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The US treasury secretary has told Sky News that the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Luxury Persian rugs are stacked in piles in the Los Angeles shop which Eric Saddigh has owned for decades.

The conflict in the Middle East just gets better and better for Vladimir Putin.

In an unusually unpredictable Oscars race, there is only one moment experts agree is a dead cert - Jessie Buckley, on stage once again, to collect the award for best actress.

Three days of mourning have been declared in Ethiopia after 80 people died in landslides triggered by heavy flooding.

Dozens of MPs are calling for the government to formally apologise for Britain's actions during its administration of Palestine in the first part of the 20th century.

Formula 1 is set to cancel its upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia over security concerns because of the war in the Middle East, Sky Sports News understands.

Mojtaba Khamenei has been confirmed as the new Iranian supreme leader - only the third in its history.

Serbia, a NATO partner and candidate for EU membership, has bought Chinese missiles for its air force.

The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said.