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An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israeli mural, after US and Iranian officials said they had reached a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, 15 June 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US strikes 10 targets in Iran, Tehran launches attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain

The latest exchange of attacks risks escalating the conflict in West Asia once again, despite Iran and the United States reaching an interim agreement

Palestinian Raed al-Khabba carries his 3-month-old daughter Mira al-Khabbaz, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, 4 Feb 2026. Photo: UNB

'What evil is this', UN lawyer Chris Sidoti says on anonymisation of Palestinian children deaths

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

Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal

Israeli military vehicles and soldiers in a village in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army operates in it as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 23 April 2026 Photo: REUTERS/Ayal Margolin/File Photo

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as 'surrender'

An Israeli military vehicle drives near a damaged building with a large Israeli flag in Lebanon, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following U.S.-mediated talks, as seen from northern Israel, 27 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran says it hits US-linked targets as Bahrain reports drone attack

General view of Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Aramco resumes oil loading at Ras Tanura in boost to supply

Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on 20 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

UN halts escort of ships through Hormuz after vessel comes under attack

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

Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump says it may never be known who was at fault for strike on girls' school in Iran

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 reopening eases shipping crisis, but 1,200 cargo vessels remain stranded

Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Tyre, Lebanon, June 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: Reuters

Israel fire kills two in Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire

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

US, Iran at odds on nuclear inspections, frozen assets in deal to end war

Smoke rises from a village in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army operates in it as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 23 April 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu

Israel fire kills two in Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire