Activists announce ‘Freedom Fleet 2’ to Gaza from European ports
Activists announce ‘Freedom Fleet 2’ to Gaza from European ports International pro-Palestinian groups said a large flotilla dubbed “Freedom Fleet 2” is...
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Middle East crisis live: US blockade of Iran’s ports to begin today as Pope Leo says he has ‘no intention to debate’ Trump over war
Centcom says blockade to begin at 10am ET; pontiff says he will not respond to US president’s scathing attackFull report: Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks...
How many ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz?
Four vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a US military blockade of Iranian ports set to begin on Monday.
Netanyahu in southern Lebanon: A first since the start of the war
In southern Lebanon, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had eliminated the “threat of an invasion” by Hezbollah, during his first visit there since fighting began against the Iran-backed...
Why is the US threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?
Threat has left markets in another period of uncertainty, with questions over how the blockade will be enforcedDonald Trump has said the US will begin a blockade of the strait of Hormuz, after...
Iran executed 'at least 1,639 people' in 2025, highest number since 1989
Iran executed at least 1,639 people last year, an average of more than four executions per day, Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty said in their...
Israeli strike kills paramedic, says Lebanese Red Cross – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Our live coverage continues hereA post about an hour ago on the Israel Defense Forces Telegram channel claimed that overnight, the IDF “identified a rocket launcher...
Trump says US will begin 'blockading' the Strait of Hormuz
The US navy will begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz “effective immediately”, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday. He added that the US...
Trump orders blockade of Hormuz Strait
US navy will begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz “effective immediately”, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday. He added that the US would...
US, Iran fail to agree on peace deal
Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Sunday that Iran raised "forward-looking" initiatives during talks in Islamabad but that the US failed to "earn" the trust of the...
After Iran talks falter, the big question is what happens next?
Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran and the US, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.
US and Iran fail to reach a deal after peace talks in Islamabad
The United States and Iran ended peace talks on Sunday without reaching a deal to end the war, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt as both sides blamed each other for the breakdown and...
‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon
Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again The Israeli military has demolished entire villages as part of its invasion...
We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran. Experts say it's powerful propaganda
"Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.