
The Hill - 1 hour 1 min ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the U.S. and United Arab Emirates (UAE) against military action as talks "progress" on ending hostilities in the Middle East. "Events in Hormuz make clear that there's no military solution to a political crisis," Araghchi said, referencing the U.S. military attempting to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. ...

The Independent - 1 hour 29 min ago
EY has said events in the Middle East had adversely affected' Ireland's inflationary outlook.

PBS Newshour - 1 hour 39 min ago
The U.S. military remains poised to resume the war as tensions rose on Monday with President Trump threatening that if Iran fires on U.S. vessels, "they will be blown off the face of the earth." Ian Ralby, president of Auxilium Worldwide, and Ret. Admiral Andrew Loiselle, who has extensive experience in the Navy and operating ships and aircraft in the Middle East, join Nick Schifrin for perspective. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See...

The Independent - 4 hours 47 min ago
Fellow politicians criticised Ben-Gvir for having police officials attend his birthday party...

The Hill - 6 hours 55 min ago
Iran opened fire on U.S. warships in the Middle East on Monday and the U.S. military retaliated, destroying six Iranian small boats, according to U.S. Central Command's (Centcom) commander, Adm. Brad Cooper. The U.S. military intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as the Trump administration launched an effort to get ships through the Strait of...

The Guardian - 6 hours 58 min ago
The announcement of the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Germany underlines the urgency of a pan-European defence strategy As Donald Trump's second term has become overshadowed by plunging poll ratings and an illegal, ill-advised war in the Middle East, European governments have regularly been singled out to bear the brunt of the US president's growing frustration. Sir Keir Starmer's refusal to militarily back the attack on Iran led to unfavourable comparisons to both Winston...

NY Post - 7 hours 17 min ago
Oil groups said the state's decline in oil production led to California's overreliance on imported oil.

Newser - 9 hours ago
US stocks fell from their record heights Monday, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may be undermining the ceasefire in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 29.37 points, or 0.4%, to 7,200.75, coming off its latest all-time high. The...

The Independent - 9 hours 7 min ago
US Central Command later said that two US-flagged merchant vessels had crossed the Strait of Hormuz under its guidance...

Daily Signal - 9 hours 26 min ago
President Donald Trump said the United States will come to the aid of ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz due to security concerns. “For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that...

The Guardian - 9 hours 38 min ago
President says US navy will guide' stranded ships out of waterway but report says warship was hit by Iran Middle East crisis live updates The world's shipping industry has questioned whether vessels will be able to travel safely to and from the Gulf after Donald Trump announced his latest plan to open the strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote on Monday that the US navy would "guide" stranded ships out of the waterway, writing on his social media site Truth Social that the operation, "Project...

Daily Signal - 9 hours 48 min ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the Vatican and Italy this week, the state department confirmed Monday. The White House has publicly feuded with both states on foreign policy. In a statement, the State Department said Rubio will meet with “Holy See leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in...

UPI - 10 hours 35 min ago
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet this week with Pope Leo XIV in Italy, with planned topics including the Middle East and Cuba.

The Guardian - 11 hours 46 min ago
Hangings are latest wave of near-daily killings as authorities seek to instil fear in Iranian society Middle East crisis live updates Iran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities said, the latest in a wave of hangings against the backdrop of the war against the US and Israel. Iranian authorities have carried out executions on a near-daily basis in recent weeks, in what activists have denounced as a bid to instil fear in society at a time of...

The Hill - 12 hours ago
Recent developments suggest the long-term strategic impact of the war may improve sentiment in the long term.

The Guardian - 12 hours 3 min ago
The radical left leader will seek presidency for the fourth time despite previously vowing to stand aside Jean-Luc M lenchon , France's radical left leader, has confirmed he will run again for president next spring, saying it was urgent for the country to stand up against war being waged by the US and Israel in the Middle East. The 74-year-old veteran leader of La France Insoumise (LFI), announced in an interview with the French broadcaster TF1 that he would run for the presidency for the fourth...

The Guardian - 13 hours 20 min ago
US president gave no details on how operation would work as Iran says it will attack any armed force entering waterway Middle East crisis live updates The US has launched an operation to "guide" ships trapped in the Gulf by the Iran war through a southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran insisted that any such transits would have to be coordinated with its armed forces. The scheme was announced as "Project Freedom" on Sunday night by Donald Trump on his social media...

Fox News - 13 hours 29 min ago
President Trump's Middle East trip helped position the U.S. at the center of a massive global energy reset with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Los Angeles Times - 13 hours 30 min ago
David Lesch was supposed to have a distinguished career with the Dodgers after being drafted by the team. Instead, he became Middle East political expert.

CNBC - 15 hours 7 min ago
Treasury yields gained Monday as traders looked out for more U.S. factory data, while monitoring developments in the Middle East.

The Guardian - 15 hours 39 min ago
International Energy Agency analysis shows methane leaks remained at near-record highs in 2025 Methane emissions from the energy sector remained at near record levels in 2025, the International Energy Agency concluded in a report. Tackling the emissions could make billions of cubic metres of gas available to international markets, a top priority as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies , according to the report. Continue reading...

The Independent - 16 hours 23 min ago
For 12 years, Sally Lane and John Letts have been fighting to bring their son Jack - held in Isis prisons in Syria and Iraq - back home to Oxford. They tell the story of how their lives fell apart to chief international correspondent Bel Trew...

The Guardian - 17 hours 29 min ago
Inspired in part by Zohran Mamdani's NY mayorship, Rostam Batmanglij's gorgeous new album fuses Americana with sounds of the Middle East. So why isn't his mum happy? The first song Rostam Batmanglij ever learned to play on guitar was Chuck Berry's Johnny B Goode, the quintessentially American rock'n'roll hit about being an American rock'n'roll star. "It doesn't get more American than that," he says, with a smile. The 42-year-old superproducer (Frank Ocean...

CNBC - 18 hours 8 min ago
European markets are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory, as investors watched Middle East developments.