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US senator slams Iran war as 'incompetent, ham-handed military operation

A US senator has assailed Washington’s military and diplomatic campaigns in Iran, calling them “incompetent [and]...

Published 12 May, 2026 07:18pm

Araghchi will travel to New Delhi to attend BRICS foreign ministers meeting: Iranian embassy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to India from May 14 to 15 to attend a meeting of the foreign...

Published 12 May, 2026 07:10pm

WATCH: Israel operated covert base in Iraq, media report claims

Published 12 May, 2026 07:05pm

LISTEN: Trump '100pc' certain Iran will stop enriching uranium, pursuing nuclear weapon

Published 12 May, 2026 06:55pm

Lebanon says Israeli strike kills 2 civil defence personnel

Lebanon’s civil defence agency says two of its personnel have been killed in an Israeli strike while they were on...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:40pm

US war in Iran has cost $29bn, Pentagon says

The United States’ war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official has said, an increase of $4bn...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:36pm

Israel's destruction of high-rise buildings in Gaza must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty says

Amnesty International has called for the investigation of Israeli strikes on civilian high-rise buildings in the...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:35pm

Bangladesh slams ‘heinous’ Israeli attacks on south Lebanon

“Bangladesh condemns in the strongest possible terms the heinous attack by Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:25pm

US consumer inflation hits three-year high fuelled by Iran war

Consumer inflation in the United States hit a three-year high in April, government data shows, with the economic...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:15pm

VIDEO: Can China's proposed plan break the stalemate between the US and Iran?

Published 12 May, 2026 06:07pm

65 commercial vessels redirected by US naval blockade: Centcom

US Central Command (Centcom) says on X that since the enforcement of a naval blockade on Iranian ports, 65...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:00pm

'Arithmetic of extortion': UAE's industry minister says world short of 1bn barrels of oil due to Hormuz closure

The United Arab Emirates’ industry minister Dr Sultan Al-Jaber says that because of the closure of the Strait of...

Published 12 May, 2026 05:50pm

Pentagon boss to face questioning from Congress on Iran war and more

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the US-Israel war on...

Published 12 May, 2026 05:41pm

PHOTOS: IRGC personnel perform readiness exercise

Published 12 May, 2026 05:40pm

‘There are discussions about Iran’ and opening Hormuz, says Nato chief

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte says he is “extremely optimistic” about the future of the military alliance, but...

Published 12 May, 2026 05:30pm

Bahrain sentences three to life on charges of collaborating with Iran

Bahrain has sentenced three people to life on charges of collaborating with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, amid a...

Published 12 May, 2026 05:25pm

Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli tank in Nabatieh

Hezbollah has claimed an attack on an Israeli Merkava tank near the town of Houla in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh...

Published 12 May, 2026 05:15pm

Minister thanks Kuwait govt for 'timely facilitation' in ensuring safe dispatch of vessel bringing diesel to Pakistan

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has expressed gratitude to Kuwait’s government for its “timely facilitation and...

Published 12 May, 2026 04:56pm

Gulf states ‘will have to make a choice’ between Israel or Iran: US envoy

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he is “very optimistic” that additional countries in the Middle East will...

Published 12 May, 2026 04:55pm

Qatar FM says US visit focused 'on supporting Pakistani diplomatic efforts'

Qatar’s premier and foreign minister has said his recent visit to Washington sought to bolster mediation efforts...

Published 12 May, 2026 03:56pm

Turkiye supports efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz, says FM

Turkiye supports efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said, adding the channel...

Published 12 May, 2026 03:39pm

Qatar says Iran should not use Hormuz to 'blackmail' Gulf

Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the Middle East war, as a means to...

Published 12 May, 2026 03:37pm

Kuwait says foiled infiltration attempt by 4 members of Iran Guards

Kuwait’s interior ministry says that it has arrested four infiltrators affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards...

Published 12 May, 2026 03:26pm

Hormuz has been used as ‘weapon in this war’: Qatar

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is delivering a presser alongside the Turkish Foreign...

Published 12 May, 2026 03:21pm

Iran now defines Strait of Hormuz as far larger zone, IRGC officer says

Iran has expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the...

Published 12 May, 2026 03:04pm

Israeli strikes have killed 380 in Lebanon since truce: health ministry

Published 12 May, 2026 02:50pm

‘Fingers on trigger’ but focus is on ‘sustainable peace’: Iran

A government spokesperson said Iran is keeping “its fingers on the trigger” but the focus remains on “sustainable...

Published 12 May, 2026 02:41pm

World Food Programme forecasts that effects of crisis on food security will 'likely be felt for months to come'

The World Food Programme (WFP) forecasts that the effects of the Middle East crisis on food security will “likely be...

Published 12 May, 2026 02:41pm

WATCH: Aftermath of Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

Published 12 May, 2026 02:36pm

UAE will not resume full gas production capacity until next year after attacks

The United Arab Emirates’s main gas-processing complex, one of the world’s largest, will not resume full capacity...

Published 12 May, 2026 02:31pm