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Israel's defense establishment has been on high alert since the United Arab Emirates announced Monday that Iran had launched a combined attack against the country, with strikes around the Gulf wounding five

The United States is “not looking for a fight” over the Strait of Hormuz, and its ceasefire with Iran still holds, but any attack on commercial shipping will be met with a “devastating” response, the Pentagon chief said on Tuesday. The warning from Pete Hegseth came on the second day of a US effort, dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, to facilitate the transit of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had closed in response to the US-Israeli war on the Islamic republic. “We’re not looking for a fight. But Iran also cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an international waterway,” Hegseth told reporters. “If you attack American troops or innocent commercial shipping, you will face overwhelming and devastating American firepower.” US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Dan Caine addresses reporters at the Pentagon on May 5, 2026. — AFP The Pentagon chief added that Washington is promising security for commercial vessels with a “red, white and blue dome” over the Strai...

The United Arab Emirates said Iran had committed an unprovoked 'terrorist' attack and an 'unacceptable act of aggression,' saying it is within its rights to retaliate

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that war is not the answer to rising tensions in the region, stressing that diplomacy remains the only viable path to peace between Iran and the United States.

The seven left Israel legally to visit family, but their documents and visas expired during the Iran war, and they have since been unable to renew them or arrange for their return. 'Our lives are a catastrophe here,' said one asylum seeker

Războiul dintre SUA şi Iran a devastat turismul din Dubai. Pierderi de aproape 600 de milioane de lire pe zi, dar adevăratele victime sunt milioanele de muncitori străini, acum fără locuri de muncă şi fără bani să plece acasă.

Tensiunile dintre Iran și Statele Unite riscă să mențină blocată una dintre cele mai importante rute energetice din lume, după ce Teheranul a propus un plan în 14 puncte dificil de acceptat de Washington. În acest context, se estimează o creșterea a prețului petrolului și implicit a motorinei.

WASHINGTON: Public opinion within parts of the American-Jewish community on the US-led war against Iran has shown a noticeable shift, with support easing and opposition rising over time, according to a recent survey. While different polls focus on different segments of the community, both point to growing reservations about the campaign as it has progressed. The Jewish People Policy Institute’s “Voice of the Jewish People Index” survey, which tracks attitudes among a more connected segment of American Jews engaged with organised communal life, records a steady decline in support over the course of the conflict. Backing fell from 68 per cent in the war’s first week to 62pc in the third week, and further to 60pc in the week following the ceasefire, while opposition rose from 26pc to 34pc over the same period, the survey shows. A separate nationwide survey conducted by GBAO Strategies for the advocacy group J Street, which reflects a broader sample of American Jewish voters, suggests that scepticism is even more...

Bitcoin faced new volatility and a new struggle to reclaim $80,000 as Iran events added pressure to crypto and risk assets. Bitcoin (BTC) saw volatility at Monday’s Wall Street open as fresh US-Iran war events sparked instability. Key points: Read more

Throughout the UK government and institutions, naming Iran, the IRGC, or even HAYI at times, has been avoided in favor of the more nebulous and anonymous "hostile states" and "state-linked actors."

Despite the rising reliance on drones during wars with Iran, the Israeli government approved over the weekend a deal to purchase two squadrons of manned fighter jets. Funding for the deal remains unclear, since it's dependent on the next military aid package from the U.S.

If the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran resumes, the month-long cease-fire hasn't been enough to replenish stocks. Israel's secret weapon: the dozens of members of the ultra-Orthodox community helping make Arrows

Elke poging van de VS om zich te mengen in de Straat van Hormuz wordt beschouwd als een schending van het staakt-het-vuren. Dat zegt Iran in reactie op het plan van de VS waarbij Amerikaanse troepen vanaf maandag schepen door de geblokkeerde Straat van Hormuz gaan begeleiden. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his representatives were having “very positive discussions” with Iran that could “lead to something very positive for all”. He made these remarks in a Truth Social Post, also announcing an initiative to guide vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz out of the waterway, hours after Tehran said on Sunday that the United States had responded to its 14-point proposal via Pakistan. Iranian state media quoted a foreign ministry spokesperson as saying that Tehran was reviewing the response. Later, US Special Envoy on Middle East Steve Witkoff told CNN the US was “in conversation” with Iran as they weighed negotiations to end the war. This was followed by Trump’s post on Truth Social, where he said: “I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all.” He also said that countries from across the world, “almost all of which are not involved in the Mid...

Several small vessels attacked a bulk carrier near the coast of Iran.

Nearly a month has passed since the cease-fire with Iran went into effect, but many airlines have yet to return to Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport, citing the region's volatility

Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, was founded by brothers linked to the powerful Kharrazi family, which has ties to the country’s supreme leaders. Nobitex, Iran’s biggest crypto exchange, was founded by two brothers from one of the Islamic Republic’s most influential families with ties to the supreme leaders, according to a Reuters investigation. The exchange, which now accounts for the majority share of Iran’s crypto activity, was launched by Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi. The duo operated under the alternative surname “Aghamir,” which they used across corporate records and professional life, masking links to the Kharrazi dynasty, according to the report. The Kharrazi family has long occupied positions close to the country’s leadership, with ties spanning generations of power, including links to Ali Khamenei and his successor Mojtaba Khamenei. Read more

WASHINGTON: A man stands atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on Saturday to protest the US-Israeli war on Iran. Guido Reichstadter climbed the bridge in Washington on May Day, stayed there overnight, and posted a sunrise photo from one of the bridge’s arches while calling for an end to the war on Iran. Speaking to the media from atop the 51-metre structure, the 45-year-old father of two called for peaceful means to build pressure on the authorities to end what he described as an ‘illegal war’.—Reuters • Iranian military warns renewed hostilities with Washington ‘likely’ • Trump boasts of Hormuz blockade, says ‘we are like pirates’ • Tehran reaches out to Qatar, South Korea to discuss ongoing negotiations • Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill over 12 people, injure dozens; Lebanese army chief meets US general TEHRAN/BEIRUT: Amid a surge in deadly strikes by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and little headway in talks between the US and Iran, an Iranian military official warned against the ‘likely’ resump...

With no breakthrough in talks four weeks into the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, frustration is mounting in Washington over Tehran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment. As fighting persists in Lebanon and U.S. pressure grows, renewed American strikes on Iran are again being considered

A senior Iranian military official issued the warning hours after Donald Trump signaled dissatisfaction with a new Iranian truce proposal submitted Thursday, which called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the U.S. blockade of Iran