•PM Starmer and British warplanes Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday British warplanes were involved in “defensive operations” in Middle East skies but the UK had “played no role” in the US-Israeli attack on Iran. In his first public response to the strikes, which triggered missile launches from Tehran, Starmer said that Britain’s oper...
•US President Donald Trump holds an umbrella as he gives a thumbs up while boarding Air Force One yesterday US President Donald Trump declared yesterday that the “war is over in Gaza” as he headed on a high-stakes peace trip to Israel and Egypt. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One at the start of […]
•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may travel to the Middle East later this week, as negotiators in Egypt reported “encouraging” progress toward a deal to end the Gaza war. Trump, whose 20-point peace proposal forms the basis of the talks in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, said a peace deal […]
•Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khemenei and US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump yesterday dismissed Iran’s retaliatory strikes against an American base in Qatar as “weak” and sought to draw a line under the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure by calling for regional peace. Trum...
•US warship The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was leaving Southeast Asia today after cancelling plans to dock in Vietnam, amid reports it is headed to the Middle East to boost the US presence as Israel and Iran do battle. At 13:45 GMT, the carrier was traveling through the Malacca Strait toward the Indian Ocean, according […]
•Airlines Global airlines cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, today as airspaces shut following Israeli strikes on Iran. Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria closed their airspace after Israel hit military and nuclear facilities in Iran. Israel said Tehran launched drones in retaliati...
Oil prices soared and stocks sank today after Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and warned of more to come, stoking fears of a full-blown war. Investors ran for the hills on news of the attacks and a warning from Tehran that its regional foe faced a “bitter and painful” fate, while […]
•US President Donald Trump Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, saying the American would “bring peace to the Middle East.” “We are confident that he is the leader to bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region,” Sharaa’s administration said in a statement yester...
•Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh warning to Iran today, saying there was no place in the Middle East beyond Israel’s reach amid a flurry of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. In a video statement made in English, Netanyahu addressed the people of Iran and warned that their governme...
•Rising oil prices Oil prices surged more than three percent in early Asian trade today following unconfirmed reports of explosions in Iran, Syria and Iraq, sparking fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis. West Texas Intermediate jumped 3.66 percent to $85.76 and Brent rose 3.44 percent to $90.11. The reports come after a […]...
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