American service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer support flight operations day and night from the Arabian Sea, as the US enforces the naval blockade against Iran. Centcom

Mediators seek to salvage US-Iran ceasefire with 10-day truce proposal

Diplomatic push aims to resolve disputed ceasefire terms and ease hostilities over Strait of Hormuz

MENA

AnalysisUS air defences under strain as Iranian strikes expose vulnerabilities

Gulf

Tankers carrying Saudi oil make U-turn in Red Sea after Houthi threats

Gulf

Q&A replayWhat does the US-Iran escalation mean for the Gulf?

MENA

Cuba helps Iran expand influence in Americas, State Department claims

US

AnalysisThe escalatory trap: US-Iran war enters dangerous territory

MENA

Ali Al Zaidi to visit Tehran after Washington trip

MENA
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. The waterway has effectively been blocked again. Reuters

Inflation fears reignite as Gulf energy infrastructure comes under attack

Oil prices surge above $90 per barrel as conflict continues to escalate

Economy

Tankers and air traffic control hit as Iran and US trade ninth night of strikes

Gulf

EditorialThe US-Iran war is escaping the control of those waging it

Editorial

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the US-Iran deal at the risk of falling apart

Cartoon

Iran turns aggression on Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain after renewed US strikes

Gulf

Trump addresses US troop deaths in Iranian attack on Jordan

US

Iraq PM charms Trump on visit but real gains remain questionable, experts say

MENA
The site of an Iranian attack in the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait city. AFP

Iran turns aggression on Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain after renewed US strikes

Tehran responds to eighth consecutive night of American strikes

Gulf

Trump addresses US troop deaths in Iranian attack on Jordan

US

Iraq PM charms Trump on visit but real gains remain questionable, experts say

MENA

UAE food stocks will not be compromised by conflict, economy ministry says

UAE

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