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Iranian cargo vessel struck near Qeshm Island as Oman delays Tehran-Gulf talks

Middle East

US war on Iran: 'Incompetent administration when it comes to negotiations and prosecuting war'

Middle East

Several killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon

As it happened
Middle East

Toppling Iran’s Islamic regime ‘within reach’, Netanyahu says

As it happened
Middle East

Trump says prepared to resume strikes on Iran at 'any time'

As it happened
Middle East

US military striking targets in Iran after attempted attacks on shipping

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Middle East

Iran says continuing war ‘not in our interest’ after fighting flares

As it happened
Middle East

Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade squeezes Iran oil exports

Middle East

Navigation, jurisdiction, costs: Iran, Oman attempt to hammer out Hormuz deal

Middle East

Trump says no Iran talks planned as UAE suspends trade with Tehran

Middle East

Trump threatens to bomb Oman, as its ally tires to mediate Iran negotiations

Middle East

Oil spill from grounded tanker reaches Oman’s mainland beaches

Middle East

Tehran's seeks withdrawal of US forces from region

Middle East

Iran sets tough terms to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Middle East

Iran, Oman near deal on Strait of Hormuz

Middle East

Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza plan as Trump board head calls it 'only way forward'

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Middle East

Iran and Oman 'close to deal' on Hormuz... but not with the US

Middle East

Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman in final stage as Trump signals breakthrough

Middle East

US says Iran Hormuz deal could come 'today or tomorrow' as oil prices plunge

Middle East

US embassies urge citizens to 'consider departing' region

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Middle East

Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan to ease Strait of Hormuz tensions

Middle East

Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after intense US strikes

Middle East

Three tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says

Middle East

'Iranians succeeded in making Strait of Hormuz primary issue rather than their nuclear programme'

Middle East

Why is France betting on Oman amid the Hormuz crisis?

Middle East

How ships are risking ‘safe’ passage through the Strait of Hormuz

Explainer
Middle East

Trump says Iran requested Doha meeting as Tehran denies direct US talks

Middle East
Spotlight

Pragmatic diplomacy: 'Oman is committed to de-escalation & peace in the region', analyst says

Pragmatic diplomacy: 'Oman is committed to de-escalation & peace in the region', analyst says

Middle East

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, threatens to halt talks after fresh US strikes

Middle East

UN suspends Hormuz evacuation after attack in Gulf of Oman

As it happened
Middle East

Iran-US technical talks to be held in Switzerland by end of June, Rubio says

As it happened
Middle East

Iran, Oman mull charging Strait of Hormuz 'maritime service fees'

Middle East

US-Iran peace deal 'won't even come close to the expansive detailed Obama agreement'

Middle East

'JD Vance put lipstick on a pig: Iranians have the upper hand ' in peace negotiations

Middle East

Can Hormuz be bypassed? Past shows commercial viability may simply not be there, analyst says

Middle East

SOS messages from Mideast seas plunge India-US ties into choppy waters

Analysis
Asia / Pacific

Three Indian crew missing as US says fired on tanker off Oman

Middle East

'Once Trump accepted Iranian 14-point proposal as basis of talks, he gave Iran political initiative'

Middle East

'Huge mismatch' between Iran, US and Gulf States' expectations, analyst says

Middle East

Tale of two truces: Lebanon 'steps up' alongside Israel as Tehran, Washington edge towards deal

Middle East

Iran believes they hold the cards amid 'dysfunction & chaos in US national security decision-making'

Middle East

‘Transnational repression’: Iranian diaspora faces harassment, death threats, pressure on families

Middle East

'New phenomenon of dangerous rhetoric': World leaders embrace proud disregard for international law

Middle East

US, Israeli war goals 'not realistic': Regime change in Iran 'can't be achieved' by airstrikes

Middle East

As 'war of choice' escalates into international crisis, Miller says Trump has 'no strategy'

Middle East

'Tehran assumes war is behind them: Iran will not capitulate, Trump has it all wrong'

Middle East

Iraq caught between US and Iran, facing attacks from both warring sides & Iran-aligned actors within

Once seeking de-escalation, Saudi Arabia now sees ‘no coexistence’ with hardline Iran

Middle East

War on Iran: 'Fought on faulty assumptions, notion of externally delivered regime change delusional'

Middle East

'We do not have a single war on Iran: We have an Israeli war and an American war'

Middle East

Myth of liberation: As war rages, trapped Iranians 'curse' the regime, the Americans & the Israelis

Middle East

'Volatile: Oil market much more resilient than in 1970s' as conflict speculation drives price swings

Middle East

'Disaster: Attacks on gas infrastructure, in Iran and Qatar, may set us back several years'

Middle East

Steven Everts: For Europeans, war on Iran 'a diversion' and 'giant gift to Putin'

Middle East

Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge

Middle East

War on Iran: As top leaders and commanders are killed, 'regime will harden and close ranks'

Middle East

Larijani was 'key to Iran's reach in the Gulf region'

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Focus

Decades of deployment: America's extensive military presence in the Middle East

Middle East

Iran's underground arsenal, decentralised military key to press on with strikes on Gulf states

Middle East

Missiles and drone attacks across the UAE as Iran presses on with air campaign in Gulf

Middle East

As 800,000 flee, half of Lebanon lives in war zones without markets, supplies or healthcare

Middle East

Lebanon’s Mission Impossible: Could US and Israeli pressure to disarm Hezbollah lead to civil war?

Middle East

Strait of Hormuz: Iran leverages control of a critical chokepoint in the global oil trade

Middle East

'Mental, subjective impact': Iran taking on 'American might' with cyberterrorism

Middle East

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has 'very good links with the IRGC'

Middle East

Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new Supreme Leader signals continuity to international community

Middle East

'European Union needs a bit of a revolution: There is no European strategy or foreign policy'

Europe

US war on Iran: 'An American war in desperate search of a strategy', expert says

Middle East

US war on Iran: Using military force to achieve political outcomes rarely produces lasting stability

Middle East

'US war on Iran tactically very successful: Strategic success will be 'elusive', warns Schneiderman

Middle East

War on Iran risks emboldening hardliners, reinforcing value of covert nuclear programme

Middle East