Ships stop crossing Strait of Hormuz after US and Iran trade strikes
Tehran said transit through the vital shipping route has been blocked due to US military action
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Iran-US war latest: Trump launches more strikes ‘to hold Iran accountable’ as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates
‘We bombed the hell out of them last night. They are very, very evil and sick people,’ Trump said
US-Iran conflict escalates as fresh missile strikes threaten Middle East ceasefire
The United States launched fresh airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, prompting Tehran to fire missiles at Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, targeting countries hosting US forces, officials said. The exchanges threatened a fragile interim ceasefire aim…
Iranian Attacks on Jordan Highlight Kingdom’s Difficult Position
Iran’s military said it fired missiles at a Jordanian air base used by American forces. Jordan said it had intercepted missiles entering its air space.
Live: Iran buries Khamenei after new fighting with US erupts
Iran on Friday laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war. Khamenei’s flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into…
Syria arrests ISIS-linked suspects over Damascus bombings during Macron visit
Syrian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested several suspects accused of carrying out a series of bombings in Damascus, including attacks during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit this week. The Interior Ministry said security forces di…
Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who organised public World Cup screenings
Crowds of Gazans took to the streets on Wednesday for the funeral of Palestinian aid worker Mohammad al-Waheidi, who was killed by an Israeli air strike Tuesday. Waheidi had been involved in setting up public screenings of World Cup matches in the dev…
Trump strikes Iran railway bridges on route to Khamenei’s funeral as ceasefire unravels
US president tries to force Iran’s hand with attacks but Tehran says it has final say on the Strait of Hormuz
Gaza: Football fans watch the World Cup amid the rubble in tribute to those killed
Mohammad al-Waheidi was killed on the eve of the Egypt-Argentina match on Tuesday, along with three others, including two siblings aged 10 and 8
Inside Trump’s tense 24 hours in the White House that ended the Iran ceasefire
The repeated threat of strikes appears not to have deterred Iran from asserting itself in the Strait of Hormuz