A Panama-flagged cargo ship was hit by twin explosions in the Persian Gulf near Iraq’s Umm Qasr port, and a day later Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched a cruise missile at the vessel in retaliation for a U.S. strike on an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Sea of Oman.[#item_full_content]

Top Gulf official offers glimmer of hope on Trump-Iran nuclear talks as threat of war hangs over region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A senior United Arab Emirates official says he is cautiously optimistic about negotiations between the United States and Iran, citing
