Hong Kong property may see uptick in ‘safe haven’ demand as Iran war rattles Dubai market
Early signs of capital inflows and tenant movement emerge as Dubai property softens and investors rethink regional bets
· Peggy Ye
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Why economic security is central to U.S. national security
While you wouldn’t know it from the recent U.S.-Israeli military confrontation with Iran, the latest U.S. National Security Strategy, made public in December, marks a decisive departure from the post-Cold War paradigm. It explicitly characterizes previous U.S. strategy — under which Washington assumed responsibility…
· Kazuto Suzuki
IRGC says Hormuz 'fully closed' until US lifts blockade on Iranian ports
The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has extended the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including a corridor previously designated for safe vessel passage, and declared the waterway fully closed until the United States lifts its blockade on Iranian ports and ships.
· Middleeasteye
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast
North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
· Reuters
LA port chief says fuel costs surge amid Iran conflict
Speaking to CNN, Gene Seroka said the war involving Iran has doubled ship fuel costs, pushing up trade expenses and ultimately consumer prices.
· Middleeasteye
Iran war live updates: Standoff escalates after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade
Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence a new deal was within reach. Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has ret…
Trump, Iran cite progress in talks as uncertainty hangs over Strait
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· Jodesz Gavilan
What travelers can do as the Iran war impacts flight costs and availability
As the US and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips.
· Associated Press
JD Vance ‘grateful’ to Pope Leo for easing tensions amid feud with Trump over Iran war: ‘He will be in our prayers’
Vice President JD Vance hailed Pope Leo XIV on Saturday for dialing down tensions in his explosive clash with President Trump over the Iran war.
· Anna Young
Tehran says new US proposals under review after Pakistan army commander's visit
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said negotiations with the United States ended without concrete results after Washington raised “new and excessive demands”, despite earlier agreeing to Tehran’s framework.
· Middleeasteye
Australia’s plea to Iran and the US as Strait of Hormuz closes again
Australia is calling on Iran and the United States to intensify efforts to negotiate an end to their war after the Iranian regime again closed off the Strait of Hormuz and began firing at ships, just a day after reopening the critical waterway.
· Matthew Knott
Patrick Henningsen: Indian Ships FORCED to Turn Back Near Hormuz – Iran’s Chilling Message to Trump
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Iran says fighting could restart 'any moment', Israel on high alert
Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tehran does not trust the United States and warned that fighting could resume “at any moment”, according to remarks aired on state television early Sunday.
· Middleeasteye
How the Iran war tested record labels in the Middle East, one of the fastest-growing music markets | The National
Beyond postponed concerts, the Iran war also disrupted parts of the music business less visible to the public.
· Saeed Saeed
Iran plans gradual reopening of airspace, Tasnim reports
Iran’s airspace will be reopened in four phases, starting with transit flights and moving gradually to domestic and international departures, according to Tasnim News Agency, quoting a civil aviation official.
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s navy is far from finished at the Strait of Hormuz and the US knows it
Iranian warships sunk by US and Israeli attacks litter naval harbours along the Persian Gulf coast, but what is sometimes called a “mosquito fleet” lurks in the shadows.
· Neil MacFarquhar
Turkiye seeks to extend Iran gas deal, minister says
Turkey wants to extend a natural gas supply contract with Iran that is due to expire in the coming months, but talks have not yet begun because of the war, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
· Middleeasteye
Iran-US talks deepened understanding but mistrust remains, parliament speaker Ghalibaf says
The ongoing negotiations between Iran and the US did not resolve the two countries' mistrust for one another, but have deepened their understanding of each other, Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview with Iranian television on Sunday.
· TZVI JASPER
Iran's reclosure of the Strait of Hormuz 'disappointing', Marles says
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· Maani Truu
Iran to prioritise ships paying 'costs of security' in Strait of Hormuz
Iran will prioritise vessels that pay fees to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official told CNN.
· Middleeasteye
Ghalibaf says others cannot pass Hormuz if Iran blocked, control rests with Tehran
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control and warned it would be impossible for others to pass through it if Iran is prevented from doing so. Ghalibaf said Iran does not trust the US and believes it may resume hostilities at any moment, and so Iranian arme…
· Middleeasteye
Kamala Harris accuses Netanyahu of pulling Trump into Iran war
Former vice president Kamala Harris claimed that US President Donald Trump was "pulled into" war with Iran by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a speech at a Detroit event hosted by the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus on Saturday.
· JAMES GENN
Iran reports 3,468 dead in war with US, Israel: official
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Saturday that the war with the United States and Israel had killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic.
