Middle East

US launches strikes to ‘punish’ Iran after troops killed

Screenshots from a video circulating online that is said to show an overnight Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

Fuel prices didn’t skyrocket before. Here’s why they could shoot up this time

A crude oil tanker at a port in South Korea in May. South Korea has diversified its crude streams, on top of increased purchases of US crude.

Judge rules US government's 2024 phone searches of Palestinian American violated his rights

The seal of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at the Albert V. Bryan courthouse, stands in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago

Trump hails release of US citizen held in Iran as 'goodwill' gesture

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the media on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’, warns Iran, vowing to resist to the end

A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 16.

US launches multiple strikes on Iran, which retaliates against US targets in region

American sailors conducting night-time flight operations while transiting the Arabian Sea, in a photo posted online by the US military.

News analysis

US war against Iran has entered a new phase

A critical question for the next phase is whether US President Donald Trump will consider an operation to take Kharg Island.

US reports ‘wave of strikes’ on Iran, Washington reimposes naval blockade in return to war

A photo released by Iran shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait.

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US launches new Iran strikes, reimposes naval blockade

A fire burning at the port of Kish Island in Iran, in a screengrab taken from a social media video released on July 14.

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