The closure of the US Embassy in Jordan has heightened the frustrations of Jordanian football fans hoping to see their team make their World Cup debut in three months' time.
The clerical body in Iran tasked with choosing the next supreme leader has reached a majority consensus on who the new leader will be, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Israeli military said it struck several Iranian oil storage sites used to "operate military infrastructure." Iran's president said his country will be "forced to respond" to an attack by a neighboring country.
A third Iranian warship has been docked in India's southern port city of Kochi since earlier this week, Minister of Foreign Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar confirmed. The Press Trust of India earlier reported this, citing unnamed sources.
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ordered ratings for India's top TV news channels to be suspended for four weeks, or until further notice, over their "speculative" coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran.
In the war with the US and Israel, Iran is largely on its own. The regime is relying primarily on its missile and drone systems and has no intention of surrendering.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said that the US "will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set" after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Nobody can say how the US-Israeli war on Iran will play out, let alone what will happen to Iran once hostilities end. Experts shared their takes on where Iran's government could go from here.
The Pentagon said the US Navy sunk an enemy warship by torpedo for the first time since World War II. Sri Lanka earlier said it had rescued over 30 sailors from an Iranian frigate in international waters off its coast.
From disputed self-defense claims to the killing of Iran’s leader, legal experts say the US-Israeli attack defies UN rules. Iran’s response and mixed global reactions highlight fears that international law is eroding.
Iranian attacks on regional refineries and gas facilities, and oil tankers are increasing global energy supply fears, risking major economic fallouts from Asia to Europe, and leaving consumers bracing for higher prices.
Various US presidents have sent military forces to remove unpopular rulers abroad. Their track record is mixed. Initially, Trump claimed that regime-change was a goal in the current Iran war, too.
With 100 days to go until World Cup 2026 starts, the war between co-host USA and qualifiers Iran poses serious questions. Spiraling prices, safety and reluctant host cities are among the other unresolved issues.
Spain says the US and Israel have breached international law, Germany says it's no time to lecture allies. Even legal experts are split. Critics warn that reluctance to call out unlawful conduct could come back to bite.
