
The Independent - 36 min 2 sec ago
The Revolutionary Guard is also urging parents to send their children to man checkpoints...

The Independent - 38 min 45 sec ago
Brent crude futures rose 1% to $111.53 a barrel having risen over 50% since the war started...

The Independent - 1 hour 11 sec ago
Access to world's most critical energy chokepoint is no longer governed by international law but direct diplomacy with Iran...

The Independent - 2 hours 21 sec ago
The journalist has been detained in Iran since January...

The Independent - 4 hours 16 min ago
US president says he is not at all' concerned about war crimes as he threatens the destruction of Iran's key infrastructure by Tuesday...

The Guardian - 5 hours 11 min ago
This blog is now closed our live coverage continues here A Japanese shipping firm said on Monday that an Indian-flagged tanker owned by its subsidiary had passed through the strait of Hormuz and was en route to India. A spokeswoman for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told AFP that the Green Asha a liquefied petroleum gas tanker had crossed the waterway. Pakistan stands in solidarity with the brotherly people of the UAE and reiterates the urgent need for restraint and de-escalation in the region. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 5 hours 17 min ago
US demands Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz while Tehran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal and insists it wants permanent end to conflict Talks to end Iran war appear to falter a day before Trump deadline Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its consequences for the region, the world and the global economy. Donald Trump said he was "not at all" concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran's bridges...

BBC - 7 hours 1 min ago
India's currency, stocks and growth projections take a beating as the country faces a triple energy shock due to Iran war.

The Guardian - 7 hours 8 min ago
Trump spoke to reporters Monday as diplomatic negotiations appeared to be faltering key US politics stories from Monday 6 April at a glance Donald Trump was asked at a press conference Monday whether his war on Iran is winding down or ramping up. His response: "I can't tell you." The president's public comments come as diplomatic negotiations aimed at halting the war in the Middle East appeared to be faltering. Continue reading...

BBC - 8 hours 48 min ago
Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.

BBC - 8 hours 48 min ago
Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.

New York Times - 9 hours 26 min ago
Inspecting damages on Monday inside a library of an ultra-Orthodox girls' school following a missile strike in Tel Aviv.

UPI - 10 hours 5 sec ago
S. Korea's National Intelligence Service said Monday the conflict between the U. S. and Iran could enter a lull by the end of this month.

The Raw Story - 10 hours 7 min ago
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) suggested that President Donald Trump 's decisions in the Iran war would have lasting repercussions for the United States. Bacon, a retired Air Force general, told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that he had spoken with members of the Trump administration about the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, and that he had expressed his concerns after the president had floated the idea of leaving NATO and called it a "paper tiger" during his press conference on Monday...

UPI - 10 hours 19 min ago
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she is preparing for a possible call with Iran's leadership as tensions rise in the Middle East...

Attack of the Fanboy - 11 hours 7 min ago
A Strait blocker, if you may.

The Independent - 11 hours 49 min ago
US president confirms final ultimatum of Tuesday 8pm before American launches barrage of attacks on civilian targets in Iran...

Skift - 12 hours 5 min ago
Booking's larger exposure to the impact from the Iran war than Expedia's comes from a position of strength. Booking has a much larger presence than Expedia in Asia and the Middle East, and inflation will smack Booking's European base much harder.

The Guardian - 14 hours 15 min ago
Legal experts say attacking Iran's infrastructure would constitute a war crime but would military officers be held responsible? Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump's threats to carry out mass bombing of civilian infrastructure in Iran present US military officers with a dilemma: disobey orders or help commit war crimes. It is an urgent matter for the US chain of command. In an explicit-laden threat, he set a Tuesday 8pm Washington time deadline for the Iranian government to open...

The Guardian - 14 hours 35 min ago
As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement Middle East crisis live latest updates Donald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump's continued annoyance at Starmer's scepticism about the aims and legality...

The Raw Story - 15 hours 46 min ago
The war in Iran has worn down President Donald Trump 's spirit and sidetracked his "culture war obsessions," an analyst explained on Monday. Salon 's Amanda Marcotte discussed how Trump has tried to convince the American public to support the ongoing war in the Middle East. Despite his attempts during his address to the nation last week, he "sounded like a whipped dog, barely able to summon the energy to make false promises about ending the war 'very shortly.'" Trump...

Huffington Post - 16 hours 24 min ago
The conservative pundit took serious issue with the president's conflict in the Middle East in a series of social media posts over the weekend.

The Guardian - 18 hours 28 sec ago
JP Morgan boss appears to condemn president's tariff regime in annual letter to shareholders Middle East crisis live updates The head of America's largest bank has pressed the White House to strengthen America's allies economically in order to "avoid truly adverse consequences", in the latest instalment of an increasingly testy relationship with the Trump administration. As the Middle East conflict sparked by US and Israeli attacks on Iran enters its sixth week, Jamie Dimon,...

NY Post - 18 hours 37 min ago
With flight prices soaring due to jet fuel shortages amid the conflict in the Middle East, one major airline is going the opposite route.