US intelligence assets believe Iran is preparing to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest oil shipping channel. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More US strikes minelaying ships in Iran after warning of ‘intense’ day of bombingCategory: Middle East
Strait of Hormuz timelapse shows fall in shipping traffic
The footage demonstrates the flow of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf since the US-Israeli military offensive began against Iran on 27 February. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Strait of Hormuz timelapse shows fall in shipping trafficWhy air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain
Air strikes have damaged at least four oil facilities since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last month. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Why air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rainAir strikes cause black rain and ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Tehran, scientists say
Air strikes have damaged at least four oil facilities since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last month. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Air strikes cause black rain and ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Tehran, scientists sayWar expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel
Israel’s military says it targeted Quds Force operatives after a return to war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, but Iran says they were diplomats. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotelBBC visits key Dubai port in Iran’s firing line
Trade at the Middle East’s biggest port has been hit hard since Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran’s firing lineMixed messages from Trump leave more questions than answers over war’s end
The US president has tried to soothe nerves over oil and markets, but his comments still lack clarity, writes Anthony Zurcher. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Mixed messages from Trump leave more questions than answers over war’s endGPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East
GPS jamming has made navigation hazardous in the Gulf, spurring efforts to develop alternatives. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle EastTrump says Iran war will be over ‘very soon’, but not this week
At his press briefing, the US president claimed the operation was a “tremendous success”, but added that he wants to ensure Iran cannot develop nuclear weaponry. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Trump says Iran war will be over ‘very soon’, but not this weekIran’s new leader has never been tested. He now faces an existential battle
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, enters power as the Islamic republic faces its most serious crisis. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Iran’s new leader has never been tested. He now faces an existential battleG7 to take ‘necessary measures’ to support energy supplies
Finance ministers and the IEA discussed options for stabilising oil prices which surpassed $100. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More G7 to take ‘necessary measures’ to support energy suppliesIn maps: Ten days of strikes across the Middle East
Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon and the Iranian regime has carried out more attacks, as the war continues for a tenth day. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More In maps: Ten days of strikes across the Middle EastFive Iranian footballers ‘in Australian safe house’ after Asian Cup protest
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them ‘wartime traitors’ for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Five Iranian footballers ‘in Australian safe house’ after Asian Cup protestKuwaiti government high-rise hit by Iranian drone
Footage shows flames tearing through the building in the early hours of Sunday, following more attacks on the gulf state. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Kuwaiti government high-rise hit by Iranian drone‘This is a moment of grave peril’ – UN humanitarian chief
UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More ‘This is a moment of grave peril’ – UN humanitarian chief