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responsible? At least three vessels have been targeted in [hijackings](/news/2026/4/27/suspected-pirates-steer-cargo-vessel-towards-somalia) this week off the coast of Somalia in what analysts fear is a replay of past piracy around the Horn of Africa. The area
responsibilities, including overseeing recruiting, mobilising and organising, as well as construction and repair of ships and military equipment. He was appointed in 2024 as a political ally of Trump, despite having no prior military
us" after two Jewish men, aged 34 and 76, were stabbed and seriously injured in Golders Green, an area in north London that is an epicenter of Britain's Jewish community. Both
attacking ships and reportedly laying sea mines. Shipping traffic has since dropped by 95 percent. A week ago, the US implemented a blockade of its own. Its Navy has been blocking Iranian ports to pressure
response to the United States and Israel’s assassination of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel also invaded southern Lebanon, where it has gone about systematically destroying towns and villages in what experts – and [Israeli
attacked Iran, triggering another war in the Middle East and a global fuel crisis. Barely two weeks after the war began, the ceramics company where he worked shut down due to a shortage of propane
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
attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department has filed papers aiming to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions against members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. Trump previously gave these members of extremist
responsibility. They are representatives of our democracy. Almost everyone else doesn’t get to drink at work, so surely MPs can also do without. Though it seems that some journalists can’t. When the gunman
attacked three commercial vessels in the narrow waterway and seized two of them, further tightening its grip on one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Lebanon, meanwhile, is set to pursue an extension
Iran's supreme leader at the start of the war with Israel and the US. The IDF responded with a wave of strikes across Lebanon, targeting what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, and launched
Iran peace talks. **Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images** Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images - 🎧 **The extension of the ceasefire is not surprising because, despite his significant threats**, Trump's actions have made it clear that
attacks on Iran on February 28, killing more than 2,000 people so far. A ceasefire was signed last week; diplomatic efforts are under way to end the war. Trump has also frozen foreign assistance
US–Israel war with Iran](/news/2026/3/18/iran-fires-missiles-drones-across-gulf-region-remains-in-war-crosshairs). Alongside security concerns, they also discussed expediting longstanding joint projects. Under the umbrella of the [Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)](/news/2017/12/4/what-is-the-gcc), these initiatives span transport, energy, water security and defence
Iran. That marks a dramatic shift from his call two years ago to “[KILL FISA](https://reason.com/2026/03/27/trump-backs-section-702-reauthorization-after-once-calling-to-kill-fisa/)” after accusing the FBI of misusing the law to spy on his 2016 campaign. The CIA [credits
response to the US naval blockade, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to all foreign shipping and has [captured several foreign-flagged ships](/news/2026/4/23/how-iran-raised-hormuz-stakes-by-capturing-ships). Previously, it had allowed some ships deemed “friendly” to Iran