Tag: Middle East

Iran-US war latest: Tankers involved in ‘accident’ in Strait of Hormuz after following American route, Tehran claims

US launches retaliatory strikes on Iran as Trump calls deaths of two service members ‘very sad’Two US-backed tankers have been involved in an “accident” while attempting to traverse the Strait…

Trump strikes Iranian railway bridges on route to Khamenei’s funeral as ceasefire unravels

Iran accused the US on Thursday of striking railway bridges on the route to the holy city where the slain supreme leader was buried as a fragile truce between the…

Iran-US war latest: Tehran tells Trump the Strait of Hormuz ‘is not your personal casino’ after new threat

Vance claims Trump wants to 'turn over new leaf' in ties with Iranian peopleIran hit back at Donald Trump on Monday after the US president threatened to “take over the…

Netanyahu will try and undermine Trump’s Iran peace plan despite president’s warnings: report

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely try to undermine Donald Trump’s deal with Iran, U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly warned the administration. Current and former U.S. officials told The…

Gunman kills one and wounds five in several drive-by attacks in Israel

A gunman in a car opened fire at three locations in Israel close to the border with ⁠the occupied West Bank on Sunday, killing one man and wounding several other…

Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits back after Trump boasts he has ‘destroyed their military’

Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uraniumTehran has hit back after Donald Trump claimed Iran’s military has been “totally destroyed” by three months of…

I was jailed for taking pictures in Iran – the next generation is fearless

When she was just 23 years old, Tahmineh Monzavi was imprisoned for her photography. The Tehran-based photographer’s images of drug addicts and prostitutes in the poorer parts of her city…

Iran-US war latest: Tehran says draft Trump deal would reopen Strait of Hormuz and withdraw US forces

Pope renews calls for Gaza aid after flotilla activists detained by Israeli forcesA draft agreement between the US and Iran stipulates that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened and…

‘The one toy I took from my war torn home’: Plight of the 400,000 children displaced by Israel’s war on Lebanon

Clutching a pack of Uno cards and a Little Mermaid colouring book, eight-year-old Nour* was forced to leave her home in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces bombarded the region. Clothes…

Uranium, sanctions and the Strait of Hormuz: The key issues preventing the US and Iran from agreeing a peace deal

It has been nearly three months since Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their war on Iran, a conflict that quickly spiralled into an international crisis due to Iran’s control…