Iran has strangled one of the world’s most critical shipping routes, the Strait of Hormuz, by threatening merchant ships and attacking tankers. Iran also has more than 5,000 naval mines in its arsenal, according to estimates by the Defense Intelligence Agency, and is beginning to deploy them, according to U.S. officials said.

The Israel-Palestine conflict has deep historical roots, stemming from Ottoman rule and the British mandate post-World War I. The 1947 UN partition plan aimed to establish separate states for Jews and Arabs but was rejected by Arab leaders,

Israel has submitted a new map for consideration, and meets with the head of Egyptian Intelligence Service amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations. Israel has submitted a third map of Israeli troop deployment in Gaza throughout the period of the 60-day ...

We map the Israel–Hamas War day by day up to September 1, 2025, using Google Earth to trace airstrikes, ground offensives, ceasefires, and shifting frontlines. This visualization shows how the conflict evolved,

Ballistic missiles were fired toward the joint US-UK Diego Garcia military base on an island in the Indian Ocean. Follow for live news updates.

Since US-Israeli bombs started falling on Iran, about 1,500 people have been killed, homes destroyed and ancient sites damaged

U.K. minister Steve Reed says Iran's missiles failed to reach the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean. Iran targeted Diego Garcia with a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile, Israel's military said Saturday.

The capabilities of Iran's long-range ballistic missiles are being reassessed after this weekend's launch against the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia