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force, but also its entire community, because it is more than likely that Shiites would rally to the party's side," [writes Michael Young](https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/people/michael-young) of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut
Israeli war with Iran raised the average US gasoline price to above $4 a gallon. “We remain in relatively slow growth mode, nothing exciting,” said Brian Bethune, an economics professor at Boston College. “There
Force base north of London to put together a multinational mission to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz amid global concerns over oil and energy prices. A poll in the U.K. shows 1 in 10 people
forces enforcing [a blockade](/news/2026/4/15/iran-warns-us-naval-blockade-threatens-ceasefire) on Iranian ports and ships, and maintaining a heavy presence around the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although
Israeli talks in Washington.** In a statement, the group said it targeted Kiryat Shmona, Metula and 11 other towns “with simultaneous rocket salvos” at 6.15pm. US warships blocked six vessels departing Iranian ports
Israeli strikes on Iran from the get-go, describing them as illegal under international law. He immediately denied US forces permission to use joint US-Spanish military bases in Spain for operations against Iran. This
Israeli military, to be removed as a supplier to the [NHS](https://www.theguardian.com/society/nhs) federated data platform (FDP), with one Labour backbencher, Samantha Niblett, questioning whether it could be “trusted as a custodian
Israeli airstrike killed the Lebanese journalist and wounded another on April 22, while they were working near the border with Israel, according to their employer and rescuers. **MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images** MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP
Defense and Security Department at CSIS, carried out the calculations. He said that he was also looking at damages to bases used by the US in the Gulf. But that exercise has been more challenging
Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2F72983dca4da382063a1af795768b%2Fgettyimages-2270825328.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) The U.S. Middle
Israeli forces to decapitate the Iranian leadership and paralyse its military. The military attacks were successful. The predictions about the political cause-and-effect to follow were not. Iran has survived the initial strikes
forced nudity, invasive and painful body cavity searches, Israelis exposing their genitals, including to minors, and threats of sexual violence. Researchers have recorded accounts of escalating sexualized attacks and humiliation of Palestinians in their communities
Defense Pete Hegseth has faced his first public questioning from Congress on the [US-Israel war with Iran.](/news/liveblog/2026/4/29/iran-war-live-trump-says-tehran-wants-end-to-blockade-israel-kills-medics) Over hours of tense testimony alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, Hegseth
force since April 8 having paused the conflict. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday cautioned against the possibility of a “frozen conflict”, where the critical waterway is used as a pressure card amid