The attacks followed the passage of U.S. warships and merchant vessels through the waterway despite Iran’s threats against attempts to “interfere” in the strait.
A rupture between the "new" Israel and Europe, stupidly framed as a holy war, would be yet another loss of judgment under Netanyahu's and his allies' destructive rule
A 32-hour ceasefire surrounding Orthodox Easter collapsed similarly, with Ukraine accusing Russia of 2,299 violations and Moscow accusing Kyiv of 1,971 by the end.
Heading into this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, 250-plus alleged journalists signed a letter urging anyone and everyone speaking at the podium to attack President Donald Trump, who is attending for the first time while in office.
The IDF views the incident with “great severity and emphasizes that the soldier’s conduct is wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops,” the military said on Sunday night.
Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.
“I’ve told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, ‘Nope, you’re not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want”
Defense Minister Katz noted that the IDF was awaiting the green light from the US, adding that future attacks would be "different and deadly," targeting "the most painful places."
India's foreign ministry said it summoned Iran's ambassador over the “serious incident” of firing on two India-flagged merchant ships, especially after Iran earlier let several India-bound ships through.
Trump claimed Iran’s ability to launch missiles was "dramatically curtailed." Briefing reporters on March 4, Hegseth said that "in under a week" the U.S. and Israel would have "complete control of Iranian skies."
Donald Trump is threatening to “bomb Iran back into the Stone Age”. In reality, however, the US president has no plan for how to end the war, says Iran expert Ali Vaez in interview with Der Spiegel
Time Magazine's Senior Political Correspondent provides insight through insider sources - and calls with the President himself - on just how Trump managed to blunder into this Catch-22
Israeli media reported Monday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not aid any potential American ground operation inside Iran; Israeli troops are instead being sent to southern Lebanon.
The head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, added "Trump has finally achieved his dream of ‘regime change’—but in the region’s maritime regime!”. Azizi maybe needs to workshop his comedy writing but the spirit is there
The push from the Gulf nations comes as Trump vacillates between claiming that Iran’s decimated leadership is ready to settle the conflict and threatening to further escalate the war if a deal is not reached soon.
The peace negotiations that are definitely 100% happening seem to be going well. Trump also repeats his confabulated claim that Iran is "giving" him ships as a present
The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks. Experts also see a fear of damage to the countries’ image as safe havens.
Trump was uncharacteristically tight-lipped about the gift, describing it only as ‘a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money’. Possibly the prize was "helping me do insider trading through press statement manipulation of the markets"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.
Oy, we’ve taken on five fronts and still we’re arguing about who should enlist in the IDF - what are we, chopped liver? With this many open fronts, no wonder there's a draft! 🥸🚬
Defense Minister Israel Katz said this on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.
"Do not call your defeat an agreement... no situation will return to the way it was before until we will it. Has the level of your internal conflict reached the point where you are negotiating with yourselves?"
President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.
Iran insists the Strait is open to all but enemy vessels. Analysts predict a Black Monday reopening of global equity markets in free fall. Fertiliser/agriculture crisis deepens; UN warns of potential "record levels of global hunger"
The war's won but also give another $200bil for warfare but also NATO can go sort out the strait but also we're sending more troops and might invade Kharg but also USA doesn't care, we're a net oil exporter but also we're lifting embargos on Iranian oil
The superpower has lost control of its foreign policy, writes Badr Albusaidi, Oman’s chief diplomat (he was the mediator in the latest nuclear talks between Iran and the US)
The US must support Zionist expansionism, the regathering of Israel will let the catching away of the Church begin. The true believers will float up to Heaven as the tribulation commences! The confederation of Gog gathers at the edges of prophecy (etc.)
As the French naval task force moves closer to Iran, Le Monde has identified a French serviceman using the sports app in the middle of the Mediterranean. This security flaw has not been fixed despite our previous reports.
Oil market researcher Rory Johnston on what happens if the war does not end. Note: Global oil prices - and the downstream consequences on supply chains - impact everyone, regardless of whether or not their country's oil is sourced via Hormuz.
While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.
If his death is confirmed, security chief Ali Larijani will be the most senior Iranian official to be killed after Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday mocked the widespread news on social media about his death as he released a video showing him ordering a coffee at what seems to be a roadside mini-market.
The iron dome's totally not weakening, but you should put your hand in your pocket - because if it were weakening, and you didn't give us interceptors, we might do something crazy 🤪
Hundreds of IRGC agents may be operating in Canada. [...] Shia cleric Hojjatoleslam Morteza Tayyebi was recently filmed arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
In kitchens across India, hot food and drinks - even tea - are disappearing from the menu in place of fast food and lemon water as the Middle East conflict creates a nationwide shortage of cooking gas.
"We are experiencing a severe, global disruption impacting all Stryker laptops and systems that connect our network. EDT is working to resolve the issue... Updates will be sent as information becomes available."
President Miguel Díaz-Canel, whose country is rapidly running out of fuel, said the talks were based on “respect for the political systems of both countries.”
Even if the Iran war stops, restarting production and transport for fertilizers and their components could take weeks—at a crucial moment for planting.
After the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Saturday, Israel said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed. US President Donald Trump told NBC News he believes reports of Khamenei's death are correct.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: "Spain is a member of the European Union and we negotiate about tariffs with the United States only together or not at all. There is no way to treat Spain particularly badly."
Sanctions, diplomatic isolation, attempts at internal destabilization, and information-psychological operations, have all been attempted unsuccessfully.
"Americans, and Republicans in particular, support regime change in Iran, but are unwilling to risk any U.S. casualties to achieve it [...] 'if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action'"
The terminal, owned by Russia’s state pipeline company Transneft, also handles Kazakh oil through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which includes US energy giant Chevron as a shareholder.
Police are investigating after incident recorded showing a man in a MAGA hat exiting his vehicle and attacking a group of ethnic teenaged protesters. No charges have been filed yet.
“And we have a Stand Your Ground law that says that if you reasonably believe that your life is in danger and you’re in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself with lethal force,” Mayes said.
“For all its military and economic strength, the US has one key weakness: it relies on others to pay its bills via large external deficits,” Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?
You've got strength, you've got soul You've felt pain, you've felt love You can grow (You can grow), you can grow (You can grow) You can make this world what you want You can revolt, you can revolt You can revolt, ooh-oh
ICE officers take their uniforms off when they go home. Our communities need to identify, isolate, and hold them accountable even when they aren't clocked in.
“The level of sophistication of US equipment, compared with the weapons Venezuela obtained from Russia and China, was fully exposed in this operation,” Vice Defense Minister Hsu Szu-chien told lawmakers on Monday.
Initial reports indicate that heavy gunfire was deployed against what appear to be drones near the main government building, and that the city's main ministries were evacuated.
Overall, at least 15 protesters and one member of the security forces have been reported killed during seven days of demonstrations, according to rights group HRANA.
A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a new attack plan on Iran, while the Israeli army has entered a state of maximum alert.
In recent weeks the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which seeks to revive the formerly independent state of South Yemen, has swept through swathes of the country, expelling other government forces and their allies.
The drone strike, the details of which have not been previously reported, targeted a remote dock on the Venezuelan coast that the US government believed was being used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs.
At least 41 have died and about a million more are displaced since the fighting resumed this month along the 500-mile border separating the two nations.