June 5, 2026
Iran’s navy has said that it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in the Gulf of Oman on Friday.
Iran’s navy has said that it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in the Gulf of Oman on Friday.
It accused the
American navy of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and
oil tankers, according to Iranian state media.
The hostility follows Donald Trump’s comments that Washington did not need a ceasefire deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country as Hezbollah rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon.
Iran-backed Hezbollah on Thursday rejected a new US-brokered ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, saying the group was not involved in the negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon, with defence minister Israel Katz saying military operations would continue and troops would not withdraw.
Key Points
Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
Six people were killed, Lebanon's state news agency reported. The warnings forced hundreds of families to flee the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya, on the edge of the predominantly Christian village of Maghdoucheh, near the southern port city of Sidon.
The strikes came a day after the Hezbollah militant group rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Iran's national football team is heading to their World Cup base this weekend, buoyed by a 2-0 friendly victory over Mali in Turkey, even though signifcant uncertainty continues to cloud their tournament participation.
Goals from Saeid Ezatolahi and Ramin Rezaeian sealed the win, securing Team Melli's record of three victories and a single loss in four warm-up matches in Antalya.
These friendlies represent the only competitive football for Iran-based players since the domestic league was suspended following US and Israeli air strikes on the Islamic Republic in late February, which triggered a regional war.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Iran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.
Aoun has repeatedly sought to distance Lebanon from regional conflicts and has said decisions concerning the country's sovereignty and security must be made by the Lebanese state alone.
US forces overnight conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean, the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” it wrote in an X post.
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
Iran’s navy has said it fired warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, according to state media.
The two sides have been trading strikes in recent days as negotiations appear to have stalled.
Lebanon's parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group from southern Lebanon if Israeli troops simultaneously left territory they occupy in the country.
In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticised the U.S.-mediated ceasefire framework announced this week as unfair, saying it should have included an "unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air."
He added that he "agrees to... Hezbollah's withdrawal from south of the Litani River, in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupied."
As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
The Fujairah terminal is part of the UAE’s key oil export route because it bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, loading up ships with about 1.7 million barrels per day. The attack on 4 May was one of many it has come under since the start of the war in the Middle East. Pension holders in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, and Leicestershire may be alarmed to discover that their savings are invested in it.
Theirs aren’t the only savings being put at risk by the ongoing war. We have found that local government pension schemes across the UK have invested almost £3 billion in funds holding assets that have been hit, stranded or put in the direct line of fire in the ongoing war. The money has been invested via funds managed by firms like BlackRock – the asset manager run by billionaire Larry Fink – that make billions of dollars in fees for investing UK savers’ money.
The World Food Programme has warned on Friday that the Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger due to rising fuel and transport costs while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance.
In March, the WFP forecast as many as 45 million people could fall into acute food insecurity if oil prices remained around $100 per barrel through June. That scenario is now unfolding, the agency said.
In Somalia, 6.5 million people - roughly a third of the population - are expected to face severe hunger in 2026, while Afghanistan could see 17.4 million people affected, the WFP said. The situation is projected to worsen, with an additional 2.5 million Somalis and 2.3 million Afghans at risk of falling into food insecurity if disruptions persist. Both countries are reliant on imported energy and food.
The Middle East crisis comes amid a deep funding shortfall for aid agencies. The WFP said it expected to serve 1.5 million fewer people globally in 2026, and an extra 9 million fewer if the situation persists for six months.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that the country's Defence Investment Plan, delayed from last year, will be published before a Nato summit on July 7.
It comes after chief of the defence staff Richard Knighton told BBC Radio on Friday: Russia is definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line. We need to spend more on defence and do it faster.”
President Donald Trump marks the 500th day of his second term in the White House Thursday, but the milestone coincides with a poll showing his approval rating at a new low.
The latest survey from The Economist and YouGov places Trump’s net approval rating at -25, down 1.1 points in a week, and reveals that only 35 percent of the American public approves of the job he is doing in the Oval Office, with a massive 60 percent disapproving and the remaining 5 percent unsure.
The news magazine explains that the results make the president the most unpopular U.S. commander-in-chief since it began polling in 2009.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would be honoured to meet new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, despite ordering air strikes that killed his father, reportedly also his wife and child.
