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27.03.2026 13:11 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to friendly states, including Russia, China, Pakistan and Iraq, while closed to its adversaries.

27.03.2026 13:11 The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf "has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times," the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday.

27.03.2026 13:11 China's Ministry of National Defense dismissed reports on Thursday claiming a Chinese warning vessel was operating near the Strait of Hormuz, labeling the information "fake news."

27.03.2026 13:11 Hostilities in the Middle East are intensifying and their consequences are rapidly proliferating, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned during a meeting with Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

27.03.2026 13:11 Caught in the cross fire of the United States and Israel's war with Iran, America's allies in the Persian Gulf face a stark choice: maintain their defensive posture or join the fight against the Islamic republic.

27.03.2026 13:11 Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against five individuals and four entities under the Special Economic Measures Regulations.

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27.03.2026 13:11 Germany does not want to be involved in military action in the Middle East, as the US and Israeli conflict with Iran is not its war, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.

27.03.2026 13:11 Yemeni leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has vowed that his country stands ready with all options and will use every means at its disposal to confront the ongoing unprovoked and reckless US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

27.03.2026 13:11 Continuing US-Israeli air strikes have left parts of Tehran in rubble and the nerves of many in the capital frayed.

27.03.2026 13:11 As the war with Iran continues, access to the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that sees about one-fifth of the world's gas and oil transit through it, has become an urgent - and uncertain - objective.

27.03.2026 13:11 Protecting America's space systems is essential for national security because so many military capabilities rely on them — including precision navigation, global communications, missile warning and real-time intelligence, said Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, who testified today in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

27.03.2026 13:11 The U.S. Army has conditionally selected two companies to enter into exclusive negotiations to build and operate commercial hyperscaled data centers on two Army installations. The initiative demonstrates a model for industry relationships under the Army's Enhanced Use Lease program.

27.03.2026 13:11 Federal and local maritime law enforcement agencies patrolled Saipan's waters and port together in mid-March, boarding six small vessels and launching new coordination channels that expand the CNMI's ability to monitor and respond to threats in its surrounding waters.

27.03.2026 13:11 U.S. Navy forces will join allied and partner nations to participate in Royal Australian Navy-led Exercise Kakadu 2026, a multinational maritime exercise which occurs off Australia's eastern coast, and its International Fleet Review starting March 21.