Hormuz Heats Up Again: UAE Says Iran Has Restarted Its Drone and Missile Show
The UAE says Iran has launched fresh drone and missile attacks, a fire is raging at Fujairah oil port, and the fragile April ceasefire is looking very fragile indeed.
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Tehran Says Washington Has Replied to Its Latest Peace Plan, and Trump Is Already Grumbling
Iran says the US has formally replied to its 14-point peace proposal, brokered through Pakistan, but Trump signalled rejection before he had even read it. Here is what is on the table and why it matters.
Trump Says Iran Hasn't 'Paid Enough' Yet, Even As a 14-Point Peace Plan Lands on His Desk
Trump warns Iran has not 'paid a big enough price' even as Tehran tables a 14-point peace plan. Here's what's in it, why it matters, and what could happen next.
Thirteen Dead in Southern Lebanon Strikes: The Ceasefire That Isn't
Israeli air strikes killed at least thirteen people across southern Lebanon on Friday, including four women and a child, despite a three-week ceasefire extension announced by President Trump on 23 April 2026.
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Trump Says He's 'Not Happy' With Iran as Peace Talks Wobble Again
Trump has rejected Iran's latest peace offer, delivered through Pakistan, as nuclear enrichment remains the unbridgeable sticking point. With petrol prices climbing and military options on the table, the diplomatic stalemate is starting to bite.
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Bahrain Yanks Citizenship From 69 People Over Iran 'Sympathies' and Rights Groups Smell a Very Slippery Slope
Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of 69 people accused of sympathising with Iran during the ongoing war. Rights groups warn the move sets a dangerous precedent that goes well beyond national security.
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Mojtaba Khamenei's 'Gulf Without America' Warning: Iran Doubles Down as Trump's Patience Wears Thin
Iran's injured new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has used Persian Gulf Day to warn Trump of a future 'free of America', as the 2026 war drags on, Hormuz stays blockaded, and oil prices keep climbing.
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Trump Eyes 'Short and Powerful' Iran Strikes as Fragile Ceasefire Wobbles
Trump is being briefed on fresh military options against Iran, including a special forces raid on its uranium stockpile and seizing part of the Strait of Hormuz, even as a fragile ceasefire and war crime warnings hang over the conflict.
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Pope Leo XIV Denounces 'Delusion of Omnipotence' as He Intensifies Calls for Peace in Iran Conflict
Pope Leo XIV used a prayer vigil at St Peter's Basilica to condemn the 'delusion of omnipotence' fuelling the US-Iran conflict, marking his sharpest rebuke yet in an escalating series of papal interventions calling for peace.
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Iran Says No to Ceasefire, Trump Says Hold My Truth Social Post
Iran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal brokered by Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey, demanding a permanent end to the war instead. With Trump's Tuesday deadline looming and threats of infrastructure strikes escalating, the six-week conflict shows no sign of resolution.
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Gaza's Peace Process Is Gasping for Air While the World Watches Iran
The Gaza ceasefire is fraying as the Iran war dominates global attention, with Hamas rejecting disarmament proposals, reconstruction funding falling far short, and continued Israeli strikes undermining trust in the peace process.
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America's Newest Missile Caught on CCTV During Deadly Iran Strike
Defence analysts have identified America's newest weapon, the Precision Strike Missile, in CCTV footage of a deadly US strike on the Iranian town of Lamerd, marking the weapon's first confirmed use in combat.