Middle East crisis live: Trump orders navy to attack any boats laying mines in strait of Hormuz
President says forces can ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines and claims the US has ‘total control’ of the strait‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran...
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Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council
Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian...
Read full story →Middle East crisis live: Trump orders navy to attack any boats laying mines in strait of Hormuz
President says forces can ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines and claims the US has ‘total control’ of the strait‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran...
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Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed
Lebanon's president and prime minister accused Israel on Thursday of a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, where Israeli forces occupy several areas....
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Israel defense minister says awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age'
Defence minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel was "prepared to resume the war against Iran", adding that his country was awaiting a green light from the United States to return Iran to...
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Trump orders Iran mine-layers sunk, as Iran tolls tankers
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Thursday to destroy any Iranian boat caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, putting more pressure on a fraying ceasefire as disruption from the...
Read full story →Extended naval blockade is admission US military escalation poses even greater risk
Battle of the blockades may still have more time to run as the US and Iran try to assert control over the strait of HormuzDonald Trump’s decision to extend the naval blockade of Iran indefinitely...
Read full story →Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships
US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six monthsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has again said that the US has “total...
Read full story →Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist draws international condemnation
Lebanese PM calls attack that killed Amal Khalil a ‘war crime’, with rescuers attempting to free her also targetedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s killing of a prominent Lebanese...
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'The future is peace': A story of brotherhood across a divided land
While the events of October 7, 2023, may have pushed some Israelis and Palestinians apart, Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah say they've become like brothers. When Maoz lost his parents in the attacks,...
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US-Kuwaiti journalist held in Kuwait over social media posts acquitted, lawyers say
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.
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Shadow of failed 1983 agreement haunts new Israeli-Lebanon talks
As Lebanon prepares to resume direct discussions with Israel, the ghost of the May 17 Agreement of 1983 – a deal that was signed but never implemented – is haunting the new round of negotiations....
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Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say
One strike killed three children and two adults near a mosque in the northern town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.
Read full story →Footage purportedly shows Iranian forces seize two vessels in the strait of Hormuz - video
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released footage purportedly showing its forces seizing two vessels in the strait of Hormuz and escorting them to Iranian shores. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news...
Read full story →What would a permanent ‘Tehran’s tollbooth’ on oil mean for the world?
Iran’s plan to extract a $2m payment from tankers using the strait of Hormuz could raise costs for years to comeA second round of peace talks between the US and Iran has begun amid renewed attacks...
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Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.
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