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Iran War Live Updates: Israel Says Iranian Naval Commander Is Killed in Airstrike

Israel’s defense minister said that Alireza Tangsiri, a key player in Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, was dead. Iran has not commented on his condition.

Here’s the latest.

Trump says US will ‘never forget’ lack of Nato help on Iran ahead of Rutte speech - Europe live

The US president lashed out at allies after world leaders ignored requests to get involved in the US war by helping to open the strait of HormuzMeanwhile, the US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed out against Nato allies saying in a social media post that they have “done absolutely nothing to help” in Iran campaign.“The USA needs nothing from Nato, but ‘never forget’ this very important point in time,” he warned.“NATO NATIONS HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE LUNATIC NATION, NOW MILITARILY DECIMATED, OF IRAN. THE U.S.A. NEEDS NOTHING FROM NATO, BUT “NEVER FORGET” THIS VERY IMPORTANT POINT IN TIME! President DONALD J. TRUMP” Continue reading...

Starmer promises to tackle ‘addictive’ social media platforms after peers inflict fresh defeat on government – UK politics live

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move fasterKeir Starmer likes to point out that, under Labour, real household incomes have been going up – which did not happen when the last Conservative government first took office. This morning the Department of Work and Pensions has published its annual poverty figures and it backs this up. It says:-median household income increased in real terms between FYE [financial year end] 2024 and FYE 2025, rising by 5% before housing costs (BHC) and 5% after housing costs (AHC) to £719 and £623 per week respectively. The increases for both these measures were statistically significant-household incomes increased across almost the entire BHC distribution, with the largest increases in the central deciles. Smaller increases were recorded at the top and bottom ends of the distribution. For AHC, increases were also seen across most percentiles, except at the very lowest end, which experienced a slight fall-relative low‑income rates increased slightly, rising from 15% to 16% (BHC) and 19% to 20% (AHC). These changes were less than 1 percentage point (the AHC change was less than 0.5 percentage points) and not statistically significant Continue reading...

Are the US and Iran holding peace talks, and what do both sides want?

There is indirect contact and channels between the two sides - but a deal may still be a long way off.

Dozens dead in Bangladesh as passenger bus plunges into Padma River

Children among dead after bus carrying 40 passengers, which was attempting to board a ferry, topples into river.

Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan

One struck a market in North Darfur and the other hit a truck carrying civilians in North Kordofan as the country’s civil war approaches its fourth yearAt least 28 civilians have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Sudan, according to health workers, as the country’s brutal civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces approaches its fourth year.A strike hit a market in the town of Saraf Omra in North Darfur state on Wednesday, killing “22 people, including an infant, and injuring 17 more”, a health worker at the local clinic told AFP. Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: Trump criticises Nato allies as US and Iran issue conflicting statements on ceasefire talks

US president complains that Nato has done ‘absolutely nothing’ to help US in Iran warAnalysis: Trump pitches peace plan but military buildups rarely veer to off-rampAn Iranian envoy has said South Korean ships can pass through the strait of Hormuz only after coordinating with Tehran, the Yonhap News Agency has reported.Such an agreement had to be reached in advance of the transit, said Saeed Khuzechi, the Iranian ambassador to South Korea, at a press conference in response to a question about guarantees for South Korean vessels to navigate the vital conduit for oil. Continue reading...

‘Missile hit’ flips car in Israel

Surveillance footage shows a car overturning due to 'falling rocket debris in central Israel'.