All six crew members confirmed dead after US plane crash in Iraq; Iran’s supreme leader ‘likely disfigured’, Hegseth claims – Middle East crisis live
Service personnel were aboard refuelling plane as US command says crash was not due to ‘hostile or friendly fire’Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil markets’How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry is saying that two drones have been intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region.More now after reports of explosions in Dubai on Friday morning: thick black smoke rose over the financial hub’s skyline after what authorities described as a fire in an industrial area of the city-state. Continue reading...
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Israel-Iran Conflict: Iran War Live Updates: Hegseth Vows to Reopen Key Strait as U.S. Measures Fail to Calm Oil Market
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military would stop Iran from choking off the Strait of Hormuz but did not say how. Oil prices remained high even after the Trump administration eased restrictions on Russian shipments.
‘A Very Big Hurdle:’ Trump Softens Call for Protesters to Take Over Iran
President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
US airport security misses first paycheck as homeland security shutdown nears one month – live
Only some agencies within the DHS, including the Tsa and Fema, and the Coast Guard are affected by the shutdownSign up for the Breaking News US emailBoth Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine were asked today about energy secretary Chris Wright’s comments to CNBC on Thursday, where he said that the US Navy cannot escort ships through the strait of Hormuz now but it was “quite likely” that could happen by the end of the month.Gen Caine appeared to agree with Wright’s assessment, calling the waterway a “tactically complex environment”. Continue reading...
Israel destroys bridge in Lebanon and threatens Gaza-scale devastation
Israeli attacks since early March have killed 773 in Lebanon as military expands assault to more Beirut neighbourhoods.
‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envelope plan for regime change in Tehran was about to run into the reality of the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the start of the Iraq war in 2003.That reality came quickly. Continue reading...
What rats do’: US says Iranian leaders hiding as leaders appear in Tehran
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s leadership was “desperate and hiding,” after US-Israeli strikes.
Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies
At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Thousands Attend Government Rally in Tehran to Denounce Israel and U.S.
Several senior Iranian officials showed up at the government-sponsored rally, marking Quds Day, an annual anti-Israel event that was shaken by explosions from the U.S.-Israeli aerial assault.
Lebanese father buries four daughters killed in Israeli strike
A Lebanese father mourned the death of his four daughters, who were killed in an Israeli strike.