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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on 4 May 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

The weaponisation of shipping channels

The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz focused attention on other maritime chokepoints. Experts warn that waterways like the Taiwan Strait or the Strait of Malacca are increasingly being used as...

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 calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 10 May 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026. Photo: EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS

Iran denies reports of oil leak near Kharg Island export hub

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

Iran says it has sent response to US peace proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Israel built and defended a secret base in Iraq for Iran war: WSJ

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

At least 9 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce

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

Iran's Guards threaten US sites as Trump waits for Tehran response

Iranian conservationists have been assessing the damage from US-Israeli strikes on historic sites like Tehran's Golestan Palace. Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP via BSS

Fearing return to war, Iran conservationists shore up damaged heritage sites

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila and Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek at a court in Ashkelon. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Al Jazeera

Israel deports two activists detained over Gaza-bound flotilla

A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz

The HMS Dragon during ammunitioning operations at Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility (UHAF) in Portsmouth Harbour, after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain would deploy the naval vessel, along with helicopters equipped with counter-drone capabilities, to the eastern Mediterranean as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, in Portsmouth, Britain, 4 March 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo

UK deploys warship to Middle East with eye on potential Hormuz mission

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

Iran says response to US proposal will come at 'appropriate time'