07:06

Middle East Conflict

Iran: 'No enemy troops should survive if adversaries attempt a ground operation' - Middle East conflict on 2 April

Fears of wider escalation grow despite President Donald Trump saying U.S. strikes on Iran could end within weeks. Meanwhile missile attacks, tanker incidents and rising casualties across Israel, Lebanon and the Gulf heighten risks to regional stability and energy routes.

20:14

Middle East Conflict

Russia pulls staff, attacks stopped, Trump says Iran wants ceasefire - Middle East conflict on 1 April

There are fears of an oil spill after a drone strike hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker near Dubai on Tuesday, while U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran reportedly killed at least two people. A loud explosion was heard in Beirut in southern Lebanon early Wednesday, as oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel.

13:08

Middle East conflict

Australia PM warns of prolonged economic shock over Iran's war, in rare national address

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned the economic shocks of the war in the Middle East would be felt for months and encouraged citizens to take public transport in a rare address to the nation on Wednesday (1 April).

08:57

Middle East conflict

Explosions heard in Damascus as Syria's president says it will stay out of Iran conflict unless it faces aggression

Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus as Israeli air defences intercepted Iranian missiles, Syrian state television reported on Tuesday.

07:23

Middle East conflict

Trump: U.S. could end the Iran war in two to three weeks

President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down.

21:05

Middle East Conflict

Iran-U.S.-Israel tensions rise after strikes and threats of retaliation - 31 March

The Iran-U.S.-Israel conflict is intensifying, with fresh strikes near Tehran, European calls for restraint, and Iran threatening to target U.S. firms in the region, raising fears of a broader escalation across the Middle East.

15:01

UN Report

UN says 20,000 seafarers trapped as Strait of Hormuz crisis hits global trade

Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded on around 2,000 ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, in what has been described as an unprecedented situation in the post-Second World War era. The vessels include oil and gas tankers, cargo ships and six cruise liners.

12:21

View from Iran

Iran stretches diplomatic muscles, shattering illusion of defeat

One month into the war on Iran which broke out on 28 February, and Tehran has intensified its diplomatic offensives in a bid to prove that Israel and U.S. have lost control of the war.

08:25

Middle East conflict

Three UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon as Israel seeks to annex territory

Three United Nations peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon after a bloody weekend in which Lebanese journalists and medics were killed in Israeli strikes.

07:36

Middle East conflict

Oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran's energy

Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.

00:01

View from Türkiye

Islamabad hosts four-nation talks pushing for peace amid U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joined high-level talks in Islamabad over the weekend as part of an intensified four-way diplomatic effort to end the ongoing regional conflict, now in its second month. 

14:41

Explainer

The global price tag of the U.S-Israel-Iran war in the Middle East

The escalation of conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran since 28 February 2026 has moved beyond a regional security crisis to become a systemic shock to the global economy and our pockets.

12:56

Middle East Crisis

Trump: We will obliterate Iran's electric and oil infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz is not opened

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the U.S is in talks with the new Iranian regime. He said this in a post on his Truth Social account but warned that the U.S. will "Obliterate" Iran's electric and oil facilities if no deal is reached, especially regarding the Strait of Hormuz closure.

11:35

Middle East conflict

Israel reports second attack from Yemen

The Israeli military said on Monday that Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, and an attack had also been launched from Yemen for the second time since the U.S.-Israeli war began on Tehran. It said two drones from Yemen were intercepted early 30 March but gave no further details.

08:44

Middle East conflict

Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said a peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday.

08:11

Middle East conflict

Trump calls Iran's current leaders 'very reasonable' as Pakistan prepares to host talks

President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran have been meeting "directly and indirectly" and that Iran's new leaders have been "very reasonable", as more U.S troops arrived in the region and Tehran warned it will not accept humiliation.

07:52

Fuel shortage

Australia to halve tax on fuel, amid ongoing Middle East conflict

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday the government would halve the excise on fuel and diesel and remove the heavy road user charge for three months to help households cope with a surge in costs driven by the Iran war.

20:08

Iran war

Iran warns U.S. troops will become 'food for sharks' if Trump launches ground attack - Middle East conflict on 29 March

A senior Iranian military officer warned that American troops will become ‘food for sharks’ on Sunday if the U.S. launches a ground offensive in Iran. The threat came as contingents of U.S. Marines began to arrive in the Middle East, with thousands expected to be deployed in the region. 

08:09

Middle East Conflict

Iran warns U.S. troops will become 'food for sharks' if Trump launches ground attack - Sunday 29 March

Iranian Military Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Zulfiqari has warned that American soldiers will become 'food for sharks' if U.S. President Donald Trump launches ground attacks against Iran. The threat comes after the U.S. military said it was deploying thousands of Marines to the region.

23:51

Middle East conflict

G7 foreign ministers call for an end to attacks on civilians in the Iran war

The foreign ministers of the G7 group of nations on Friday called for an immediate stop to attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Iran war.