Oil prices climb as Strait of Hormuz traffic remains disrupted

2026-04-09T18:27:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Oil prices pared gains to rise about ​1% on Thursday after Israel said it would start direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon... Read more »

Hamas not expected to okay disarmament offer by Saturday deadline, but talks ongoing

The Board of Peace does not expect to receive a final approval from Hamas to its disarmament proposal by the Saturday deadline set by the international body overseeing the postwar management of... Read more »

Iraq Government Formation: The Constitution that cannot enforce its own deadlines

Shafaq News Iraq’s parliament is 70 days past the constitutional deadline to elect a president, with a new session set for April 11, and whether it produces a result or another postponement,... Read more »

Slamming Israel at Michigan rallies, Hasan Piker boosts Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (JTA) — Outside, in a line that stretched around the block, the hundreds of people who turned out for Abdul el-Sayed’s campaign rally with Hasan Piker gave a range... Read more »

Israel’s military gains are silenced by political failure

Nearly half a day has passed since the ceasefire took effect, a development the Israeli public learned about from American and Iranian media, and not a single Israeli official has come before... Read more »

Israel failed to achieve its goals, and the price is likely to be heavy

The ceasefire in the fighting with Iran, for now for two weeks, leaves Israel in a problematic strategic position: It failed to achieve any of the war goals it had set for... Read more »

Hegseth: US achieved ‘decisive victory’ in Iran, troops to stay put – JNS.org

( Apr. 8, 2026 / JNS ) U.S. President Donald Trump “made history” in his series of actions against Iran, which culminated in the “decisive military victory we just achieved in Operation... Read more »

Iran shuts Hormuz again as Israel’s Lebanon blitz shakes ceasefire

2026-04-08T15:22:30+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Tehran Iran blocked tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after Israel launched its most devastating assault on Lebanon since... Read more »

IDF launches largest airstrikes yet against Hezbollah after truce with Iran

The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday carried out its largest wave of airstrikes yet against Hezbollah, the military said, after announcing that it would keep fighting the Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon... Read more »

5,100+ killed across the Middle East as US-Israel-Iran war enters ceasefire

2026-04-08T09:45:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Middle East About 5,100 people have been killed across the Middle East until April 8 in fighting between the United States and... Read more »