Iran Crisis 2026

Iran Crisis 2026

People walk next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Trump steps back from Hormuz fee plan in favour of Gulf investment deals

US forces had carried out waves of attacks for the third night in a row after Tehran said it had closed the strait, prompting Trump on Monday to reinstate a blockade of Iranian shipping and propose...

A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS

US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart

People move past a billboard with an image which depicts Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei embracing late senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, 28 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal

A drone view shows the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026. REUTERS

Iraq to consider all options if OPEC quota not raised, has weighed exit, sources say

A displaced Lebanese man who survived an Israeli airstrike carries a mattress as he returns to his house damaged by an airstrike, following the US-Iran deal, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, 24 June, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Rubio defends Iran deal on Gulf tour, Israel insists on troops in southern Lebanon

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LNG subsidy nearly triples to Tk16,600cr amid Iran war supply shock

Smoke rises in Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, 3 June 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Israeli drone strikes kill at least 4 in southern Lebanon

People walk next to a symbolic mock-up of an Iranian missile, on a street in Tehran, Iran, 11 June, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Collected

Trump cancels fresh strikes and bombings on Iran

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, 19 February 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US and Iran wrangle over frozen funds as they edge toward interim deal, Iranian sources say

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Collected

Trump threatens to attack Iran 'very hard' after exchange of strikes

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, 23 September, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks, Lebanese president says

A woman walks next to a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 22 March 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

War may end in interim deal that leaves Iran battered but unbowed