Iran says US comments confirm ‘piracy’ in maritime actions
Iran has accused the United States of openly acknowledging unlawful actions at sea, after remarks by the US president on the capture of Iranian vessels.
· Middleeasteye
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Newest first · UTC+11:00London’s top cop warns Brit Jews face greatest-ever threat as Iran-linked group claims attack spree
British Jews face the greatest threat in their history, as police investigate an Iran-linked group claiming responsibility for a spree of antisemitic attacks, London’s top cop warned.
· Shane Galvin
Huge Tehran billboard blasts Trump with Strait of Hormuz plastered across his face: ‘At the breaking point’
Iran fired off its latest rhetorical shot at the US — unveiling a huge billboard in Tehran of President Trump’s face with an image of a choked Strait of Hormuz draped across it.
· Geoff Earle
Trump Hits Cuba With New Sanctions; Rubio Warns Of Havana's Foreign Influence Ops
The Trump administration's Cuba pressure campaign accelerated this past week, with Trump signing an executive order Friday that broadens U.S. sanctions against Havana and opens the door to severe penalties on foreign firms operating key nodes in the Cuban economy. On top of this, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made …
· Tyler Durden
Exiled MAGA Dissidents Consult With Ron Paul On Iran War
Authored by former Congressman Ron Paul
· Tyler Durden
Iran says 'ball in US court', but ready for talks or war
TEHRAN — Iran said Saturday that it was up to the United States whether to pursue a negotiated settlement or to return to open war, but that Tehran was ready for either outcome.
· Agence France-Presse
Unexploded Ordinance Accident Kills 14 IRGC Members: State Media
Trump's operation Epic Fury saw a combined number of US-Israeli strikes in the many thousands unleashed on Iran. The common high estimates suggest over 13,000 strikes by the American side, and possibly 10,000 by the Israelis - which are staggering figures.
· Tyler Durden
Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was in an unstable condition in an Iranian hospital on Saturday after she was taken there from prison following a catastrophic deterioration of her health, a foundation run by her family said.
· REUTERS
US warns shipping firms over paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz
BEIRUT — The United States is warning shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz.
· Associated Press
The cost of war
A PENTAGON official said on April 29 that the war in Iran has cost the United States $25 billion so far. Compare this with 2008, when the US spent roughly $283 billion in one year to fund its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
· Lloyd C. Bautista
Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two months into a war that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, United States President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran would drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the US and the world than before he launched the conflict.
· Reuters
America In Focus: Inflation jumps and gas soars but American consumers seemed to take it in stride
Gasoline prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
· Michelle Chapman
ZeroHedge Fertilizer Debate: Hormuz Closure Could Usher In New Arab Spring
On Friday, ZeroHedge, in partnership with the Macro Dirt Podcast, hosted a debate focused on the implications for agriculture, inflation, and global supply chains given the current situation in Iran. The discussion was illuminating and worth a rewatch if you missed it.
· Tyler Durden
Airfare amid Iran war: Buy now or wait out the conflict? Experts weigh the risks
As airfare continues to climb amid the Iran war, prospective travelers may be wondering: Should I buy my plane ticket now or wait to see if things improve?
· Greg Iacurci
'Be our voice': Brutalized Iranians speak of loved ones taken by the Islamic regime
Families of Iranians executed or forcibly disappeared by state authorities have been left without answers about the fate of their loved ones, in what human rights organizations describe as a longstanding pattern of repression by the Islamic Republic.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi
The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
· Arwa Mahdawi
UAE says air traffic back to normal as measures lifted
The UAE's aviation authority said air traffic in the country has returned to normal, the state news agency reported on Saturday, after precautionary measures implemented on 28 February at the start of the war on Iran were lifted.
· Middleeasteye
New US warning over Strait of Hormuz 'tollbooth'
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· Associated Press
NATO assessing details of US troop withdrawal from Germany
NATO says it is assessing the details of the United States’s decision to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, a key partner in the Western security alliance, amid tensions over the war on Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to enforce Iran blockade
United States President Donald Trump says the US Navy is acting “like pirates” as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US-Germany spat over Iran intensifies as Hegseth orders troop removal
The spat between the US and Germany over the war on Iran is intensifying after Washington announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from German soil.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade
US president says ‘we took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business’
· Agence France-Presse
Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says
An Iranian proposal so far rejected by US President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear program for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.
