Middle East

Middle East

India external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File Photo: HT

India condemns attack on cargo vessel in Strait of Hormuz, one Indian sailor missing

The incident came hours after the US accused Iran’s IRGC of attacking the Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz

Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China 22 August 2019.Photo: REUTERS

Oil heads for weekly gain as Middle East supply risks persist

Fire engulfs a car at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 24 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

12 Bangladeshis killed in Middle East conflict, 186 repatriated from Iran: Expat minister

The new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, taxis near the old Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 1, 2026.Photo: Reuters

Trump flies old Air Force One out of Turkey, switches to new jet in Britain for trip home

Commuters drive past a poster of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of funeral processions, in Karbala, Iraq, July 7, 2026. Photo:Reuters

Trump wants to leave the Iran war behind. That won't happen soon

General view of the Burj Khalifa and the downtown skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 30, 2021. Photo:Reuters

Gulf companies are set to reveal the unequal toll of Iran war

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Iran vows response after US strikes on Sirik leave casualties

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Biman completes Hajj operations, brings back 34,464 pilgrims

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Oil climbs following renewed US, Iran strikes in Middle East

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio departs with Bahrain's Foreign Minister and Chairman of the GCC Ministerial Council session Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani after a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States at The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain during Rubio's visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies. Photo: Reuters

Rubio wraps up Gulf tour as allies share concerns over Iran peace accord

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, 19 February 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed

Before the war, Iran held the largest ballistic stockpile in the Middle East, with between ​2,500 and 6,000 missiles of different types. Some were capable of reaching Israel, with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles), and some carried cluster munition warheads that are ‌harder to defend against.

Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?

US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: BSS/AFP

Netanyahu faces backlash after shelving Beirut strike plans following Trump call