
The Independent - 1 hour 12 min ago
Iran had warned the strait will not remain open if the US blockade continued and moved to restrict it...

The Guardian - 2 hours 48 min ago
Iran's top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockade Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again until US lifts blockade' Welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Saturday that the recent talks with the US had made progress but gaps remained over nuclear issues and the strait of Hormuz. "We have had progress but there...

The Guardian - 7 hours 44 min ago
This blog is now closed. Our latest main story on the Middle East crisis is here. Separate to the Pakistani army chief's trip to Iran (see post at 07:53 ), the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and foreign minister Ishaq Dar also concluded a trip to the Middle East after visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey for talks. "We have just concluded the last leg of our engagements following productive and fruitful visits where we held meaningful bilateral discussions aimed at strengthening...

BBC - 9 hours 58 min ago
The conflict in the Middle East has caused rapid price rises for both petrol and diesel.

The Raw Story - 14 hours 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 - 15 hours 53 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 - 17 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 - 17 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 - 20 hours 12 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 - 21 hours 17 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 - 21 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 - 21 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 - 23 hours 44 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.