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US approves $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies

attacks from Iran since the start of the war in late February, draining their stockpiles of US weapons and straining their air defence systems. The sales include the transfer of an advanced precision kill weapon

Iran war: What’s happening on day 63 as Trump signals possible attacks

attacks Tensions remain high [across the region](/news/liveblog/2026/5/1/iran-war-live-tehran-says-us-ports-siege-intolerable-trump-mulls-action), with Iran, the United States and Israel trading warnings as violence continues. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the US naval siege of Iranian ports

The UAE is attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz

attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz ![A patrol boat moves through the water as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran

Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ of US decision to withdraw troops from Germany

details of their decision on force posture in Germany”. The remarks suggested the announcement of the withdrawal was a unilateral act, with little or no coordination with Washington’s European allies. “This adjustment underscores

What has Trump said before possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean?

details showed distance between Trump’s position and Iran’s. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Friday that, in light of a [10-day pause](/news/2026/4/17/what-we-know-about-the-israel-lebanon-ceasefire) in fighting in Lebanon, “the passage

Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch

attacks on US assets in solidarity with Tehran. Iran, which wields considerable influence over Iraqi politics, has also been involved in the political crisis. It has cultivated Shia parties following the removal of President Saddam

The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

UAE and Qatar - all hit by Iranian missiles and drones in recent weeks - to share drone expertise and technology, tightening alliances and benefitting from business - and it hopes defence deals - with wealthy US-allied countries