Unpacking US justification for Iran attacks
US officials confirmed the US didn’t attack Iran because of an ‘imminent threat’ but because Israel was going to strike.
Read More

Atletico Madrid reach Copa del Rey final despite 3-0 loss at Barcelona
‌Diego Simeone's side reach ⁠Copa ⁠del Rey final for the first time since 2013, with 4-3 aggregate semifinal victory.
Read More

Qatar announces arrest of Iran’s IRGC sleeper cells
Tehran has launched multiple attacks on Qatar and other Gulf states since US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday.
Read More

Spain baulks at Trump’s threat to cut off all trade over NATO, Iran stance
The US has relocated 15 aircraft, including refuelling tankers, from military bases in southern Spain.
Read More

Travellers stranded, airlines under pressure as Iran war escalates
Thousands are stranded as major Gulf hubs, including Dubai, remain closed or severely restricted for a fourth day.
Read More

Rubio says Iran was ‘playing’ US in negotiations
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, saying “the world will be safer”.
Read More

Oman renews push for diplomacy, says ‘off-ramps available’ in Iran war
Oman had been mediating talks between Iran and the US before Washington attacked Tehran.
Read More

What are the implications of Iran’s strikes on Gulf Arab states?
Iran is launching attacks across the Gulf region after the US-Israel operation against the country.
Read More

‘Worst-case scenario’: Trump weighs replacing Khamenei as leader of Iran
Trump appeared to dismiss Reza Pahlavi as an option and sketched a vision of Iran's government similar to Venezuela's.
Read More

Trump mulls exiled Iranian dissident Reza Pahlavi as regime successor
US President Donald Trump said Iranian dissident Reza Pahlavi could be a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Read More

US midterm primary season kicks off in shadow of Iran war
Primaries will determine party candidates in November race to control Congress, give early window into voter sentiment.
Read More

US will provide insurance for ships in Gulf amid Iranian attacks: Trump
US Navy 'will begin escorting' oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, if necessary, Trump says.
Read More

UK, France send warships, air defence assets to Cyprus after drone attack
The development comes after an Iranian-made drone crashed into the UK's military base in Cyprus.
Read More

Flames, smoke rise from US Consulate in Dubai after suspected attack
Flames and black smoke were seen rising from the US Consulate in Dubai after a suspected attack.
Read More

Iran mourns 165 girls, staff killed in US-Israel strike on Minab school
Thousands gathered in Minab, Iran, for a mass funeral of 165 schoolgirls and staff killed in a US-Israeli airstrike.
Read More

Ukraine offers defence swap help to Gulf states
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered Gulf states a ‘swap’ deal to enhance defence capabilities.
Read More

UK allows US to use British bases for ‘defensive strikes’ on Iran
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has allowed the US to use British bases for so-called “defensive strikes” targeting Iran.
Read More

Trump says Iran navy, air force destroyed, Germany ‘helping out’
Trump contradicts Rubio by saying US attacked Iran because 'he had a feeling' Tehran would attack Washington first.
Read More

No quick victory leaves Trump scrambling to define success in Iran
Trump faces challenges as Iran resists negotiations after military escalation and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing.
Read More

Why is Iran striking Gulf Arab countries so hard?
Iran has been striking more than military targets across the Gulf region, hitting oil and gas facilities.
Read More

School turned into shelter for families displaced in southern Lebanon
Families displaced by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon have taken refuge in a school in Sidon.
Read More

US father found guilty of murder in Apalachee school shooting in Georgia
Colin Gray was accused of criminal recklessness in allowing his 14-year-old son Colt to have access to a rifle.
Read More

Are US-Israeli attacks against Iran legal under international law?
Analysts say the joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran appear to breach the UN Charter's prohibition on aggression.
Read More

Trump: ‘We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain’
Donald Trump targeted Spain in an Oval Office tirade, saying he was going "to cut off all trade" with the country.
Read More

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid 3-0 (3-4 agg): Copa del Rey – as it happened
All the updates as Barca narrowly fail to come back from a 4-0 semifinal first-leg defeat against Atletico Madrid.
Read More