Warsh confirmed as Federal Reserve chair, as US central bank faces Trump assault
He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
· Agence France-Presse
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Warsh confirmed as Federal Reserve chair, as US central bank faces Trump assault
He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
· Agence France-Presse
Iran war inflation is hitting Japan faster than previous oil shocks
A Tokyo area supermarket. Japanese consumers are bracing for faster inflation. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
· Staff Writer
Iran is using Caspian Sea, highways and a railroad to China to bypass US blockade of Hormuz
Iran has turned to alternative trade to bypass the US blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, making use of northern sea ports, trucking through land borders and sending cargo through a rail system bound for China to sell oil and receive vital parts for its military, according to multiple reports.
· Ronny Reyes
Israel's Netanyahu visited UAE during war on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a "secret" visit to the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.
· Middleeasteye
Netanyahu secretly visited UAE amid Iran conflict, claiming breakthrough
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-US war with Iran, further strengthening ties with a Gulf nation that normalized relations with Israel in 2020, his office said Wednesday.
· Associated Press
What's in the US-Bahrain draft UN resolution demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz? | The National
A draft UN Security Council resolution that demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz has the backing of nearly two thirds of the world’s countries, but still faces resistance from veto holders Russia and China.
· The National
Netanyahu secretly visited UAE during war with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran, his office has confirmed.
· Ione Wells
Netanyahu visited UAE in ‘secret’ during US-Israel war on Iran, office says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made what his office has described as a “secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates for a meeting with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the US-Israel war on Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Contact with British couple held in Iran cut off, family says
The family of a British couple imprisoned in Iran have claimed that contact has been cut off for more than a week, leaving them "gravely concerned" for their wellbeing.
· Hsin-Yi Lo
In Trump-Xi China meeting only one leader has the upper hand
Donald Trump arrived in Beijing last night for the first visit to China by a US president since 2017. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
· Allyson Horn
UAE reaffirms diplomacy, rejects confrontation with Iran, advisor says
Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the United Arab Emirates president, said on Wednesday that the UAE remained committed to political solutions and diplomacy amid regional tensions, while stressing the country's right to defend its sovereignty.
· Middleeasteye
Netanyahu reveals secret UAE visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the US-Israeli war on Iran, his office revealed on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the UAE receiving Iron Dome air defense batteries from Israel.
· RT
READ MORE: Netanyahu reveals secret UAE visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the US-Israeli war on Iran, his office revealed on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the UAE receiving Iron Dome air defense batteries from Israel.
· RT
Benjamin Netanyahu made secret trip to UAE at height of the Iran war
The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East alliance
· Julianborger
Israel’s Netanyahu made ‘secret’ visit to UAE during Iran war
The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
· Reuters
Israel’s Netanyahu made ‘secret’ visit to UAE during Iran war
The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
· Reuters
Israel dice que Netanyahu visitó en secreto Emiratos Árabes Unidos
El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, asiste a una ceremonia conmemorativa por el Día del Recuerdo en memoria de los soldados caídos, o Yom HaZikaron, en el Cementerio Militar del Monte Herzl, en Jerusalén, el martes 21 de abril de 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Foto de la piscina vía AP)
Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes Xi summit amid Iran war | The National
US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan are expected to dominate discussions.
· Jihan Abdalla
Netanyahu's office says he visited UAE secretly during the Iran war
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
Republicanos vuelven a bloquear resolución demócrata para poner fin a la guerra
El senador demócrata por Oregon Jeff Merkley y la senadora republicana por Alaska Lisa Murkowski en el Congreso en Washington, el 30 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Stephen Groves
Republican resistance to Iran war grows as Murkowski flips
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the ranking member, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, prepare to hear from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on his 2027 budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 20…
· Stephen Groves
Trump-Xi summit: China’s help in Iran may require US concessions
When President Donald Trump meets with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, a new item will be added to the long list of issues of mutual interest and potential disagreement between the United States and China: the war in Iran.
· Ali Harb
The Guardian view on Iran’s repression: political prisoners such as Narges Mohammadi need freedom not bombs | Editorial
The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war
· Editorial
Netanyahu made ‘secret visit’ to the UAE during war with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE during the war on Iran, his office has just announced.
