
The Raw Story - 1 hour 6 min ago
President Donald Trump has lost the war with Iran but is refusing to accept it , according to a Nobel Prize winner. Paul Krugman believes that Trump is flat out unable to deal with the fallout of the war in Iran, and that it has not yet set in that the United States' intervention in the Middle East has failed. Writing in his Substack earlier Saturday, Krugman claimed, "It's been clear for a while that the United States has basically lost this war. "The goal was to achieve regime...

Fox News - 2 hours 52 min ago
U.S. Navy releases photos of meals aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli, pushing back against claims of food shortages during operations against Iran.

The Independent - 4 hours 28 min ago
Iran and the US continued to accuse each other of piracy as Tehran seized back control of the Strait of Hormuz...

The Guardian - 4 hours 54 min ago
US president's desperation for war to end has seen him trying to speed through a process he does not fully control Middle East crisis live updates A set of mismanaged and premature media announcements by Donald Trump and Tehran has led to the collapse of any progress towards a peace settlement between Iran and the US. The recent missteps ended with Iran saying it would reinstate a complete block on the movement of commercial shipping through the strait of Hormuz and that it would not allow any...

The Guardian - 7 hours 11 min ago
IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait after brief window when strait had reopened Middle East crisis live updates Iranian officials say they have reversed the reopening of the strait of Hormuz and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping lane after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iranian ports. A UK maritime agency reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) ships had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday...

NPR - 8 hours 16 min ago
We look at how the war on Iran might affect the upcoming midterm elections, as well as how a portion of President Trump's MAGA base sees U.S. involvement in another war in the Middle East.

Fox News - 8 hours 58 min ago
Rising Middle East tensions are pushing up energy prices, driving beef and propane costs higher and making your summer barbecue more expensive this year.

Fox News - 8 hours 59 min ago
Former CIA official John Kiriakou said President Trump's "handshake" deal with China to cut Iran's weapons supply could be a game-changer for the Middle East.

NPR - 10 hours 43 min ago
Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.

The Independent - 11 hours 29 min ago
On the 50th day of an internet blackout, Iranians under the surveillance of the IRGC for accessing the internet spoke at great risk to Maira Butt and Moha Tahery about their everyday lives amid a brutal crackdown, ongoing conflict and economic crisis...

The Independent - 11 hours 50 min ago
Peace talks last weekend in Islamabad failed after Washington and Tehran couldn't agree on what to do about Iran's nuclear ambitions...

The Guardian - 12 hours 59 min ago
Iran war and EU's new entry-exit system could lead to travel misery this summer, but there are ways to mitigate it Can Europe avoid a summer of travel chaos? The war in the Middle East has prompted fears that potential shortages of jet fuel could result in flight cancellations this summer and warnings that holidays could be severely disrupted. Airports have said jet fuel could run short within three weeks as a result of supply problems after the strait of Hormuz was effectively closed when war...

The Independent - 13 hours 34 min ago
US stocks raced to another record on Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for tankers...

The Guardian - 13 hours 50 min ago
Iranian parliamentary speaker also says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple falsehoods Iran says strait of Hormuz completely open' to commercial vessels as oil prices fall Britain will make "a wide-ranging military contribution" to an international mission to protect shipping in the strait of Hormuz trade waterway, the UK ambassador to the US has said. Christian Turner 's commitment comes amid long-running concerns over...

The Independent - 15 hours 29 min ago
Peace talks last weekend in Islamabad failed after Washington and Tehran couldn't agree on what to do about Iran's nuclear ambitions...

The Guardian - 16 hours 7 min ago
Iran says strait could close again if US blockade continues, but Trump says it will remain in place until transaction' with Tehran is complete Middle East crisis live: latest news updates Iran's foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the Middle East and sending oil prices tumbling despite analysts' warnings that there will be no immediate widespread resumption of passage through...

NY Post - 18 hours 6 min ago
"Recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard our deployed ships are false," read a statement released by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, run by Adm. Daryl Caudle.

The Guardian - 18 hours 59 min ago
Iran's parliamentary speaker warned it would will shut the strait again if the US blockade continues, which Trump said would remain in place until the conflict was fully concluded key US politics stories from 17 April at a glance Iran's foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the Middle East and sending oil prices tumbling. In a barrage of social media posts, Donald Trump claimed on Friday...

UPI - 20 hours 58 min ago
S. Korea will provide 462.2 billion won ($308 million) in emergency support for small businesses and exporters affected by the Middle East war.

The Independent - 22 hours 28 min ago
Oil prices plunged and the stock market rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open...