Archives for April, 2026

Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media via REUTERS

Kremlin says the whole Middle East is 'on fire'

Reuters

Lebanese Army servicemen stand near an apartment building hit by an Israeli strike amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Ain Saadeh, Lebanon, April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Israeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, widening divisions over Hezbollah

Reuters

People inspect the damage at the research building of the Shahid Beheshti University, which was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals, foreign ministry spokesperson says

Reuters

Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Iran accuses UN nuclear watchdog of inaction, warns of risk from attacks

Reuters

Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran, U.S. receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire; source says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates President Anwar Gargash speaks at the Reuters NEXT Gulf Summit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/File Photo

UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal

Reuters

A banner with a picture of the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

North Korea distancing itself from Iran to leave door open for US talks, Seoul says

Reuters

Iran has fired missiles daily at Israel since February 28, in retaliation to joint US-Israeli attacks on the country

Israeli rescuers search for missing in building strike, two dead

Agence France-Presse

Emergency personnel work at the site following a reported Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel, April 5, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab from a drone video. MDA HANDOUT/Handout via REUTERS

Trump vows 'hell' for Iran if Strait stays shut, says a deal is possible

Reuters

A man fills up his car at a gas station in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea's Lee says country must balance risk as Hormuz disruptions threaten oil supplies

Reuters

Cairo's streets go dark as government enforces 9 pm business curfew to curb soaring energy bill

'Not the Cairo we know': Energy shock from Iran war dims Egypt nights

Agence France-Presse

A Patriot missile battery pictured near the Prince Sultan Air Base at Al Kharj on February 20

Saudi oasis town adjusts to life in the firing line

Agence France-Presse

First responders work at the site of a projectile impact, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, April 5, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

US, Iran and mediators make push for 45-day ceasefire, Axios reports

Reuters

An excavator clears the rubble from the site of an overnight Israeli strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Hatta

Israel renews Lebanon strikes, forces Syria border crossing closed

Agence France-Presse

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump invokes religious rhetoric in praise of Iran rescue, drawing criticism

Reuters

An image released on April 5, 2026, and obtained from social media appears to show wreckage of an American aircraft and a helicopter rotor in Isfahan, Iran, which forensic imagery analyst William Goodhind said is consistent with a U.S. MC‑130J or HC‑130J, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Social Media/via REUTERS/File Photo

How a perilous US rescue mission in Iran nearly went off course

Reuters