiles in what state-media described as a demonstration of cluster bomb warheads
The attacks came even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations on ending the war were 'proceeding nicely'
Three times in the past week, healthcare facilities have been attacked in Congo