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French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack

Iran talks last weekend in Islamabad. It was not clear whether Hezbollah would abide by a truce it did not play a role in negotiating, especially when it leaves Israeli troops occupying a stretch

California’s jet fuel supply drops to three-year low as Middle East turmoil squeezes global oil market

Israel’s war with Iran. Asia [imported](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/why-is-asia-so-reliant-middle-eastern-oil-2026-03-04/) more than 14m barrels a day of crude Middle Eastern oil in 2025. Traffic in the strait of Hormuz, a major waterway for oil vessels

Iran war day 70: US, Iran trade fire in Hormuz amid ceasefire tensions

recently appointed top leader since the war with the US and Israel began. - **Tehran rejects vessel attack claims:** Iran denied that it was behind an explosion that [damaged a South Korean ship](/news/2026/5/4/hormuz-tensions-push-ceasefire-to-the-brink-as-trump-threatens-iran

How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US

Israel, Iran and the Gulf Arab states. All those countries are our friends, even if they are enemies,” said Ma Xiaolin, dean of the Mediterranean Rim Institute at Zhejiang International Studies University. ![China's President

In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people

Israel and Iran traded fire in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, and the American pope repeated his demand for dialogue to resolve disputes. "Peace

Down but not out: In war with Israel, Hezbollah shows it is still powerful

conflict monitor. “The future of Hezbollah can now be determined only after the end of negotiations, whether between Iran, America and a Lebanese level,” Kassir said. “Hezbollah is becoming more popular and stronger

Hegseth says US blockade to continue, ready for new attacks on Iran energy

conflict, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, through diplomacy. “You, Iran, can choose a prosperous future, a golden bridge, and we hope that you do for the people of Iran

Martin Scorsese’s film about Pope Francis to receive world premiere in Vatican City

conflicts ... the essence of a life’s journey”. At the time Scorsese said: “Now, more than ever, we need to talk to each other, listen to one another cross-culturally … It was important to [Pope

Trump reviews Iranian peace proposal, warns strikes could resume

conflict and a naval blockade. In a post on Truth Social later, Trump said it is difficult to imagine that the Iranian proposal would be acceptable as “they have not yet paid a big enough

Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise

recent days that the ceasefire Trump agreed with Tehran did not mean a ceasefire in Lebanon. A poll by Israel's Channel 12 news network last week found that almost 80% of respondents supported continued

Even if the Iran war ended today, US fuel prices aren’t likely to normalize this year

Israel attacked Iran in late February, says [Denton Cinquegrana](https://www.opis.com/blog/post-author/denton-cinquegrana/), chief oil analyst at Dow Jones Energy. “For retail prices to drop $1.50, I think we could kiss that number goodbye

Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to enforce Iran blockade

Israel “war of choice” on Iran. The war is “a clear, unprovoked act of aggression”, and the US public should challenge the government for “waging this illegal war against the nation of Iran

Kevin Warsh sworn in as new US Fed chair

recent Consumer Price Index report released by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier this month. On an annual basis, prices were also higher, rising 3.8 percent compared with the same month

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

conflict. An Iranian lawmaker [told](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-collects-2m-fees-from-some-vessels-passing-through-hormuz-lawmaker-says/3874652) state media recently that Iran collects $ 2 million fees from some vessels passing through the strait. Trump called the move "extortion." The U.S. military [said Tuesday

'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem

Iran and Lebanon, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Palestinians being pushed from their homes in Israeli-occupied east of the city. "There is no future. They destroyed the future

Italy-US ties strained as pope and Iran war dominate talks

Israel war on Iran. Rubio arrived in Italy on Friday for a two-day visit to ease tensions after Italy refused to back the US-Israeli war and amid backlash over US President Donald Trump

US threatens shipping firms with sanctions if they pay Iran tolls

Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, Iran has been targeting and striking ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including [seizing two of them.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxd074kr8go) The US has also enforced a naval blockade

US gas reaches $4.30 per gallon; Trump says prices will drop after Iran war

Israel war on Iran. Thursday’s prices come as US President [Donald Trump](/news/2026/4/29/trump-vows-to-maintain-iran-blockade-tehran-threaten-practical-action) insists that time is on his side in the standoff with Iran, even as he refuses Tehran’s offers

NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump on defence

Israel war on Iran. Speaking on Monday, Rutte acknowledged “disappointment from the US side”. “European leaders have gotten the message. They heard the message loud and clear,” Rutte said before a European Political Community meeting

How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come

conflict – in the years ahead. China is trying to quietly step in as a peacemaker with the war now in its third month. Beijing has joined Pakistan as a mediator in the US-Israel