Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
Under pressure from the polls and Gulf allies, the White House is pushing for a deal but Iran wants concessions, writes BBC’s international editor.
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Oil exports through Hormuz might not return to levels before Iran war
The oil market might face a new reality after the Iran war in which exports through the Strait of Hormuz do not return to the levels once considered normal, as shipowners now have to weigh the risk that fighting could abruptly break out in the volatile Persian Gulf. And Western commercial ships will likely hesitate…
US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid talks in Qatar | US-Israel war on Iran News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US Central Command announces ‘self-defence’ strikes as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for peace talks. Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026 The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks aimed at reaching a…
Zelenskyy speaks to Al Jazeera at site of major Russian attacks in Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeed Russia has launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv since the war began, firing hundreds of drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight. Speaking to Al Jazeera after visiting damaged sites, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strikes and the targeting of civilian infrastructure, as Ukraine vowed retaliation. Published On 24 May 202624…
Rubio says ‘significant progress’ made in US-Iran negotiations | US-Israel war on Iran
NewsFeed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says ‘significant progress’ has been made on a framework aimed at stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. He told reporters in New Delhi that the world could soon hear ‘good news’. Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026 Click here to…
Africa: War Is Becoming a Death Sentence for Women and Girls
Thirteen-year-old Mona still remembers the moment the second airstrike hit. “We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh – my uncle’s apartment,” she said. “My uncle’s wife was screaming, ‘My children! My children are gone!’ As I rushed to help her, they fired the second shell. That’s when my mother and…
Consumer sentiment hits fresh record low in May as Iran war fuels inflation worries
Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices, the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers said Friday. The index of consumer sentiment fell to 44.8 from a preliminary reading of 48.2. It’s also well below the 49.8…
Africa: BRICS Members At Odds Over Iran War, but Lamola Insists Bloc Retains Solidarity
Sharp divisions over the Iran war challenge BRICS unity, yet Minister Ronald Lamola asserts that the group remains solid despite differing views among its members. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola does not believe the solidarity of BRICS has been damaged by its failure to agree on a common position on the Iran war….
Trump says he was “an hour away” from striking Iran, insists war is “very popular”
The organizers of the Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces on Monday said Tuesday that at least five of its boats “sustained shots” fired by the intervening soldiers. In two videos datemarked Tuesday of what appears to be the same incident, posted on the Global Sumud Flotilla’s (GSF) Telegram channel, activists on a vessel called…
How the Iran war is raising costs for AI chip companies
The AI rally continued this earnings season. But companies building the underlying hardware powering the boom warned that the Iran war is putting pressure on their supply chains and profitability. A spiraling conflict in the Middle East has seen oil prices skyrocket and supply chains crucial to the tech sector hamstrung. Shortages of key chipmaking…