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Iran confirms intelligence chief killed as Qatar gas hub hit by fire

Iran has stepped up missile attacks on Israel, targeting Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport after confirming the deaths of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib,...

Iranian state ‘strong’ despite death of top officials – foreign minister

Abbas Araghchi has said the killing of politicians by the US and Israel will not bring down the government. The killing of senior Iranian officials...

Details emerge of damage to US Navy’s largest warship after fire

Six hundred sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford were left without beds, the New York Times reports. Hundreds of US military service members aboard...

Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in US-Israeli strikes

Larijani has been described as one of the most powerful figures in the country. Ali Larijani, the influential head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,...

US counterterrorism chief resigns in protest over Iran war

Washington has been dragged into another “never-ending” war by Israel and its “powerful American lobby,” Joe Kent has said. Joe Kent, head of the US...

Iran warns US a ground invasion will be a ‘second Vietnam’

Iran has warned that any United States ground invasion would become a “second Vietnam” as fighting across the Middle East continues to intensify and...

Ending the Trump-Netanyahu War in the Middle East

If not stopped soon, this war could easily turn into a global conflagration, effectively into World War III. The Israel-US war on Iran is engulfing...

Hamas meets Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for first time – Reuters

The US president’s plan for postwar Gaza faces pressure amid the Iran war and continued Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave. Hamas has held its...

Hormuz crisis risks massive premiums spike

War risk premiums for a single tanker voyage have reportedly seen a 15- to 30-fold increase. The US-Israeli war with Iran has made the Strait...

Pope Leo condemns Middle East war

The US-born pontiff has said “violence can never lead to justice”. Pope Leo XIV has spoken against the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran by calling...

Securing Hormuz Strait should be ‘a team effort’ – Trump

The US president has demanded that China, Japan, and other nations deploy naval units to the vital route to protect maritime traffic from Iranian...

No peace until US moves out of Persian Gulf – senior Iranian official

Mohsen Rezaee, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, has said preconditions include reparations and security guarantees. For the ongoing conflict between Iran and the...

IRGC warns US ‘hideouts’ in UAE are legitimate targets after Kharg Island strikes

Tehran has warned that American “hideouts” in Gulf states could become legitimate targets after US President Donald Trump threatened further action against Iran’s main...

UAE arrests 45 over Iran strikes videos

Sharing footage of attacks can lead to a prison term, hefty fines or deportation under the Gulf state’s laws. Police in the UAE’s Abi Dhabi...

Explosion reported near US embassy compound in Baghdad

An explosion has reportedly taken place near the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad, raising fresh concerns over security in the Iraqi capital. Initial reports...

Trump say US ‘obliterated’ military targets in major airstrike on Iran’s Kharg Island

US President Donald Trump says American forces have carried out a major bombing raid on Iran’s Kharg Island, describing the operation as one of...

Mass Tehran protest backs Palestine as explosions strike Al-Quds Day march

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tehran for a mass al-Quds Day protest in support of Palestinians as the death toll from ongoing...

Hegseth says Iran’s military output ‘severely weakened’ after 15,000 strikes

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says Iran’s military capabilities have been significantly degraded after Israeli and US forces carried out more than 15,000...

Trump comments after US aircraft loss in Iraq

Donald Trump has lashed out at media coverage of the war with Iran after the United States confirmed the loss of a military refuelling...

IDF drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee

An Israeli human rights group has warned the decision gives soldiers “license to rape” Palestinian detainees. Israel’s military has dropped charges against soldiers accused of...

The war on Iran could remake the world

Hostilities in the Middle East pushes the world toward a harsher global order. The United States and Israel justified their military campaign against Iran by...

Meloni warns Iran War signals collapse of international law

The US-Israeli strikes expose the “evident crisis of international law,” the prime minister has said. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US...

FBI warns of ‘Iranian drone threat’ to California

Governor Gavin Newsom has downplayed the alert, saying he is “not aware of any imminent threats at this time”. The FBI has warned the authorities...

Spain removes ambassador from Israel

Madrid has permanently terminated the diplomatic position as the rift with West Jerusalem deepens over the attack against Iran. Spain has permanently withdrawn its ambassador...

Tankers burn in Strait of Hormuz

Global energy markets were jolted again overnight after reports emerged of fresh attacks on oil infrastructure across the Gulf, with at least two tankers...

Air New Zealand to cancel 1,100 flights as fuel crisis hits schedules

Air New Zealand will cancel about 1,100 flights between now and early May, disrupting travel plans for roughly 44,000 passengers out of the 1.9...

Trump vows more airstrikes in Strait of Hormuz deadlock

The American president earlier claimed that new attacks would be “twenty times harder” if Tehran stops the flow of oil through the Strait of...

Putin and Trump hold phone call – Kremlin aide

The presidents discussed the conflicts between the US and Iran and between Russia and Ukraine, Yury Ushakov has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held...

Gulf oil production could stop in weeks – Putin

Russia has warned that any attempts to destabilize the Middle East will lead to energy price hikes, the president has said. Oil production dependent on...

Oil for over $100 a barrel ‘very small price to pay’ for Iran war – Trump

The US president has attempted to quell fears that the military operation he launched will exacerbate the global energy crisis. The surge in oil prices...

Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s new supreme leader

He will succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

No quick ceasefire as Tehran demands permanent end to conflict

Iran says it is not prepared to accept another short-term ceasefire, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning that any pause in fighting must lead...

Iran will no longer attack neighbouring countries – President

The states won’t be targeted unless the Islamic Republic is hit from their territory, the Iranian president has said. Tehran has decided to stop launching...

US approves emergency sale of heavy bombs to Israel

West Jerusalem has requested 12,000 munitions 1,000 pounds each as the war with Iran enters its eighth day. The US Department of State has approved...

Sri Lanka takes custody of second Iranian ship after rescuing crew

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the island nation is neutral in the US-Israeli war on Tehran, but that humanity must prevail. Sri Lanka says it...

Global oil prices surge to highest since 2023

The escalating US-Israeli war against Iran is disrupting energy supplies from the Middle East. Oil prices hit a two-and-a-half year high on Friday as the...

Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran

The US will pick a “great and acceptable” leader for the Middle East country afterwards, the president has said. US President Donald Trump has ruled...

US strikes Iranian drone carrier (Video)

The Central Command has shared footage of explosions onboard the large vessel. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a video of what it said...

Petrol prices break $3 barrier

The cost of petrol has climbed sharply across parts of New Zealand, with 95-octane fuel now topping $3 a litre in areas including Kapiti,...

‘Who Gave You the Right?’: Dubai billionaire slams Trump for dragging Gulf states into Iran War

Dubai blllionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor has issued a strongly worded open letter to Donald Trump, accusing the US president of dragging the Middle East...

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