“I don’t want to meet but if I did meet I would be honoured to meet him,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “If we make a deal it’s possible that we would meet.”
“Do you think because Epic Fury killed his killed his dad and his wife and his kid that he's has hard feelings?” a reporter asked.
The US leader replied: “I would say I'm not his favourite person, but with that being said, he's probably a pro—I don't know him—he's probably a professional in some circles, he has a very good reputation actually, you know, sometimes when people say bad, but a lot of people say bad about me. It's totally false, of course.”
Operations at the Mina Al Fahal crude oil export terminal have resumed and are proceeding normally, according to the country’s state news agency.
Oman suspended oil loading operations at the facility, which is its main crude oil export terminal following an explosion nearby.
The blast occurred between the terminal's SBM 1 and SBM 2 single-buoy mooring berths and was allegedly caused by a drone attack, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Operations were resumed on Friday morning.
The UN nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June, according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it "cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.
"The IAEA warned that it was "unable to discharge its safeguards responsibilities" that it has under the Safeguards Agreement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding that it is "indispensable and urgent" for Tehran to implement its obligations under that Treaty.
The only nuclear facility inspected in Iran by IAEA inspectors since the last report in February has been the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was visited on June 1-3.
The reactor currently running at Bushehr uses uranium from Russia enriched to 4.5 per cent, a low level needed for power generation in such plants.
The confidential report comes as tensions have flared in the Middle East.
Several oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
The US State Department has urged Americans across the Middle East to remain cautious as tensions continue in the region.
In an advisory issued Thursday, the department said the security environment remains volatile and can change rapidly, encouraging US citizens to closely monitor news developments.
The warning comes despite secretary of state Marco Rubio saying the conflict with Iran is "over", as the two sides continue to exchange attacks.
The alert says “due to high tensions in the region, the security environment remains complex and can change quickly.”
Iranian strikes on Kuwait on Wednesday reportedly killed one person and injured dozens.
The State Department said travel advisories for Bahrain, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain at Level 3, advising travellers to reconsider travel. Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and Yemen remain under Level 4 "Do Not Travel" warnings.
The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted 324-92 to reject a Lebanon war powers resolution introduced by Representative Rashida Tlaib.
The measure would have required the president to withdraw US armed forces from Lebanon within seven days of its adoption.
Democratic leaders opposed the resolution, saying there are currently no US troops engaged in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon.
They instead backed a separate, narrower proposal from Tlaib that would prohibit US involvement in hostilities in Lebanon while allowing continued security cooperation with the Lebanese military and protection of diplomatic facilities.
“I am grateful to the 90 members of Congress who joined me and my sister-in-service Delia Ramirez in voting to put an end to US support for these war crimes and mass atrocities,” Tlaib said in a statement.
Tlaib added that “far too many of my colleagues continue to fail to recognise the humanity of the Lebanese people”.
“This fight is not over. The Lebanese people continue to be subjected to violent forced displacement, illegal military occupation, and deadly US-funded bombs.”
The United States has boasted about 500 days of President Donald Trump's “Golden Age” as the Iran war drags on.
The war has caused gas prices to soar while Americans were already struggling with the cost of living.
Israel launched four missiles that struck near the Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, today.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said the strikes wounded 12 people and destroyed a bank building.
Two 20-year-old twin brothers have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israel, according to rights groups.
Iran Human Rights said Hassan and Hossein Amiri were convicted by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The group said Hassan was arrested in March after authorities allegedly found an image of a bombed site on his phone.
A source cited by the organisation claimed Hassan was tortured and forced to confess that his brother possessed additional images on a laptop, despite neither brother owning one.
Hossein, a car mechanic from Karaj, was arrested days later. Both men were subsequently transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison for interrogation.
Another rights group, HRANA, said prosecutors based the espionage case on images of damaged buildings allegedly found in the brothers' possession.
Iran-backed Hezbollah has rejected a new US-brokered ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, while Israel says it will not withdraw its forces or halt military operations.
The developments have complicated president Donald Trump's push for a broader regional peace deal.
Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any agreement with Washington and has warned it could intervene directly if Israeli attacks continue.
However, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the proposed pact between Israel and the Lebanese government, saying the group was not involved in the negotiations.
Despite Trump saying he believed progress was being made and that Lebanon "deserved peace", Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon.
Defence minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces would remain in the country, while a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Israel must at least return to positions held before the war began.
Applications for unemployment benefits in the United States reached their highest level in four months last week, signaling growing economic uncertainty exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Iran, even as overall layoffs remain historically low.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that US applications for jobless aid for the week ending May 30 climbed by 13,000 to 225,000. This marks the highest figure since early February, prior to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, though it still represents a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had anticipated 211,000 new applications.
An explosion near Oman's Mina al Fahal terminal has led to the suspension of oil loading, two people familiar with the matter said today.
Several supertankers were seen anchored off the port on Friday, shipping data from LSEG showed.
Iranian state media on Wednesday reported that Tehran targeted a US military ship hosting a "control and command center" while it was approaching Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, which the US Central Command has denied.
US president Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country.
The hostility follows Donald Trump’s comments that Washington did not need a ceasefire deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country as Hezbollah rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon.
Iran-backed Hezbollah on Thursday rejected a new US-brokered ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, saying the group was not involved in the negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon, with defence minister Israel Katz saying military operations would continue and troops would not withdraw.
Key Points
- Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
- Oman suspends oil loading at Mina al Fahal terminal following explosion, sources say
- Hezbollah rejects ceasefire as Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon
- US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
- Iran's navy says it fired warning shots at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after
evacuation warnings to several villages
15:30 , Maira ButtIsrael’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
Six people were killed, Lebanon's state news agency reported. The warnings forced hundreds of families to flee the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya, on the edge of the predominantly Christian village of Maghdoucheh, near the southern port city of Sidon.
The strikes came a day after the Hezbollah militant group rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Iran World Cup participation in doubt as
team awaits US visas ahead of flying to Mexico training base
14:25 , Maira ButtIran's national football team is heading to their World Cup base this weekend, buoyed by a 2-0 friendly victory over Mali in Turkey, even though signifcant uncertainty continues to cloud their tournament participation.
Goals from Saeid Ezatolahi and Ramin Rezaeian sealed the win, securing Team Melli's record of three victories and a single loss in four warm-up matches in Antalya.
These friendlies represent the only competitive football for Iran-based players since the domestic league was suspended following US and Israeli air strikes on the Islamic Republic in late February, which triggered a regional war.
Breaking: Lebanese president says Iran
using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks
13:55 , Maira ButtLebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Iran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.
Aoun has repeatedly sought to distance Lebanon from regional conflicts and has said decisions concerning the country's sovereignty and security must be made by the Lebanese state alone.
US forces board sanctioned vessel in
Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
13:20 , Maira ButtUS forces overnight conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean, the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” it wrote in an X post.
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
Iran's navy says it fired warning shots
at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman
12:50 , Maira ButtIran’s navy has said it fired warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, according to state media.
The two sides have been trading strikes in recent days as negotiations appear to have stalled.
Lebanon parliament speaker supports
Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal
12:20 , Maira ButtLebanon's parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group from southern Lebanon if Israeli troops simultaneously left territory they occupy in the country.
In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticised the U.S.-mediated ceasefire framework announced this week as unfair, saying it should have included an "unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air."
He added that he "agrees to... Hezbollah's withdrawal from south of the Litani River, in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupied."
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of
UK pensions
11:40 , Maira ButtAs a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
The Fujairah terminal is part of the UAE’s key oil export route because it bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, loading up ships with about 1.7 million barrels per day. The attack on 4 May was one of many it has come under since the start of the war in the Middle East. Pension holders in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, and Leicestershire may be alarmed to discover that their savings are invested in it.
Theirs aren’t the only savings being put at risk by the ongoing war. We have found that local government pension schemes across the UK have invested almost £3 billion in funds holding assets that have been hit, stranded or put in the direct line of fire in the ongoing war. The money has been invested via funds managed by firms like BlackRock – the asset manager run by billionaire Larry Fink – that make billions of dollars in fees for investing UK savers’ money.
