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Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: US rescues one of two crew from downed jet in Iran, report saysIn photos: Maronite Christian worshippers mark Good Friday in Lebanon3 April 2026 19:09 BST A scout carries the icon of the Virgin Mary during a Good Friday procession near the Saint Maroun Churc…
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As the war between the US-Israel alliance and Iran continues, its destructive, disruptive and degrading human consequences are accelerating. All wars do that, but this one has particular features with worldwide impact.
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A French-owned ship has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, more than a month after the US-Israeli war with Iran effectively closed the vital transport route.
Job growth in the United States rebounded in March despite the looming economic uncertainty pegged to tariffs and ongoing war on Iran.
TEHRAN — Iran launched a hunt for the US crew whose jet Iranian media said had been shot down by the Islamic republic's air defense systems Friday, deploying troops and offering a bounty.
BBC Verify has confirmed a video showing a plane accompanied by two helicopters flying over southern Iran as a search and rescue operation is carried out for the crew of an American jet.
The attack has left local residents, first responders and families of the victims in a state of shock, fear and trauma, especially amid persistent threats of further strikes and escalation. Hospitals and emergency services in and around the Tehran–Karaj corridor have faced a sudden influx of wounded people, placing …
Welcome to RT’s live coverage of the US-Israeli war against Iran and the wider regional escalation, marked by ongoing missile and drone exchanges.
A French-owned container ship safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz Friday, tracking data shows — possibly the first vessel with ties to Western Europe to travel through the critical waterway since Iran put it in a chokehold.
More than a month into the joint US-Israeli war on Iran, the Iranian military is still in possession of about half of its missile launchers and half of its suicide drones, a US intelligence assessment said, first reported by CNN on Thursday.
In war, economic consequences often follow a logic distinct from military objectives. The unprovoked and illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran that began on 28 February is a striking case study.
At least three people have been killed in an attack targeting a residential area north of Tehran, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported.
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France and Japan have called for a ceasefire in the conflict, with Macron saying the waterway can only be reopened when the bombing stops
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A container ship belonging to French shipping giant CMA CGM has crossed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first such passage by a Western vessel since Iran effectively closed the waterway, the Marine Traffic vessel website shows.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday that Turkey was maintaining contacts with all parties to stop the Iran war spiralling more out of control, Erdogan's office said.
President Trump has been briefed on the downed U.S. fighter jet in Iran.
One of the American crew members on the plane that was shot down in Iran was rescued alive, Israel's Channel 12 reported, citing an Israeli official.
As the world prepares for Easter, many Palestinian Christians are being blocked from reaching their holy sites as Israeli restrictions tighten further amid the war with Iran. Israel has long restricted access for Palestinian worshippers in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. But this year, access to Jerusalem is severe…
As the war in Iran continues on, it’s placing economic uncertainty on homebuyers navigating the spring selling season.
BY locking the passage of tankers to and from the Strait of Hormuz, mining the strait’s waters and threatening passing ships with missile and drone attacks, the Islamic Republic of Iran has sparked a global energy crisis. Countries depending on imported oil, like the Philippines, have faced forecasts worsening by th…
The defence ministry says Qatar has been targeted “by a number of drones launched from Iran”, adding that all of the drones have been “successfully intercepted and neutralised”.
INITIAL expectation by this column of China’s reaction to the sudden attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran was one of condemnation.
More than 100 US-based international law experts have warned that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, citing violations of the UN Charter, attacks on civilian infrastructure, and alarming rhetoric from senior officials.
A top Iranian official who was involved in diplomatic outreach and indirect talks or messaging with the United States and Pakistani mediators was reportedly critically wounded in a US-Israeli strike. Kamal Kharazi, an 81-year-old senior adviser to Tehran and former foreign minister, lost his wife in the Wednesday st…
Microsoft President Brad Smith told Nikkei that his company is sticking to its aggressive data center development plan. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
Three tankers, including one co-owned by a Japanese company, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday by hugging close to Oman's shore, a rare transit route as Iran maintains a chokehold on the key war-torn passageway.
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Donald Trump has suggested that the United States is looking to seize Iran’s oil industry, appearing to argue that more time is needed for the war.
The U.S. is searching for the crew of an American fighter jet after it was downed in Iran, a U.S. official told MS NOW.
Africa's food security is increasingly in jeopardy because of the conflict in the Middle East that has sent oil prices soaring and upended key trade routes, a report has found.
The Israel Defense Forces said Friday morning that it has struck more than 3,500 targets and killed about 1,000 Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon since the Iranian-backed group entered the war in support of Tehran a month ago.
Over 100 US-based legal experts and practitioners have signed a letter declaring the war launched by President Donald Trump, jointly with Israel, on Iran a violation of international law, with the strikes potentially constituting war crimes.
The governor of a southwestern province of Iran has promised whoever captures or kills the crew of an F-35 jet that was downed earlier on Friday "will be specially commended by the governorate", according to Isna news agency.
The late-night host reacted to Trump’s primetime address on the war and his firing of attorney general Pam Bondi
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As the war in Iran continues to fuel gas prices across the US, pizza chain Papa John’s is serving up a slice of relief.
Over 100 US-based legal experts and practitioners have signed a letter declaring the war launched by President Donald Trump, jointly with Israel, on Iran a violation of international law, with the strikes potentially constituting war crimes.
El presidente Donald Trump llega desde el Salón Azul para hablar sobre la guerra de Irán en el Corredor Estatal de la Casa Blanca, el miércoles 1 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Following S&P Global's Manufacturing PMI's better than expected print higher (signaling resilience in the face of March's war in Iran), the data released this morning showed the US Services Sector experienced a contraction of activity at the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Iran claimed Friday it shot down a US fighter jet — as it put a bounty on the pilot who Tehran claims was ejected before the attack.
The global energy shock and Trump’s ‘flip-flopping’ objectives could accelerate the PM’s pursuit of the kind of longer-term changes he has shied away from in the past
President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to export more oil to make up for Iran war-induced supply crunches.
That report gives the president some useful talking points as polling shows deep dissatisfaction with the state of the economy.
The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "with a little more time," the United States can easily open up the Strait of Hormuz, take the oil and "make a fortune," amid growing concerns over the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on oil prices and inflation.