Trends - Iran Israel War

US senator calls on country to ‘control the Strait without Iranian interference’

US Senator Lindsey Graham has called on the US and others to “control the Strait [of Hormuz] without Iranian...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:28pm

Jordan condemns attack on Unifil forces in Lebanon

Jordan has condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, expressing solidarity with France after a...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:20pm

Israel claims air force ‘eliminated terrorist cell’ in south Lebanon

The Israeli military claims that its air force eliminated a “terrorist cell” operating near its troops in southern...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 08:56pm

Israeli artillery strikes central sector of southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery has targeted the central sector of southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire, an Al Jazeera...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 08:38pm

US military prepares to board Iran-linked ships in coming days: report

The US military is preparing in the coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 08:29pm

WATCH: Iranian commander warns that if war resumes, it ‘may become a world war’

Published 18 Apr, 2026 08:22pm

Iran’s navy tells ships Strait of Hormuz shut again in radio message

Some vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have reported that Iran’s navy broadcast a VHF (very high frequency) message...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 08:06pm

Hezbollah denies involvement in deadly attack on UN peacekeepers

Hezbollah denies it was involved in a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers (Unifil) in southern Lebanon,...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:51pm

India summons Iranian ambassador over Strait of Hormuz ‘shooting incident’

India has summoned the Iranian ambassador over an incident involving two Indian supertankers being fired upon by the...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:46pm

Tehran believes it has the upper hand: Iranian professor

Iranian professor Mostafa Khoshcheshm has said US President Donald Trump’s contradictory statements last night...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:38pm

Russia’s state nuclear energy firm says ready to help with removal of enriched uranium from Iran

The head of Russia’s state atomic energy company Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, has said that Rosatom is ready to help...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:30pm

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will be closed if blockades, measures to disrupt ships remain in place

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that as long as there is a naval blockade, or any other measure to...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:29pm

Indian ship attacked while crossing Strait of Hormuz, Indian govt source says

An Indian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil was attacked today while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz,...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:24pm

Iran says reviewing ‘new proposals’ from United States

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says new peace proposals have been put forward by the United States and are...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:17pm

Iran’s top security body says will keep Hormuz strait closed ‘as long as’ US blockade continues

Iran’s top national security body has said it will prevent the conditional and limited opening of the Strait of...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:16pm

WATCH: Iran deputy FM says talks with US cannot take place until shared ‘framework’ agreed

Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:12pm

Trump says Iran cannot ‘blackmail’ US by closing Hormuz Strait

US President Donald Trump has hailed “good conversations” with Iran, but notes that “they can’t blackmail us”. “We...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:49pm

WATCH: US President Trump addresses reporters in the Oval Office

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:46pm

Saudi FM discusses latest regional developments with Algerian counterpart

Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan has met with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf on the sidelines of the Antalya...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:42pm

Lebanon parliament speaker condemns attack on UN peacekeepers

Lebanese Parliament Speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri has condemned a deadly attack on French UN peacekeepers,...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:35pm

Visuals from Islamabad amid expected 2nd round of US-Iran talks

Hoardings displaying flags of the US Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:31pm

SEE: Iranian embassy shares picture of a child’s damaged school bag

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:31pm

UN peacekeepers say fire believed to have come from ‘non-state actors’

United Nations peacekeepers have said that “non-state actors” were thought to have been behind a deadly attack on...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:25pm

We cannot wake up every morning with ‘tweet from a president threatening the world’: Brazil’s Lula

The five permanent members of the United Nations’ Security Council should agree to change their behaviour after...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:20pm

WATCH: Defence analyst says US ‘may have to’ shift its position on naval blockade for ceasefire

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:15pm

Hezbollah official says Lebanon-Israel talks ‘do not concern us’

Senior Hezbollah official Mahmud Qamati has said that his group was not concerned by Lebanon’s planned direct talks...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:10pm

Lebanon president vows to prosecute those who attacked French UN peacekeepers

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has vowed to prosecute those who targeted French UN peacekeepers, killing one and...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:04pm

UKMTO reports tanker incident near Oman

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has said it had received a report of a tanker being...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 05:55pm

Israel admits post-ceasefire strikes on Lebanon

Israel’s military has acknowledged its forces have carried out numerous strikes, including artillery fire and air...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 05:52pm

UN force in Lebanon condemns ‘deliberate attack’ killing one peacekeeper, injuring three others

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has condemned what it has described as a “deliberate attack on...

Published 18 Apr, 2026 05:49pm