
New York Times - 1 hour 2 min ago
Migrant workers taking a break in Dubai this month.

Yard Barker - 1 hour 3 min ago
UFC has traveled to the Middle East for its events on multiple occasions. However, the current situation in the Gulf countries might not be the best time for a return trip.

The Guardian - 1 hour 45 min ago
This blog is now closed Circling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean but neither of them hit, according to news reports citing US officials . The Wall Street Journal said one of the missiles failed in flight, and that a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other, citing two US officials. It could not be determined if an interception was made, one said. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 1 hour 45 min ago
Trump tells Iran to reopen strait to shipping or face destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launches its most destructive attack yet on Israel Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its repercussions for the Middle East, the world and the global economy. President Donald Trump has threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the strait of Hormuz within 48 hours threatening a new escalation, just...

New York Times - 5 hours 44 min ago
An Israeli soldier uses a flashlight while walking in the ruins of a damaged building in the southern Israeli city of Dimona.

The Guardian - 5 hours 55 min ago
Israeli air defence systems fail to intercept at least two projectiles during attacks on cities of Arad and Dimona Middle East crisis live latest updates Iranian ballistic missile barrages wounded about 100 people in southern Israel on Saturday, striking the cities of Arad and Dimona after air defence systems failed to intercept at least two projectiles. Among the injured were a 12-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl , both reported to be in serious condition. Continue reading...

NBC News - 5 hours 56 min ago
In an alarming escalation during the U.S. war with Iran, nuclear sites have been targeted after Iran says a uranium enrichment complex was attacked. In response, an Iranian missile struck a town in Israel that's home to a major nuclear facility, injuring dozens of people. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports from Beirut.

The Guardian - 8 hours 4 min ago
First responders report 33 injured at multiple sites in Dimona, including a 10-year-old boy in serious condition Middle East crisis live latest updates An Iranian missile has hit the Israeli town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, in what Iran said was retaliation for strikes on its own nuclear site at Natanz. Dimona hosts a facility just outside the main town widely believed to possess the Middle East's sole nuclear arsenal, although Israel has never admitted to possessing nuclear weapons...

CNBC - 8 hours 14 min ago
Israel's Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran's intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, had been killed in a "targeted strike" in Tehran.

The Independent - 9 hours 34 min ago
The distance between Iran and the UK is around 3,000 miles...

The Independent - 12 hours 5 min ago
President Donald Trump is sending mixed messages about the U.S. war with Iran, and that's raising even more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration's strategy...

NPR - 12 hours 6 min ago
In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations honoring the arrival of spring are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

ABC News - 12 hours 15 min ago
President Trump said he's considering "winding down" military efforts in the Middle East amid the ongoing war in Iran.

The Hill - 12 hours 23 min ago
United Airlines announced Friday it is trimming flights as rising fuel costs tied to the U.S. military operation in Iran squeeze the industry. United CEO Scott Kirby, in a memo shared to the company's website, said the airline will cancel about "3 points of flying in off peak periods" pointing to redeye trips and...

The Hill - 13 hours 38 min ago
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Adm. Brad Cooper said Saturday that the Pentagon's operation in Iran has struck more than 8,000 targets since the start of the Middle East conflict. In his update, posted to social platform X, Cooper said the campaign has weakened Iran's combat capabilities and crippled its naval forces. He added that...

Fortune - 14 hours 36 min ago
Days earlier the U.S. redirected another group of amphibious assault ships carrying another 2,500 Marines from the Pacific to the Middle East.

New York Times - 15 hours 59 min ago
Armed members of Hamas in Gaza City in November.

The Guardian - 16 hours 1 min ago
In Georgia, a woman was charged with murder after allegedly taking pills to induce a termination. Yet America happily drops bombs on children abroad How many children has the US helped kill this week in the Middle East? It's hard to keep track, but Unicef reports that more than 1,800 children in the region have been killed or injured since the US and Israel started a war with Iran on 28 February. In Lebanon, a US-backed Israel is killing or wounding a classroom's worth of children every...

The Guardian - 16 hours 8 min ago
Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies cowards' Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump has branded the UK and other Nato allies "cowards" as anger grows among cabinet ministers that his war in Iran could jeopardise Britain's fragile finances. Senior members of the UK government are in despair about the potential effects on the economy, with experts warning of higher energy prices and increased mortgage and borrowing...

The Hill - 16 hours 50 min ago
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries "who won't let us fly from them," again lashing out at European allies over their refusal to assist the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Graham reupped the suggestion after Trump told reporters earlier on Friday that the senator...

The Guardian - 17 hours 1 min ago
Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined The US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined. As warplanes, drones and missiles kill thousands of people, level infrastructure and turn the Middle East into a gigantic environmental sacrifice zone , the first analysis of the climate...

The Independent - 18 hours 11 min ago
New data reveals 94 per cent of Gaza's agricultural land is unusable as Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha reports from across the yellow line'...

The Independent - 19 hours 14 min ago
Donald Trump also rejected calls for a ceasefire and proclaimed victory over Iran...

NPR - 19 hours 19 min ago
As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering "winding down" military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the energy crisis by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.