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Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House

Trump and Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline

US President Donald Trump and Israel have stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway or face attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Iranian and US forces searched for a missing US crew member from one of two downed warplanes.

Middle East • 48 mins

A F-15E Strike fighter jet conducting flight training

US warplane downed over Iran, one crew member missing

A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and search and rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a US official told Reuters, in the first known incident of its kind in the nearly five-week-old war.

Middle East • 03 Apr

Family says man held in Iran faces possible execution

The family of a man detained in Iran accused of being involved in the killing of three members of the Iranian Basij militia during anti-government protests earlier this year has said he faces possible execution.

Middle East • 03 Apr

Fragments of a downed US fighter jet in central Iran

As it happened: US fighter jet shot down over Iran

Follow developments in the Middle East as US defence officials say the US Army's chief of staff has been asked to step down and calls grow for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East • 03 Apr

Smoke rises which visible from distant parts of the city as heavy explosions occurred where United States and Israel attack in the northern part of Tehran

US vows to target more Iranian infrastructure

President Donald Trump said the US "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran", reiterating vows to increase the ferocity of attacks on its infrastructure.

Middle East • 03 Apr

Oil Drill, Oil Refinery, Gasoline, Crude Oil, Oil Industry

US crude jumps more than 11% after Trump's Iran speech

US oil prices jumped more than 11%, while Brent soared 7% on Thursday in volatile trading, as traders worried about prolonged disruptions to oil supply the day after President Donald Trump said the US would continue attacks on Iran.

Business • 10 hrs

Cargo vessel, Ali 25, in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. In a statement yesterday, the UAE and nearly two dozen other countries issued a joint statement condemning Iran's "attacks by

Recap: Gulf states want UN mandate for force in Hormuz

Review all the latest developments as war in the Middle East continued.

Middle East • 02 Apr

US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House.

Iran uncertainty persists after Trump's televised address

US President Donald Trump has stated over a dozen times that the Iran war will be wrapped up soon, but hope of a more substantial and detailed case last night during his prime time address did not happen.

Analysis and Comment • 02 Apr

B1 bridge - pic taken from tweet from Iranian foreign minister

Eight dead, 95 wounded after strike on Iranian bridge

US President Donald Trump has said the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages".

Middle East • 03 Apr

Dr Patrick Bury joins Behind the Story to discuss the Iran conflict and examine the military options for US

Podcast: Trump on Iran and new threats to leave NATO

US President Donald Trump continues to issue contradictory statements on ending the Iran conflict.

Behind the Story • 01 Apr

A photographs shows damaged buildings following an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Al Hadath neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 1, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah

As it happened - Iran strikes targets Israel, US bases

Follow developments in the Middle East as US President Donald Trump says the United States could end the Iran war within two to three weeks.

Middle East • 02 Apr

Pezeshkian asks US if Mideast war puts 'America first'

Iran's president asked the people of the United States if the Middle East conflict was truly putting "America First", accusing the US of war crimes and being influenced by Israel ahead of a much-anticipated address by Donald Trump.

Middle East • 01 Apr

IRAN, TEHRAN - JANUARY 31: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â" MANDATORY CREDIT - 'IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a ceremony held at the m

As it happened: Iran Guards threaten US firms

Follow live developments in the Middle East as Iran attacks a crude oil tanker off Dubai and US President Donald Trump threatens to obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East • 01 Apr

A stock investor is following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall in China

Markets 'underpricing' risk posed by Middle East conflict

Financial markets are underpricing the risk posed by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to one geopolitical strategy expert.

Business • 30 Mar

Residents sit amid debris in a residential building that was hit in an airstrike earlier this morning

Trump issues new warning to Iran over Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington will destroy Iran's energy plants and oil wells if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East • 30 Mar

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Oil up 2.5%, set for first weekly decline since Iran war

Oil prices rose today but were on track for their first weekly decline since February 9 as US President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran's energy plants, though investors remain cagey about prospects for ceasefire in the month-old war.

Business • 27 Mar

People gather at a cemetery to commemorate victims, most of them children, who were killed on a missile attack on a girls primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran

UN human rights chief demands 'justice' for school strike

The deadly bombing of an Iranian school spurred "visceral horror", the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said, urging the US to conclude its probe and demanding justice "for the terrible harm done".

World • 27 Mar

MarineTraffic map showing current ships traffic on Strait of Hormuz

Oil up as investors reassess MidEast ceasefire prospects

Oil rose more than 3% today, rebounding from the previous session's losses, as prospects for a prolonged conflict in the Middle East stoked concerns over further supply disruptions.

Business • 26 Mar

a man hangs a flag on a flagpole with other flags in a line

France denies excluding S Africa from G7 over US pressure

French officials have denied excluding South Africa from the ⁠list of invitees to the G7 leaders' summit in June due to pressure from Washington, saying Kenya had been invited instead ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's visit there later this year.

World • 26 Mar

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

Trump pauses plans to attack energy plants in Iran

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will pause attacks on Iran's energy plants for ten days at Tehran's request and said talks with Iran were going "very well".

Middle East • 27 Mar

Smoke rises from the area of the Kuwait International Airport after a reported drone strike hit a fuel depot on March 25, 2026. Gulf countries called for Iran to immediately halt its strikes on their territory and provide full reparations, in a rare urgen

As it happened: White House threat over conflict deal

A look back at developments as the conflict in the Middle East continues and Iran says that it has no intention of negotiating with the US, while Donald Trump's administration threatens to "unleash hell" if Iran does not make a deal.

Middle East • 25 Mar

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is committed to continue resistance against the US and Israel

'We do not intend to negotiate', says Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran did not plan to negotiate with the United States and that Tehran intended to keep fighting, after President Donald Trump said Washington had proposed a peace plan.

Middle East • 26 Mar

Missiles launched by Iran in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks are seen over the skies of Ramallah, West Bank

As it happened: Trump cites progress with Iran

Look back on developments in the Middle East after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel and the Israeli military said it struck a site in Tehran belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Middle East • 24 Mar

Security forces and first responders gather next to a damaged building at a site struck by a projectile in Bnei Brak, on the eastern outskirts of Tel Aviv

US reported to propose plan to end Iran war

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday ⁠the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to war with Iran, including winning an important concession from Tehran, while media outlets reported Washington had sent a 15-point settlement proposal.

Middle East • 24 Mar

Recap: Israel says Trump sees chance of deal with Iran

Here are developments of the US-Israeli war on Iran as the impact of the fighting continues to be felt around the globe.

Middle East • 23 Mar