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US-Iran tensions

US-Iran tensions
The latest news, analysis and opinion on US-Iran tensions. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
This July 2025 handout image shows a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier being attacked by Houthi fighters at sea. Attacks by Yemen’s Houthis have prompted many freight companies to detour around southern Africa to avoid the Red Sea. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Red Sea shutdown risk looms as US-Iran tensions threaten another oil surge

Tehran puts Houthi militants on notice to close critical shipping lanes, threatening a fresh supply shock as Brent crude notches 21 per cent rally since early July.

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific delays Middle East flights as US and Iran trade attacks

US-China relations

China, elections and Iran: the takeaways from Trump’s White House address

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Pakistan

Tankers with Iranian oil look to Pakistan for safe harbour amid US blockade

The Rani and the Amil, carrying a combined 1 million barrels of crude, may be heading to Pakistan to either wait or transfer their cargoes.

Oil tankers and cargo vessels anchor off Port Sultan Qaboos near the Strait of Hormuz on June 21. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump scraps Hormuz toll plan but presses ahead with Iran blockade

In latest flip-flop, US president says Gulf investment deals will replace shipping fee, while restoring blockade targeting Iranian trade.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Norwegian chemical tanker hit by projectile off Oman amid US-Iran tensions

Stolt Magnesium ‘suffered from an explosion of an unidentified external device’ that started a fire in the engine room, the company said.

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Video | US strikes Iran again after UAE tankers hit

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted US facilities in the region and two UAE tankers travelling through the strait.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted US facilities in the region and two UAE tankers travelling through the strait
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India

Delhi summons Iranian diplomat after Indian sailor killed in Strait of Hormuz

Thirty Indians were among the 46 crew members in the two vessels hit by an Iranian overnight attack.

US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran exchange fire again as UAE tankers attacked in Hormuz

Iran’s Guards target US facilities in the region after Trump says US will be ‘guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz, for a toll.

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Trump to restore Iran blockade, charge fees for Strait of Hormuz shipping

US president says Iranian ships and those trading with Iran will be barred, while other commercial traffic will pay a 20% transit fee.

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The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran trade more attacks as battle over Hormuz intensifies

Weekend exchanges in the Middle East threaten to collapse a fragile interim deal aimed at ending the war.

A projectile is fired during what US Central Command said were strikes against Iranian military targets, in an image taken from video released on July 12. Photo: CENTCOM via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump claims Iran wants to resume talks with US despite ceasefire breaches

US president’s remarks underscore the increasingly contradictory state of relations between Washington and Tehran.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Tanker transit through Strait of Hormuz plunges as US-Iran ceasefire fractures

Renewed hostilities could undermine credibility of future ceasefires with long-term impact on global energy markets, inflation and risk premiums, analyst says.

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United States

US plan to allow Turkey back into F-35 jet scheme faces Israeli opposition

Turkey was ejected from the American F-35 programme in 2019 after it bought Russian air-defence systems.

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A US military F-35 fighter jet flies overhead during Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 4. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

US-Iran ceasefire collapse revives risks of global inflation

Renewed conflict in the Middle East may lead to new oil shortages, a global economic slowdown and risks to China’s vital export industries.

Smoke rises after an explosion in Iran. Photo: Social media video screen grab via Reuters
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

IMF sees world economy growing just 3% this year amid Iran war

The outlook is weighed down by the Iran war but helped by AI and other technologies.

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US strikes Iran, revokes oil waiver after attacks on ships in Hormuz

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after the US military said it hit over 80 targets in the Islamic Republic.

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US gave Tehran secret data on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges

The data includes details on protesters and members of the LGBT community who applied for asylum to avoid ‘grave danger’, the lawsuit claims.

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US senators wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in February to raise concerns about sending detainees to a country where they face persecution or torture, a lawsuit claims. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Third tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz region in 24 hours

The third ship sustained minor damage, with no one injured, and continued on its way.

US-China relations

Nato can’t be ‘naive’ about China as it ramps up military might, Rutte claims

Nato’s secretary general contacts Japan’s defence minister after Chinese nuclear submarine fires test missile into Pacific.

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Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

Iranians come out to see Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in a February 28 air strike.

A vehicle carrying the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

At Khamenei’s funeral, poet says ‘world is no longer a good place’ for Trump

Khamenei’s successor and son Mojtaba was absent, but hundreds of thousands of mourners were there to listen to Mohammad Rasouli.

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Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their respects to Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Sunday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Opinion | Oman and China: the real winners of Trump’s Iran deal?

Behind the triumphalism, an eerily familiar agreement hands Muscat a privileged position that Beijing hasn’t missed.

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Middle East

Lebanon’s president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy south

Hezbollah has rejected a US-backed framework deal, which does not set a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal.

Middle East

Video | Iranians gather in Tehran ahead of Khamenei’s funeral

While Islamic law requires swift burials, exceptions are made in times of war.

Mourners carry the coffin of Zahra Haddad Adel, wife of Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during her funeral in Tehran on July 2, 2026. Mojtaba Khamenei’s wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, the daughter of former parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, died on February 28 in the US-Israeli strikes that killed ex-supreme leader Khamenei, according to the Iranian authorities. (Photo by FARS NEWS AGENCY / AFP)
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Iran

Iranian leaders pay respects at Khamenei’s coffin as funeral begins

Delayed by months of conflict, Iran prepares to bury its slain supreme leader with a week of mass mourning.

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The coffins of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members displayed inside Tehran’s Grand Mosalla. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, not using Iran-approved route: state TV

The vessel was described as a foreign container ship in a report apparently aimed at underlining Tehran’s claims to control the strait.

China-EU relations

‘World without bearings’: Lorenzi sees economic conflict and unplottable fixes

Prominent French economist warns that Europe must reach strategic pact with Beijing and enact structural reforms as global order enters volatile era.

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