· REUTERS
IDF's AI unit transformed air force effectiveness in Iran war, commander tells 'Post'
Matzpen, the IDF unit most responsible for integrating and relaying artificial intelligence and “big data” intelligence across the military, played a critical role in transforming the air force’s effectiveness during the recent war with Iran, its commander, Col. Rotem Beshi, told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive i…
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
US-Germany spat over Iran intensifies as Hegseth orders troop removal
The spat between the US and Germany over the war on Iran is intensifying after Washington announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from German soil.
· Middleeasteye
Trump faces pressure from Congress over Iran war
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UAE’s Opec exit signals aim to accelerate foreign policy diversification
Iran’s attacks on Gulf states have forced Abu Dhabi to rethink its place within the Saudi Arabia-led diplomatic architecture, analysts say
· Tom Hussain
UAE’s Opec exit signals aim to accelerate foreign policy diversification
Iran’s attacks on Gulf states have forced Abu Dhabi to rethink its place within the Saudi Arabia-led diplomatic architecture, analysts say
· Tom Hussain
US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions for paying Iranian tolls in Strait of Hormuz
The US is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
· Associated Press
Trump says he’s dissatisfied with Iranian proposal as rift with allies deepens - DailyNews
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal for talks on the Iran war, while Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran was ready for diplomacy if the United States changes its approach.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
UAE bars citizens from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday barred its citizens from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq and urged Emiratis already in those countries to leave immediately, citing regional unrest and the need to protect nationals abroad.
· THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
EEUU advierte a navieras que podrían enfrentar sanciones por pagar peajes a Irán en Ormuz
Una patrullera emiratí (izquieda), navega cerca de un petrolero fondeado en el golfo de Omán, cerca del estrecho de Ormuz, vistos desde una carretera costera cerca de Khor Fakkan, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 1 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Fatima Shbair)
· Adam Schreck
Mini-crises sparked by the Iran war may add up to a big collapse
From energy, inflation and trade to slowing global growth and investment uncertainty, these mini-crises have the makings of a massive crisis
· Anthony Rowley
Mini-crises sparked by the Iran war may add up to a big collapse
From energy, inflation and trade to slowing global growth and investment uncertainty, these mini-crises have the makings of a massive crisis
· Anthony Rowley
Budget to be hit by Iran war
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How AI speeds 'kill chain' in US attacks on Iran
A woman holds a poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Feb. 28. Artificial intelligence has made military strikes nearly instantaneous. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by WANA/Reuters)
· HIROYUKI AKITA
Germany says it foresaw Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live
German defence minister responds to US president’s announcement that 5,000 US troops will leave bases in Germany
· Taz Ali
Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty
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· Jee Geronimo
US warns shipping companies of sanctions over Iran payments
An Emirati patrol boat, left, is near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
· Adam Schreck
Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry's first Iran war casualty
Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a US government bailout plan.
· Yonhap
Spirit Airlines ceases operations after 34 years amid financial struggles and high oil prices
Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costs
· Lauren Aratani
Trump tells Congress the Iran war has ‘terminated’ as legal deadline hits
U.S. President Donald Trump notified lawmakers Friday that the Iran war has “terminated” — an effort to quelch the fight over the need for Congress to approve the conflict.
· Connor O'Brien, Eli Stokols
Trump has a new target in Europe – and there is a price for speaking up
London: When dealing with Donald Trump, speaking your mind can come at a cost. So German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is being blasted by the US president after revealing his thoughts about the war with Iran.
· David Crowe
Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany
The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 troops from military bases in Germany, following through on a threat U.S. President Donald Trump made after sparring with the country’s leader over the Iran war.
· Aaron Pellish, Paul McLeary
Who owns Novitex: Iran's largest crypto exchange used by IRGC to move millions - explainer
The sons of a powerful family with close ties to Iran’s new supreme leader control the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, transforming it from a startup into a conduit to the global economy used by both blacklisted state institutions and ordinary citizens.
· REUTERS
Iran's nuclear deal was fragile and it didn't survive Trump
A secret 2013 meeting inside New York’s Waldorf Astoria helped produce a landmark deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program. After Donald Trump tore it up, escalation replaced diplomacy — leaving the world once again wondering whether any deal with Iran can truly last.
Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, as peace talks remain frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire.
· Yonhap
Ukraine attacks Russia's oil as the Iran war raises energy prices
Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of smoke that can be seen from space and bringing toxic rain to tourist destinations on the Black Sea.
· Katie Marie Davies
WSJ: Iran war exposes gaps in US defence systems
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Iran war has provided countries including China, Russia and North Korea with insights into the capabilities and limitations of the United States military.
· Middleeasteye