Bourse and Bazaar | AFP: Fears of conflict rose Monday as the United Statesvowed to send a message to Iran by deploying an aircraft carrier strike group,amid a report that Tehran would scale back commitments under a nuclear dealafter mounting pressure by President Donald Trump. Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defense secretary, said he approved thedeployment ...

The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: Frustration in Washington at its failing foreign policies could be a factor in growing pressure John Boltons sudden, unexplained threat to use unrelenting force against Tehran has raised US-Iran tensions to a new high. But its impact is not confined to these two countries. Like a lethal poison, their mutual enmity is ...

Tasnim The spokesman for Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) hit back at US National Security Adviser John Bolton over his remarks against the Islamic Republic, saying he lacks military and security understanding. "Bolton lacks military and security understanding and his remarks are mostly aimed at attracting attention, Keyvan Khosravi ...

Reuters - The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling indications and warnings from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with unrelenting force to any attack, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. With tensions already high between Washington and ...

Oilprice | Nick Cunningham: Trumps trade war may have depressed oil prices at the start of the week, but the U.S. decision to send warships to the Middle East is an ominous sign of a potential escalation in conflict with Iran. The oil market seesawed on Monday as traders tried to balance these two sources of instability. U.S. national security adviser ...