· Middleeasteye
Dominican Republic designates Iran’s IRGC, Hezbollah as terrorist organizations
The Dominican Republic has designated Hezbollah and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as terrorist organizations, its Foreign Affairs Ministry announced in a Tuesday statement.
· MIKE STARR
Saudi airstrikes targeted militias in Iraq during war with Iran
Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources familiar with the matter said.
· REUTERS
US grocery prices soared in April — but gas spikes weren’t the only reason why
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.
· Associated Press
1953: The CIA led coup that still shapes Iran | Turning Point
In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalised Iran’s oil, ending 50 years of Britain’s monopoly over Iranian oil. Two years later, he was overthrown in a covert coup backed by the CIA and Britain. This is the story of how one week in August changed Iran and still shapes the country to this day.
· Middleeasteye
Has the Iran War Sealed the Fate of Power of Siberia 2?
The highly vaunted Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed what it called a “legally binding” memorandum with China to build it, even as the Iran war has renewed Russian hopes that concerns over energy security could push Beijing closer to a deal.
· Moscow Times Reporter
Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit
BEIJING — United States President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the war on Iran.
· Agence France-Presse
Can Pakistan deliver a US-Iran deal – or will another power take the lead?
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Can Pakistan deliver a US-Iran deal – or will another power take the lead?
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Iran war makes Japan snack packages lose color
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· Associated Press
Saudi Arabia conducted covert attacks on Iran – Reuters
Saudi Arabia conducted covert strikes on Iran during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
· RT
Saudi Arabia conducted covert attacks on Iran – Reuters
Saudi Arabia conducted covert strikes on Iran during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
· RT
Wary mood to mark Xi-Trump summit with irritants aplenty on both sides: analysts
Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
· Mark Magnier
Wary mood to mark Xi-Trump summit with irritants aplenty on both sides: analysts
Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
· Mark Magnier
US news reports of gloomy Iran war intel assessments anger Trump
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· Jake Johnson
80% of war-damaged areas repaired in Tehran, Iranian official says
About 80% of war-damaged sites in Iran’s capital have been repaired, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
· Middleeasteye
Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs months of care, foundation says
Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2026. (Narges Foundation Archive via AP)
· Sarah El Deeb
Wholesale inflation surges 6% — biggest increase since 2022: ‘Alarm bells at the Fed’
US wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.
· Associated Press
Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to a nuclear weapon, Energy secretary warns
Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned Wednesday that Iran is “frighteningly close” to developing weapons-grade enriched uranium.
· Ryan King
Chinese supertanker breaks through US-Iran war blockade in Hormuz
A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after being stranded in the Gulf for more than two months due to the US-Iran war, LSEG and Kpler ship-tracking data showed.
· REUTERS
IDF preparing plan to return to Gaza fighting, depending on Iran ceasefire deal
Southern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor presented a plan to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir for a return to fighting in Gaza, along with options for continued operations in the Gaza Strip, Walla reported on Wednesday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
Don’t mention the war: Tucson prepares to welcome Iran football team for World Cup
Even though Democrats and Republicans in the multicultural city are happy to host the players, some Persians refuse to support them
· Agence France-Presse
Don’t mention the war: Tucson prepares to welcome Iran football team for World Cup
Even though Democrats and Republicans in the multicultural city are happy to host the players, some Persians refuse to support them
· Agence France-Presse
Tiny Iran war relief vs huge Covid aid reflects limited economic impact, says Al Ghurair | The National
The Dh6.2 billion ($1.69 billion) relief for bank customers in the UAE is nothing compared to the Dh200 billion in assistance the UAE Central Bank extended during the Covid pandemic, reflecting the far smaller impact of the current crisis on the country's economy, the UAE Banks Federation chairman Abdul Aziz Al Ghur…
· Sarmad Khan
Cultural and cinematic history of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island | The National
Bubiyan Island has drawn fresh attention after Kuwait arrested four people linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for entering the island by sea to carry out “hostile acts”.
· Saeed Saeed
‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,’ says Trump amid Iran talks
With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflict
· Joseph Gedeon