The US says the ships were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz - a key shipping route. Meanwhile, at least two attacks have been reported on commercial ships in the area.

The US president has tried to soothe nerves over oil and markets, but his comments still lack clarity, writes Anthony Zurcher.

Despite Iranian threats to destroy any ships that pass through a key maritime route, some ships are still doing so.

The case questions whether lawmakers had authority to redraw districts outside the census cycle. Attorneys spent an hour debating constitutional language.

MAPS delegation includes senior researchers, policy experts, and Veterans from the US, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.The CND is acentral drug policy-making body in the UN, playing the leading ...