
The Independent - 3 hours 32 min ago
The Strait is considered the world's most important oil chokepoint but there are other options...

The Independent - 6 hours 42 min ago
As Donald Trump and Iran insist on keeping the Strait of Hormuz firmly closed while a shaky ceasefire persists, John W S Clark looks back at a similar stand-off more than a century ago, which did not end well...

The Guardian - 7 hours 20 min ago
Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoy The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched strikes in three areas in southern Lebanon against what it claimed were Hezbollah rocket launchers. The strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama'iya, which are north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon. Continue reading...

The Independent - 7 hours 48 min ago
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan but no meeting is planned' with US...

NPR - 8 hours 17 min ago
Iran's Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, as the White House confirmed Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel there Saturday to try to "move the ball forward towards a deal."...

The Independent - 10 hours 48 min ago
Top European Union officials say the bloc is looking into funding alternative energy infrastructure in the Middle East that would circumvent conflict hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz...

Deadline Hollywood - 17 hours 47 min ago
Vertical's Middle East western Desert Warrior starring Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart and Ben Kingsley rides into 1,010 theaters — the end of a long journey to screens for the $150 million project first announced in 2021. Co-written and directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and shot over four years in […]...

Celebrity Insider - 18 hours 51 min ago
Donald Trump made a major Middle East announcement on Thursday, revealing that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks. The president hosted what he called a “Historic Meeting” in the Oval Office with high-ranking representatives from both nations. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and ambassadors from […]...

The Guardian - 20 hours 53 min ago
Crisis in the Middle East, Russian strikes in Dnipro, blackouts in Karachi and Manchester City's Erling Haaland the past seven days as captured by the world's leading photojournalists Continue reading...

The Guardian - 22 hours 4 min ago
Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemate Middle East crisis live updates The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is planning a tour of Pakistan, Russia and Oman in an effort to see if there is a basis to reopen peace talks that can end with a permanent US-Israeli commitment to cease its attacks on Iran, now one of Tehran's key demands. Araghchi is also likely to discuss a potential permanent new arrangement on...

The Independent - 22 hours 10 min ago
Pete Hegseth told Europe to "stop talking and get in a boat" to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a pointed criticism of allies, amid a deepening rift between Washington and its Western allies.

The Independent - 22 hours 21 min ago
For the week, the FTSE 100 fell 2.7%, the FTSE 250 also declined 2.7% and the AIM All-Share dipped 1.7%.

The Independent - 23 hours 17 min ago
Israel's military said on Tuesday that it had replaced the sculpture...

The Hill - 23 hours 44 min ago
The U.S. military said on Friday that three aircraft carriers are operating in the Middle East, for the first time in over two decades, as the U.S. enforces its naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The three aircraft carriers - USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford and USS George H.W. Bush...