Middle East conflict pushing millions
into hunger, WFP says
11:15 , Maira ButtThe World Food Programme has warned on Friday that the Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger due to rising fuel and transport costs while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance.
In March, the WFP forecast as many as 45 million people could fall into acute food insecurity if oil prices remained around $100 per barrel through June. That scenario is now unfolding, the agency said.
In Somalia, 6.5 million people - roughly a third of the population - are expected to face severe hunger in 2026, while Afghanistan could see 17.4 million people affected, the WFP said. The situation is projected to worsen, with an additional 2.5 million Somalis and 2.3 million Afghans at risk of falling into food insecurity if disruptions persist. Both countries are reliant on imported energy and food.
The Middle East crisis comes amid a deep funding shortfall for aid agencies. The WFP said it expected to serve 1.5 million fewer people globally in 2026, and an extra 9 million fewer if the situation persists for six months.
UK PM Starmer says Defence Investment
Plan will be published before Nato summit next month
10:54 , Maira ButtBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that the country's Defence Investment Plan, delayed from last year, will be published before a Nato summit on July 7.
It comes after chief of the defence staff Richard Knighton told BBC Radio on Friday: Russia is definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line. We need to spend more on defence and do it faster.”
Trump’s approval rating hits another new
low on 500th day back in the White House
09:32 , Maira ButtPresident Donald Trump marks the 500th day of his second term in the White House Thursday, but the milestone coincides with a poll showing his approval rating at a new low.
The latest survey from The Economist and YouGov places Trump’s net approval rating at -25, down 1.1 points in a week, and reveals that only 35 percent of the American public approves of the job he is doing in the Oval Office, with a massive 60 percent disapproving and the remaining 5 percent unsure.
The news magazine explains that the results make the president the most unpopular U.S. commander-in-chief since it began polling in 2009.
Trump says he would be 'honoured' to
meet new supreme leader
08:07 , Maira ButtPresident Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would be honoured to meet new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, despite ordering air strikes that killed his father, reportedly also his wife and child.
“I don’t want to meet but if I did meet I would be honoured to meet him,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “If we make a deal it’s possible that we would meet.”
“Do you think because Epic Fury killed his killed his dad and his wife and his kid that he's has hard feelings?” a reporter asked.
The US leader replied: “I would say I'm not his favourite person, but with that being said, he's probably a pro—I don't know him—he's probably a professional in some circles, he has a very good reputation actually, you know, sometimes when people say bad, but a lot of people say bad about me. It's totally false, of course.”
Operations at Oman's main crude oil
terminal have resumed
07:38 , Maira ButtOperations at the Mina Al Fahal crude oil export terminal have resumed and are proceeding normally, according to the country’s state news agency.
Oman suspended oil loading operations at the facility, which is its main crude oil export terminal following an explosion nearby.
The blast occurred between the terminal's SBM 1 and SBM 2 single-buoy mooring berths and was allegedly caused by a drone attack, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Operations were resumed on Friday morning.
UN nuclear watchdog says it's been
unable to inspect Iranian facilities
07:15 , Shweta SharmaThe UN nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June, according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it "cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.
"The IAEA warned that it was "unable to discharge its safeguards responsibilities" that it has under the Safeguards Agreement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding that it is "indispensable and urgent" for Tehran to implement its obligations under that Treaty.
The only nuclear facility inspected in Iran by IAEA inspectors since the last report in February has been the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was visited on June 1-3.
The reactor currently running at Bushehr uses uranium from Russia enriched to 4.5 per cent, a low level needed for power generation in such plants.
The confidential report comes as tensions have flared in the Middle East.
Oil executives warn Trump that Iran war
will cause gas prices to spike within weeks due to dwindling supplies: report
06:53 , Shweta SharmaSeveral oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
US urges caution across Middle East amid
regional tensions
06:38 , Shweta SharmaThe US State Department has urged Americans across the Middle East to remain cautious as tensions continue in the region.
In an advisory issued Thursday, the department said the security environment remains volatile and can change rapidly, encouraging US citizens to closely monitor news developments.
The warning comes despite secretary of state Marco Rubio saying the conflict with Iran is "over", as the two sides continue to exchange attacks.
