Global air travel chaos intensified on Monday as the U.S. and Israel continued to bombard Iran, which struck back at targets across the Middle East, leaving airports closed and stranding travelers including those in faraway areas who were scheduled to transit through the region. Governments were scrambling to help their citizens get home after the
The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases for what Sir Keir Starmer described as a “specific and limited defensive purpose” destroying Iranian missiles “at source”. In a video statement, the British Prime Minister said the decision was based on the “collective self-defence” of allies and the need to protect British lives. “The
Qatar shot down two Iranian fighter jets and halted LNG production over Iran's latest strikes, sending prices soaring, as the Gulf crisis escalated sharply on Monday. Qatar's air force downed two Sukhoi SU24 bombers, the defence ministry said -- the first such action by a Gulf country after three days of Iranian bombardment. The wealthy region of staunch
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that they had attacked an allegedly US-linked oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a wave of strikes retaliating against the US-Israeli assault. "The ATHE NOVA tanker, one of the American allies in the Strait of Hormuz, is still on fire after being hit by two drones," the Guards said in a statement
President Donald Trump signalled Monday that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war's goals. In his first public comments since launching the military operation, the president who long campaigned for "no new wars" laid out what he said
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday there are currently no American troops on the ground in Iran, but left the option open, saying "we'll go as far as we need." When asked if the United States had boots on the ground, Hegseth told a news conference: "No but we're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do," adding: "We'll
France has declared it is “ready” to defend Gulf nations and Jordan against potential Iranian attacks, as the conflict in the Middle East escalates following US‑Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, “To allied countries that have been deliberately targeted by the missiles and drones of the (Iranian) Revolutionary
Oil and gas prices soared while stocks fell in Asia on Monday after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East. Brent briefly spiked almost 14 per cent and West Texas Intermediate nearly 12 per cent at the start of business after the attack on the Islamic Republic, which killed
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The EU warned Sunday against a prolonged war in the Middle East, saying further escalation could threaten Europe and beyond, as it urged Iran to refrain from indiscriminate retaliation after US-Israeli strikes. Foreign ministers from the bloc's 27 nations — most of which are NATO members — held extraordinary talks via video link on day two of an assault
