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responses to counter Moscow’s provocative behaviour against the alliance or risk the Kremlin intensifying its actions. A retired general and former chair of the Nato military committee, the 64-year-old’s defence background
Iran. The prices would still have to rise, the company said, because it imports already-refined fuel with prices that are tied to global product markets rather than the cost of crude oil. It added
Iran, France’s TotalEnergies, Italy’s Eni and QatarEnergy signed an offshore exploration permit with the Lebanese government for Block 8. Reports of potential gas and mineral reserves off the Levantine coast go back
Iran. The ceasefire took effect at midnight local time in Lebanon, where Israel had been conducting devastating airstrikes aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia. Trump said on social media that the truce
response,” and is awaiting final orders from their commander-in-chief. ## Attacks come amid intense negotiations Both sides had indicated progress on a memorandum of understanding that could halt the [war](/news/2026/5/26/iran-war-day-88-us-attacks-near-strait-of-hormuz-talks-under-way-in-qatar) and restart shipping
Iran have compounded these pressures further. Sudan, which relies heavily on imported fuel, has found itself caught in the disruption to Gulf energy supply chains and shipping routes, driving already strained fuel supplies tighter
response to US and Israeli attacks on Iran. A wider Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon followed, and further attempts to destroy the Hezbollah leadership. Earlier on 8 April, a temporary ceasefire between the United States
pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly 20% of the global supply of oil and gas normally moves. It's also a key passageway for other goods such as fertilizer, aluminum
Iran from the tournament before FIFA intervened, and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani — whose father, Mahmood, recently revealed he had once come close to taking Somali citizenship — warned that a surge of ICE activity
response yet from Iran and a lack of clarity over whether Trump could reinstate his latest mission. And observers fear another round of violence is not far away. --- **A desperate situation** Trump’s Project Freedom
responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian
response, Iran accused the US of “[piracy](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it)“. Then, on Wednesday, the US military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters, the Reuters news agency reported, and was said to be redirecting
pressure lawmakers. With a decision from the Supreme Court on Bayer’s liability expected as soon as this month, the House was considering adding liability protection language against pesticides, which include herbicides, to the Farm
pressure them into redrawing the congressional districts [lost their primaries](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/indiana-republicans-donald-trump) on Tuesday to candidates that had Trump’s backing. - **What were the results of some other primaries around the country?** In Ohio
Iran.” The latest jobs report showed the US economy added 115,000 jobs, with most growth concentrated in healthcare, transportation and retail. However, other white-collar sectors weakened. Financial activities lost 11,000 jobs, while
response that represents an opportunity to make big, easy money for anyone with advance knowledge of presidential announcements A [recent BBC investigation](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge0grppe3po) found that multimillion-dollar trades have been made in global
responses will be broader and will encompass all American-Zionist targets in the region,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said in a statement. Israel responded to that by carrying out multiple attacks across Iran
response. The IRGC described the US naval blockade, as well as its seizure of ships attempting to reach Iranian ports, as “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that the control over Hormuz is “under
Iran — US forces spent more than half of their pre-war stockpile of four critical munitions, [alarming US allies in Asia](/features/2026/5/23/missiles-to-munitions-does-the-us-risk-running-out-of-key-weapons) that recognised they could no longer count on Washington to come to their
Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/AFP/Getty In response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there