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A man inspects damage buildings after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, 7 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah claims wide-scale attacks on Israeli forces across southern Lebanon

It added that the operation came in response to Israeli drone strikes.

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, 8 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Trump, Netanyahu hold tense phone call over Iran war strategy

Britain Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant and Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, pose after taking part in a signing ceremony at Downing Street in London, Britain, May 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Britain clinches $5 billion Gulf trade deal in shadow of Iran war

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, on 11 May 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/Wana via Reuters

42 US aircraft lost or damaged in Iran conflict amid 'Operation Epic Fury' as costs hit $29b: Report

The Agios Fanourios I arrived in the waters off Basra, Iraq, in late April. Loaded with Iraqi crude oil and bound for Vietnam, it crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 10 May under a deal with Iran overseen by Iraq's prime minister. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty

Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with island checkpoints, diplomatic deals and sometimes 'fees'

Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with a cargo ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod, southern Israel, May 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israeli forces fired shots at Gaza flotilla, all boats intercepted: Group

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Photo: File/Reuters

Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects

A man holds a flag during a rally in Tehran. File Photo: Reuters

Iran says peace proposal includes reparations for war damage, US troop withdrawal

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Photo: File/Reuters

Hormuz tanker traffic edges higher after wartime low

A person raises his hand as an Israeli naval boat intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza, in an attempt to deliver aid, at sea May 18, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Photo: Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via REUTERS

Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 39 boats, remaining ships continuing

A woman walks past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, 2 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Trump says he paused attack on Iran, signals a nuclear deal may be possible

Pakistan Air Force's JF-17 Thunder jets fly past during the sea phase of Pakistan Navy's Multinational Exercise AMAN-23, in the North Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan, February 13, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war