Iran war

Houthis pushing to model Iran’s Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni Foreign Minister says

The Red Sea has become a new front in the Iran war, with the Houthis taking an escalatory approach and declaring a blockade on Saudi shipping.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 28, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaking aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan, USA, on July 27.

Just 1 in 3 Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump’s goals, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Iran, US hold fire as Saudi Arabia intercepts drones

Fighting between the longtime foes has paused since July 25 after thirteen nights of renewed US strikes on the Islamic republic.

Drones attack Iran’s neighbours as Tehran appears to test Donald Trump’s latest pause

Following 13 successive nights of intensifying bombing that provoked Tehran to fire on US bases in response, US President Trump halted the campaign over the weekend.

Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows

Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on July 26, the lowest level in months, the data showed.

Gold climbs as pause in Middle East fighting curbs inflation risk

Bullion rose as much as 1.1 per cent to near US$4,100 an ounce on July 27.

MAS allows for a stronger Singdollar on persistent Iran war-induced inflation risk

MAS said the policy tightening in April, which followed a period of broad S$NEER appreciation, has contributed to a dampening of inflationary pressures in the economy.

Oil slumps at week’s open as Washington and Tehran pause attacks

The US has held off strikes on Iran since late on July 24, after bombing the Islamic Republic for 13 days consecutively.

News analysis

Trump seems trapped by Iran war, even as he wields the world’s biggest hammer

President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, July 24, 2026. Five months after launching an offensive against Iran, Trump’s goals remain almost entirely unaccomplished and in recent weeks his presidency has been gradually consumed by a war he cannot find his way out of. (Alex Kent/The New York Times)

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