Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions … Read more
Tracking data appears to show a number of Iran-linked ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the hours after the U.S. blockade of the waterway began on Monday. The U.S. military said its blockade would apply to “all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports,” but that it would “not impede freedom of navigation … Read more
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave a rundown Wednesday of the food — and the copious amounts of caffeine — that U.S. military personnel consumed during the Iran war. “Along the way, we consumed more than 6 million meals, and by my estimate, more than 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2 … Read more
Israel’s military has expressed its regret after a Tehran synagogue was damaged by a missile strike earlier Tuesday. The Israel Defense Forces said it had received reports indicating a nearby synagogue had been affected. “The IDF regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue and emphasizes that the strike was targeted at a senior military target … Read more
People have taken to streets around the world in recent days to protest against the US and Israel’s war with Iran, now ongoing for more than a month. In Tel Aviv, Israel, yesterday, demonstrators called for an end to the war, with one sign reading “disarm Israel first,” and another with the words “stop repeating … Read more
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said workers at industrial companies in the region either with U.S. shareholders or allied with Israel should leave their workplaces immediately, citing retaliatory operations underway, according to Iranian state media, IRNA. Meanwhile, Seyed Majid Moosavi, IRGC’s Aerospace Force commander, issued a stark warning on X, threatening retaliatory responses meant to … Read more
Yesterday morning, Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at a joint US-UK military base on the island of Diego Garcia, a US official told CNN. Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago more than 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) northeast of Mauritius. The UK took over the islands along with Mauritius in 1814 … Read more
A statement released today attributed to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, contains some familiar regime talking points while leaving some wondering where the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the oil-laden country for 36 years, actually is. Pedram Hamidi, who grew up in Iran under the existing regime, is doubtful … Read more
Here’s what has been happeningpublished at 04:27 GMT 04:27 GMT Image source, ReutersImage caption, The site of an Israeli strike in Beirut Attacks on ships in the Gulf have intensified. Iraqi authorities say one person has died and another 38 have been rescued near the port of Umm Qasr, in the city of Basra, while … Read more
What happened in last year’s protests?published at 01:16 GMT 01:16 GMT Image source, Getty Images In September 2025, thousands of Nepalis heeded a call by demonstrators describing themselves as Generation Z to gather near the parliament building in the capital Kathmandu. The trigger was a government ban on 26 social media platforms, but people who … Read more