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As US-Iran talks remain ‘stalled’, experts warn of ‘long-term disruptions’

Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world

Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

conflict. ## 1- Incorrect generalisation of the 12-day war experience Washington assumed Iran’s behavioural pattern from the short war with Israel would repeat, but this time the level of direct US involvement

Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies

impact of the war in Iran ripples across the aviation industry. [![A worker fuels a Delta Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on April 09, 2026. As fuel prices continue to rise amid

A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families

Iran continues, USS Ford's deployment may soon surpass the record set during the Vietnam War, before it returns to Norfolk, home to the world's biggest naval base. Top Navy officials have predicted that

Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy

impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy. The war has damaged energy infrastructure across the Gulf, while critical exports like

$25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US?

conflict,” Hurst said, promising to also provide a cost breakdown later. The estimated figure only reflects “the costs of the war”, Hurst said, explaining: “We’re factoring in costs of munitions expended in that total

Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal

Trump has suggested multiple times since his second term began that the US could take control of the Panama Canal, while accusing China, without evidence, of managing the strategic waterway, which accounts for about

First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistan’s leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran. ## **Texas tornado kills

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food crisis grow

conflict continues into the middle of the year and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.  A farmer harvests wheat crops in the suburbs of Peshawar, Pakistan

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

impact, reared its Medusa-like head. Again. "No worries," Spain's determined-to-appear calm prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said to waiting journalists as he arrived at the leaders' summit. "We are fulfilling our obligations

‘Operation Epic Fury’ has ended: Is the Iran war over?

conflict – [had concluded](/news/2026/5/6/iran-war-day-68-trump-talks-about-progress-in-talks-rubio-says-war-over) as its objectives had been achieved. Washington now prefers “the path of peace”, Rubio said. On the same day, US President Donald Trump announced that the US [military operation](/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2

Alleged Correspondents' Dinner shooter to appear in court. And, Charles III visits U.S.

end of a bad week for Trump politically. He is facing his lowest-ever approval ratings as the war with Iran drags on. Keith says that while this incident [temporarily shifts the focus](https://one.npr.org

King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign

conflict in Iran and the wider Middle East, with a fragile ceasefire holding for now. There's the host, President Donald Trump, who recently faced criticism for appearing to depict himself in an AI image

Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again

conflict began in late February, an estimated 20,000 sailors have been trapped in the Gulf, unable to pass through the strait of Hormuz into the open ocean. Concerns about their physical and mental health

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

Trump-style social media vetting for visa applicants. The opposition leader, **Angus Taylor**, says it is “non-discriminatory on race or religion”.  Multiculturalism minister Anne Aly. Photograph: Lukas