
The Raw Story - 1 hour 2 min ago
Russia has provided Iran with similar intelligence that the U.S. and Europe provide Ukraine, according to a new Wall Street Journal report published on Tuesday. Iran has received information from Russia about the locations of American military forces and its allies across the Middle East, including satellite images and improved Shahed drone technology, an officer and Middle Eastern diplomat told The Journal. "Russia is trying to keep its closest Middle Eastern partner in the fight against U...

NPR - 1 hour 32 min ago
Even before Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran, candidates running for office were having to navigate shifting attitudes on U.S. policy toward the Middle East, specifically about Israel's war in Gaza.

NBC News - 1 hour 36 min ago
President Trump backtracks his demands that NATO countries help secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States doesn't need help from anyone. NBC News correspondents Monica Alba, Courtney Kube and Raf Sanchez report on the latest in the war. Ken Pollack, vice president for policy at the Middle East Institute analyzes who's in charge in Iran.

NPR - 2 hours 2 min ago
Joe Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war in Iran. He had backed President Trump because Trump vowed not to get involved in new wars in the Middle East.

Conde Nast Traveler - 2 hours 19 min ago
Middle East airlines including Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways are operating limited flight schedules for travelers stranded due to the ongoing conflict in Iran.

The Independent - 2 hours 43 min ago
The US president lashed out at his foolish' allies multiple times before insisting that the US was the most powerful country in the world and did not need any help...

The Independent - 2 hours 50 min ago
Volodymyr Zelensky has shifted perceptions of Ukraine from victim to a country with the tools for victory, offering safety in the Middle East and beyond, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley...

The Independent - 3 hours 17 min ago
Some of the most dramatic images have been of Bandar Abbas, home to a major Iranian military port next to the crucial Strait of Hormuz...

The Guardian - 3 hours 48 min ago
Amid escalation of Middle East crisis, US president describes rejection of call for help as a foolish mistake' Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump has said the United States does not need Nato after being rebuffed by a number of the organisation's member countries over his appeal for a multi-national naval force to reopen the key strait of Hormuz trade route closed by Iran. Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, the US president described the rejection of his calls as a "very...

Sky News - 4 hours 26 min ago
Donald Trump has said he's "disappointed with Keir [Starmer]" over the prime minister's initial refusal to send aircraft carriers to the Middle East.

The Independent - 4 hours 50 min ago
The RAC said prices at the pump were really starting to hurt drivers' as they continue to rise amid the conflict in the Middle East.

The Guardian - 5 hours 14 min ago
Home secretary Yvette Cooper says this amounts to a third of those who were in region at outset of hostilities The number of UK nationals flown back from the Middle East since the start of the conflict with Iran reached 100,000 on Tuesday, Britain's foreign secretary has said. This is a third of the 300,000 who were in the region at the outset of hostilities, Yvette Cooper told parliament, many of whom were stuck when airspace was closed . The figure included tourists and Gulf residents who...

The Raw Story - 5 hours 23 min ago
A military general revealed on Tuesday that more Trump administration resignations are likely on the horizon after Joe Kent , head of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in protest over the U.S. war in Iran . Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson told CNN anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown that he expects more Trump allies to step down over the military conflict in the Middle East. "I think that this is absolutely significant," Anderson said. Kent, who was appointed by...

The Independent - 5 hours 31 min ago
Energy minister Michael Shanks told MPs we stand ready to provide whatever support is needed to consumers'.

The Independent - 5 hours 40 min ago
White House officials have been told Mojtaba Khamenei was not his father's chosen successor...

Fox News - 6 hours 38 min ago
As the UAE evacuates 500 golden visa holders amid escalating Middle East tensions, the action showcases how the investor program provides safety amid geopolitical crises.

The Independent - 6 hours 44 min ago
The president said Iran wasn't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East'...

The Guardian - 6 hours 59 min ago
He had IRGC's trust while having his differences with hardliners and had huge sway with likes of China and Russia Middle East crisis live updates If confirmed, Israel's assassination of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's supreme national security council and one of the linchpins of Iranian politics, would be a devastating body blow to the country and probably a bigger reverse than the loss of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the outset of the war. In any attempt to decapitate the...

The Raw Story - 7 hours 20 min ago
MAGA followers were enraged Tuesday after Joe Kent , head of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in protest over the U.S. war in Iran . Kent, a longtime MAGA ally of President Donald Trump who was appointed by him, shared his public statement and rejection of the conflict in the Middle East. This was the first time an administration official had rebuked the military action and spoken out against it. MAGA loyalists had seething responses to Kent's announcement: "Gold Star wife...

The Independent - 7 hours 34 min ago
The leader of Iran's Supreme National Security Council was allegedly killed in an Israeli strike...

Fox News - 8 hours 3 min ago
Several U.S. allies are refusing military involvement in securing the Strait of Hormuz, citing diplomacy, legal limits or strategic caution.

The Hill - 8 hours 8 min ago
Iran is in talks to move its World Cup games out of the U.S. and into Mexico, the Middle East nation's sports minister said this week. "When [President Trump] has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America," Mehdi Taj, president of the...

The Independent - 8 hours 9 min ago
Analysts warn the same hard choices could soon spread as countries compete for scarce supplies...

The Guardian - 8 hours 44 min ago
Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran's surprising' offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war Middle East crisis live updates Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal. Powell thought that progress had been made in Geneva and that the deal proposed by Iran was "surprising"...