· Agence France-Presse
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson calls out EU on international law violation claims
Esmaeil Baghaei, Head of Iran's Center for Public Diplomacy and a spokesperson for its Foreign Ministry, called out the EU on Saturday for what he claimed was a hypocritical claim that Iran was violating international law.
· TZVI JASPER
Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 54: Vance’s VP Dilemma – The poisoned chalice and taint of power
J. D. Vance faces a classic bind: Loyalty to US President Donald Trump ties him to a presidency that is bound to fail, yet distancing himself invites charges of disloyalty. Either course imperils his prospects of becoming the next US president. His latest assignment as chief negotiator with Iran has only compounded …
· RT
Pope rejects claims of feud with Trump over Iran war
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· Richard Wood
Iran 'got a little cute'
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Iran rejects EU call to keep Hormuz open
Iran has pushed back against European calls to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, arguing it has the right to act in response to military threats.
· Middleeasteye
Why a controversial shopping habit is now 'non-negotiable' for certain Aussies
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· Tilli Andrew
Trump insists 'Iran can't blackmail us' over Strait of Hormuz
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Richard Wood
Iran navy says any ship trying to pass Strait of Hormuz will be targeted
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any ship that attempts to pass through the waterway will be targeted, a dramatic reversal less than 24 hours after the critical shipping lane was reopened.
· Al Jazeera
Iran doesn’t need a navy to choke the world’s oil lifeline — just a swarm of ‘mosquito’ boats
ISLAMABAD — While President Trump said the US has “defeated the Iranian navy,” pointing to waves of strikes that wiped out warships, submarines and key military sites since late February, Tehran was still able to force closed the Strait of Hormuz.
· Caitlin Doornbos
Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted.
· Kathryn Armstrong
US to board Iran-linked vessels globally ‘in days’ – WSJ
The US military is preparing to track, intercept, and board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships tied to Tehran in international waters worldwide, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources.
· RT
Iran war exposes weakness of California’s ‘green’ dependence on foreign oil
California is a beacon for smart people. Yet we seem to excel in producing policies that hurt ourselves.
· Joel Kotkin
Maimed Supreme Leader Khamenei issues new military threats against US, Israel amid truce
A gravely injured Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a chilling message on Saturday amidst an uneasy truce with Israel, threatening that “Iran’s navy is ready to inflict new bitter defeats on enemies.”
· Shane Galvin
Washington letter on Bosnia sparks fears of expanding foreign influence in Europe - opinion
In the middle of the US-Israel war against the terrorist regime in Tehran, a small, well-intentioned but misinformed group of congressional leaders is unwittingly facilitating the spread of Iranian and radical Islamist influence in the very underbelly of Europe.
· MARC ZELL, DANA LEVINSON
Trump rejects 'blackmail' as Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz
Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Sunday, April 19.
· Richard Wood
Iranian officials ‘afraid’ to bury assassinated Supreme Leader Khamenei: expert
The burial site of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has yet to be determined as Iranian officials weigh safety concerns for such a massive funeral turnout, while one security expert claims the delay is due to Tehran being too chicken.
· Shane Galvin
Iran says nearly 3,500 killed in war with US and Israel
Iran says the death toll from its recent war with the United States and Israel has climbed to nearly 3,500, as competing figures highlight the scale of the conflict.
· Middleeasteye
Live: Iran opens fire on ships travelling through Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz after two ships reported being fired upon as they tried to cross the strait.
Russia keeping Iran uranium offer on table – Rosatom CEO
Russia stands ready to help remove Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said.
· RT
Why clearing mines from Strait of Hormuz might prove tricky for US
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· Syan Vallance
Israel probes soldiers over suspected links to Iran
Israel’s internal security agency has launched an investigation into a suspected espionage network involving military personnel, according to local media.
· Middleeasteye
Iran shuts down Strait of Hormuz again, accusing US of ‘piracy’
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· Stephen Prager
Israel projects strength abroad but struggles to protect its citizens at home - opinion
Israel has demonstrated extraordinary military capability against distant threats. We strike targets deep inside Iran. We dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure in Lebanon. Our air force, intelligence, and ground forces operate with precision that commands respect worldwide.
· AVI ABELOW
Iran warns ships near Hormuz will be treated as targets
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have issued a warning to vessels operating near the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Eight barges floating in the sea are the heart of Japan's oil reserve
The Shirashima National Petroleum Stockpiling Base sits in Kitakyushu, south-western Japan. (Reuters: Kyodo)
· Natalie Whiting
Pope Leo says he was not ‘trying to debate’ Trump over US attack on Iran
Pontiff says that despite ‘certain narrative that has not been accurate’, he will continue to preach message of peace
· Robert Mackey
Advice for travelers as the Iran war drives up fllight costs
A Philippine Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in El Segundo, Calif., on Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
· Rio Yamat