Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.
War and Armed Conflicts
Trump’s Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations
President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
In Iraq, the U.S. Tried to Bring Allies on Board. Not in Iran.
This time, President Trump went to war without preparing the public, seeking U.N. approval or even consulting allies. But they will have to pick up the pieces.
The Iran War’s Global Reach
The fighting is raising energy prices, hitting farmers and reshaping geopolitics. We look at the ripple effects worldwide.
Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians
Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.
After Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz, Nations Respond With Caution
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Dozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon
Lebanese health officials say that 31 health workers have been killed by Israeli strikes. Israel claimed, without evidence, that Hezbollah has been using ambulances and medical facilities.
Lebanon’s Displaced Flee Israeli Strikes One Year Into War
Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.
How the War in Iran Is Raising Concern About Water in the Middle East
Millions of people in the Persian Gulf depend on desalination plants for their water, but recent fighting has highlighted the system’s vulnerability.
U.S. Attacks Iran’s Kharg Island, a Key Port for Oil Exporting, Trump Says
The strikes on Kharg Island targeted Iranian military forces, not economic infrastructure on the island, a U.S. military official said.