Iran Crisis

Iran Crisis

An Iranian missile system is displayed in Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, 30 July, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WAN

Drone strike at Egypt port near Suez Canal ignites new shipping risks

No one has claimed responsibility for what Egypt's cabinet said on Thursday (30 July) was an unidentified drone that caused a fire on two vessels at Damietta a day earlier. The port lies near...

Smoke rises following explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 29, 2026. Photo: US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

US strikes Iran again as war widens with attack on Egypt port

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia joins strikes, diplomacy stalls

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. Photo: US Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US strikes Iran as widening war widens with strike at Egypt port

A satellite image shows trail of smoke rising from an oil facility, in Jizan, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, July 26, 2026. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday, July 25, that they carried out operations targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu, according to a statement by the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sare. Photo: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia weighs deterrence against de-escalation as Iran conflict threatens economy

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, 15 July 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Iran rules out Omani proposal to manage Strait of Hormuz

Melania Trump. Picture: Collected

Iranian news agency video threatening Melania Trump under investigation by US Secret Service

Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Why is Oman proposing a new plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz?

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on 22 April 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File

Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz

The national flags of China and Iran fly in Tiananmen Square during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Beijing, China, February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks: Sources

Reza Pahlavi tells Reuters his goal is to lead a transition to a new Iranian government. “I'm not the destination, I'm a bridge to the destination.” Photo: Reuters

Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi's faltering bid to lead Iran

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

Crude jumps on fresh Mideast flare-up, tech rout deepens

People move past a billboard with an image which depicts Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei embracing late senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, 28 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

US intercepts Iran missiles, strikes Iraq militias