Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz: top security council

Iran’s grip over the waterway has rattled global markets and given Tehran significant leverage, while the United States has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports.
18 May, 2026
‘Clock is ticking’ Trump warns Iran as diplomatic window narrows

US president earlier said the ceasefire was on “massive life support” after rejecting Tehran’s demands, which he described as “totally unacceptable”.
18 May, 2026
Israel to raise military compound on ruins of UNRWA office it razed

Israeli forces forcibly entered the UNRWA headquarters on January 20 and demolished it using bulldozers and heavy machinery.
18 May, 2026
US proposes five-point Iran deal: Report

Washington’s conditions include “allowing only one Iranian nuclear facility to remain operational” and conditioning any halt to war on all fronts on outcome of negotiations.
17 May, 2026

US response to Iran proposal offers ‘no tangible concessions’: Tehran media

UN Rapporteur accuses Israel of systematic torture against Palestinians

Trump-Xi summit: Major takeaways from 9 hours of high-stakes talks in China

‘This was all avoidable’: Iran warns US of rising economic costs from ‘war of choice’

Hantavirus revives COVID-era fears and misinformation
14 May, 2026
Xi, Trump agree ‘Hormuz must remain open,’ White House says after US-China summit
US and Chinese presidents held a ‘good meeting,’ discussing expanding market access for American businesses in China, the White House says.

14 May, 2026
BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, fuel crisis dominate agenda
Deep divisions within BRICS over the Middle East war and criticism of Western powers have raised uncertainty over whether the meeting will produce a joint statement.

13 May, 2026
Hormuz control could double oil revenues, expand Iran’s global clout: military
Iran’s control of the waterway remains a major sticking point in negotiations with the US, which have yet to produce a breakthrough.

13 May, 2026
Congressman tells Senate US lost 39 aircraft in Iran war, citing report
US Congressman Ed Case said Washington lost 39 aircraft during the war with Iran, citing a defence publication report that Pentagon officials have not independently confirmed.

13 May, 2026
Saudi Arabia launched covert strikes on Iran after kingdom came under attack: report
Previously undisclosed Saudi air strikes inside Iran marked a dramatic escalation in the regional war, officials said, before backchannel diplomacy helped curb direct Iranian attacks on the kingdom.

13 May, 2026
US intelligence shows Iran retains extensive missile capabilities, NYT reports
Intelligence findings show Tehran has regained operational access to most of its missile sites, including 30 of the 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz.

12 May, 2026
First official confirmation: US envoys say Israel deployed Iron Dome in UAE
The UAE struck a refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island in early April, according to anonymous sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, in what was reportedly one of a series of attacks carried out by Abu Dhabi during the war.

11 May, 2026
Hormuz blockade threatens food security for 45M people: UN
Global attention has focused on the disrupted oil and gas trade, but the UN warns that the blockade also threatens global food security, particularly in Africa and Asia.

11 May, 2026
Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’: Trump
US President Trump also says that he is considering renewing a US attempt to escort oil and other commercial shipping through Hormuz.

11 May, 2026
Final passengers to evacuate hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Scientists confirmed the outbreak was caused by the rare Andes variant of hantavirus, the only known strain capable of human-to-human transmission.




