Netanyahu has announced the largest operation in the West Bank since 1967

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will conduct an operation in the West Bank, the largest such operation since 1967, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on October 23.

Italy refutes report about toilet paper shortage in government

The office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has refuted a report by the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano claiming that the Palazzo Chigi, the seat of government, was running out of toilet paper due to protests by truck drivers, and has invited journalists to see for themselves that this is not the case.

US tightens sanctions against Cuba

The United States has again tightened sanctions against Cuba and introduced new restrictions on the island nation’s financial transactions, including those involving its private sector, the Treasury said.

Four US TV networks to resume coverage of Trump events — NYT

Four major U.S. television networks will resume broadcasting events featuring the U.S. president, sources told The New York Times.

Major U.S. television networks refuse to participate in the White House press pool

 Major American television networks on Monday, September 21, suspended their involvement in a rotation of broadcasters covering President Donald Trump, as three leading news outlets went to court over being banned from the White House. 

BRICS condemns the blockade against Cuba

The member states of this global association condemned the blockade against Cuba in the final declaration of their summit, adopted today in New Delhi.

Top Iranian official says Tehran will ‘not tolerate’ US’s naval blockade

Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has warned the US over the continued naval blockade against Iranian ports.

US Reinstates Naval Blockade of Iran, US will become a "guardian" of the Strait - Trump

The United States is reinstating the blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday.

Iranian supertanker carrying $220m oil evades US blockade

A Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) belonging to Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Company has successfully evaded the US Navy and reached the Asia Pacific, carrying more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil valued at nearly $220m, according to TankerTrackers.com.

US CENTCOM says 45 ships stopped by blockade of Iranian ports

US Central Command, which is responsible for the war on Iran, says it has blocked 45 vessels attempting to breach its blockade of Iran’s ports.

US Treasury chief says blockade will soon force Iran to ‘reduce oil production’

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his department has stepped up financial pressure on Tehran and moved to dismantle the networks sustaining the Iranian economy.

US forces turn back 38 ships as blockade of Iranian ports continue

Central Command (CENTCOM) says that US forces are continuing to enforce a blockade against Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or exiting Iranian waters.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Says There Will Be No Blockade of Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is open for merchant shipping, with possible technical restrictions due to mines, but there is no blockade and there will not be one, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has said.

US military claims to halt all economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea

CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says “a blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented” and that US forces maintain maritime superiority in the Middle East.

Israel supports Trump’s Iran naval blockade, Netanyahu says

Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel supports US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a naval blockade on Iran, adding that his government is in full coordination with Washington on the matter.

Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran

Oil prices have risen sharply following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of Iran.

Israel indicts 12 suspects, including IDF soldiers, for smuggling goods into Gaza

Prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against 12 Israeli suspects including reservist soldiers for offences including "assisting the enemy in wartime", over the alleged smuggling of prohibited goods into war-shattered Gaza.

Venezuela slashes oil exports nearly threefold in early January due to US blockade

Venezuela slashed its oil exports nearly three-fold in early January due to a US blockade, which led to production halts at a number of projects, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

US forces seize a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker

The United States military announced that it has seized a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker, as the US tightens its control over the production and sale of the country’s considerable oil resources.

Israel’s siege of Gaza reduced food supplies available to captives

The father of freed captive Nimrod Cohen says that the food rations for Israelis held in Gaza ran low when Netanyahu’s government blocked humanitarian aid into the Strip, according to the Haaretz newspaper.