The quake hit at a depth of 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles) about 49 kilometers south-southwest of the port of Maisi at 12:28 am (0428 GMT), according to the USGS

Oil prices surged more than five percent Tuesday as several countries pushed back against Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the key Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued to target crude-producing neighbours

The blasts, which struck on Monday evening, came after an attack on a military post overnight Sunday to Monday

Military assistance was "not a long-term or sustainable solution" to opening up the strait, Arsenio Dominguez told FT

IRGC says advanced missile deployed for first time since US-Israel attacks on Iran

Several allies decline US call to escort shipping in Hormuz

Gulf anger hardened after Iran struck oil hubs, ports, cities

Iranian officials say more than 1,300 killed

Trump has rarely missed an opportunity in recent months to criticize America's partners.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent wishes to Iranians for the coming Nowruz holidays, marking the Persian new year

Pakistan denies targeting Kabul hospital, claims precise military strikes

Iran said it was ready to take the Middle East war “as far as necessary” as it launched strikes across the region yesterday, while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen a vital shipping lane.

The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is an “abject lesson” in the risks of relying on fossil fuels, and underscores the case for governments to wean their economies off oil and gas, the UN climate secretary will tell EU policymakers yesterday.

Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry said an Israeli air strike on a police vehicle Sunday evening killed nine officers in the centre of the Palestinian territory, updating an earlier hospital toll of eight.

China is far outstripping other countries in patents filed for anti-drone technologies, a specialist law firm said yesterday, as the defences’ key place in modern warfare is highlighted anew in Middle East fighting.

Iran on Sunday launched a series of advanced missiles targeting Israeli and US positions, including the Sejjil missile, which has been used for the first time since the war began on February 28, Iranian news outlet PressTV reported.

Warns against glorifying conflicts or serving as 'megaphone' for power

The US-Israeli war ‌on Iran is now entering its third week with no clear end in sight

A Critical Chokepoint for Global Oil Supply

'Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies,' he says