US president claims ‘total control’ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of mines

Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships

Analysis: Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of war

The US has offered up to $10m for information on the leader of a Tehran-backed Shia militia in Iraq.

The US state department’s “rewards for justice” program alleged Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji was the leader of the Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) and called it a terrorist group.