The alert says “due to high tensions in the region, the security environment remains complex and can change quickly.”
Iranian strikes on Kuwait on Wednesday reportedly killed one person and injured dozens.
The State Department said travel advisories for Bahrain, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain at Level 3, advising travellers to reconsider travel. Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and Yemen remain under Level 4 "Do Not Travel" warnings.
US House rejects Lebanon war powers
resolution
06:26 , Shweta SharmaThe US House of Representatives on Thursday voted 324-92 to reject a Lebanon war powers resolution introduced by Representative Rashida Tlaib.
The measure would have required the president to withdraw US armed forces from Lebanon within seven days of its adoption.
Democratic leaders opposed the resolution, saying there are currently no US troops engaged in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon.
They instead backed a separate, narrower proposal from Tlaib that would prohibit US involvement in hostilities in Lebanon while allowing continued security cooperation with the Lebanese military and protection of diplomatic facilities.
“I am grateful to the 90 members of Congress who joined me and my sister-in-service Delia Ramirez in voting to put an end to US support for these war crimes and mass atrocities,” Tlaib said in a statement.
Tlaib added that “far too many of my colleagues continue to fail to recognise the humanity of the Lebanese people”.
“This fight is not over. The Lebanese people continue to be subjected to violent forced displacement, illegal military occupation, and deadly US-funded bombs.”
US boasts about 500 days of Trump's
'Golden Age' as Iran war drags on
06:11 , Shweta SharmaThe United States has boasted about 500 days of President Donald Trump's “Golden Age” as the Iran war drags on.
The war has caused gas prices to soar while Americans were already struggling with the cost of living.
At least 12 injured in Israel's strike
in Lebanon's Tyre
05:51 , Shweta SharmaIsrael launched four missiles that struck near the Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, today.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said the strikes wounded 12 people and destroyed a bank building.
Rights groups say Iranian twin brothers
sentenced to death for alleged spying
05:37 , Shweta SharmaTwo 20-year-old twin brothers have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israel, according to rights groups.
Iran Human Rights said Hassan and Hossein Amiri were convicted by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The group said Hassan was arrested in March after authorities allegedly found an image of a bombed site on his phone.
A source cited by the organisation claimed Hassan was tortured and forced to confess that his brother possessed additional images on a laptop, despite neither brother owning one.
Hossein, a car mechanic from Karaj, was arrested days later. Both men were subsequently transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison for interrogation.
Another rights group, HRANA, said prosecutors based the espionage case on images of damaged buildings allegedly found in the brothers' possession.
Hezbollah rejects ceasefire as Israel
vows to keep troops in Lebanon
05:03 , Shweta SharmaIran-backed Hezbollah has rejected a new US-brokered ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, while Israel says it will not withdraw its forces or halt military operations.
The developments have complicated president Donald Trump's push for a broader regional peace deal.
Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any agreement with Washington and has warned it could intervene directly if Israeli attacks continue.
However, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the proposed pact between Israel and the Lebanese government, saying the group was not involved in the negotiations.
Despite Trump saying he believed progress was being made and that Lebanon "deserved peace", Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon.
Defence minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces would remain in the country, while a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Israel must at least return to positions held before the war began.
The US just had its highest number of
people file for unemployment benefits since the Iran war started
05:00 , Matt OttApplications for unemployment benefits in the United States reached their highest level in four months last week, signaling growing economic uncertainty exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Iran, even as overall layoffs remain historically low.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that US applications for jobless aid for the week ending May 30 climbed by 13,000 to 225,000. This marks the highest figure since early February, prior to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, though it still represents a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had anticipated 211,000 new applications.
Oman suspends oil loading at Mina al
Fahal terminal following explosion, sources say
04:21 , Shweta SharmaAn explosion near Oman's Mina al Fahal terminal has led to the suspension of oil loading, two people familiar with the matter said today.
Several supertankers were seen anchored off the port on Friday, shipping data from LSEG showed.
Iranian state media on Wednesday reported that Tehran targeted a US military ship hosting a "control and command center" while it was approaching Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, which the US Central Command has denied.
Trump says he does not need deal with
Iran to get enriched uranium
04:20 , Shweta SharmaUS president Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country.
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