Iran threatens new offensive while US rules out extending ceasefire deal
18 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump welcomes defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
17 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers
16 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says he’ll declare Hormuz US territory
16 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
15 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
15 August 2026
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US can keep Iran blockade ‘indefinitely’
15 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran 'indefinitely,' vows more economic pressure
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Hormuz oil spill: Iran calls for compensation
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Gulf states bet on restraint over direct involvement in Mideast war
The Gulf capitals have released public statements saying they are not taking part in operations against Iran and that their territory is not being used as a base for attacks.
11 March 2026
Sri Lanka court orders 84 Iranian sailors' bodies be handed to Iran embassy, local media says
The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a US submarine while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India
11 March 2026
Iran's new supreme leader injured but 'safe': officials
"I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections," says Iranian president's son Yousef Pezeshkian
11 March 2026
Iran police chief says anti-govt protesters treated as 'enemies'
"And we will do to them what we do to an enemy. We will deal with them in the same way we deal with enemies," he added.
11 March 2026
US destroys mine-laying vessels as Trump warns Iran over Strait of Hormuz
Trump previously said the US had "completely destroyed" 10 inactive mine-laying vessels.
11 March 2026
War on Iran: latest developments
Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted six ballistic missiles launched Wednesday toward Prince Sultan Air Base and a seventh missile headed towards the country's east.
11 March 2026
New wave of Iran attacks as IEA weighs oil reserve release
Israel's military says it detected missiles heading towards the country and activated its air defences
11 March 2026
Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran despite market bets Trump will end war soon
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they would block oil shipments from the Gulf unless US and Israeli attacks cease
10 March 2026
China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leader
Israel's military has threatened to target any successor to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed over a week ago in a first wave of US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
9 March 2026
HRW accuses Israel of 'unlawfully' using white phosphorus in new Lebanon attacks
White phosphorus, a substance that ignites on contact with oxygen, can be used to create smokescreens and to illuminate battlefields.
9 March 2026
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war
9 March 2026
Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval
Trump had previously demanded a say in the appointment and dismissed the younger Khamenei as an unacceptable "lightweight".
9 March 2026
Israel strikes oil depots in Tehran; Iran attacks Haifa refinery
Videos circulating on social media showed towering columns of fire rising above oil depots and illuminating the skyline
8 March 2026
Iran Guards say can fight 'intense war' for six months
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war
8 March 2026
Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war
Trump said he "will remember" the lack of British support during the conflict with Iran
8 March 2026
Saudi has told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have all come under heavy drone and missile fire from Iran over the past week
8 March 2026
SpongeBob, Iron Man and Call of Duty: Inside the US meme war against Iran
The videos have been viewed millions of times and shared across social media by pro-Trump accounts
8 March 2026
One week into Iran war, the dangers for the US and Trump multiply
Crisis has quickly widened into a regional conflict
8 March 2026
Cracks emerge in Iran's leadership as it reels under bombardment
Sources close to Iran's leadership told Reuters the strains were starting to show among leading figures still alive
8 March 2026
Trump rejects settling war with Iran, raises notion of eliminating all its potential leaders
The war has roiled global markets and oil prices have hit multi-year highs
8 March 2026