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Western countries have been relatively shielded from the crisis of the closed Strait of Hormuz waterway.

Israel's bombings of residential neighborhoods in Lebanon have killed hundreds of people and injured over a thousand, many of them civilians, women, children, and entire families when residential houses in Beirut were bombed.

SWISS and Tui Suisse have cancelled flights to destinations like Dubai, Tel Aviv, and UAE due to the conflict.

The U.S. has begun easing rules to allow commercial airlines to fly over Afghanistan at altitudes above 32,000 feet.

Empire Navigation stated they had no knowledge of a court order or seizure and had not been contacted.

Trump did not outline an imminent threat from Iran or a detailed plan for what comes next.

The war has involved multiple strikes on civilian sites and infrastructure by all sides, causing hundreds of deaths and displacement.

The White House said further talks would likely take place in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir was rated positively for managing the war, while Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz received low ratings.

The US-Iran ceasefire market sits at 100.0% YES for a ceasefire by April 15, despite collapsed talks and Israeli opposition.

A fragile two-week truce remains intact, and the US and Iran may return to negotiations.

Gold prices dropped more than 10% since the war began on February 28, 2026, due to high interest rates and a stronger US dollar.

Nizar Amidi is a political official with one of Iraq's two main Kurdish parties.

When a US aircraft goes down in hostile territory, the military follows a rigorously planned operation to retrieve the crew and secure classified technology, as outlined in the Personnel Recovery Joint Publication.

Iranian state television urged viewers to locate downed U.S. pilots, promising a reward, and to shoot them if seen.

Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, with one pilot rescued and at least one other missing.

U.S. intelligence officials reported up to half of Iran's missile launchers remain intact.

Operation Epic Fury began during active nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with a deal reportedly within reach days before.

Iran has no regional partners and is fighting alone, with its proxies strained or inactive.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the Iran war is 'beyond the halfway point' but did not want to put a schedule on it.

The strike on Taleghan 2 may have involved 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs.

Taleghan 2 had been reinforced with concrete and soil before the strike.

A leaked US intelligence document cast doubt on the overall impact of the strikes.

Mediators in Islamabad are pushing for a second round of negotiations between US and Iranian officials after marathon talks stalled in early April.

The tunnel network was 25 meters deep and used as a command center by Hezbollah.

IDF discovered a Hezbollah weapons cache and tunnels beneath a clothes shop in El-Khiam, Lebanon.

The war has caused significant economic damage to the Middle East, with GDP losses estimated at 3.7-6.0% and up to 4 million jobs lost.

Iran's nuclear program has been a point of contention, with Iran pursuing it since at least 1957.

Australia and Canada agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals and other areas.

Iran's government swiftly moved to replace leaders killed in the conflict, indicating regime stability.

A girls' school in a town east of Bandar Abbas was struck, killing about 170 people, with US forces believed responsible.

The attacks numbered nearly 900 in the first 12 hours.

Political parties in Iraq clash over leadership positions, including the presidency, due to sectarian/ethnic power-sharing customs.

The president must be elected by a two-thirds majority in parliament (220 out of 329 members).

Eleven candidates are competing for Iraq's presidency as of January 28.

Incumbent president Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid is seeking re-election.

Pakistan offered to host peace talks between Iran and the US/Israel, with US President Donald Trump acknowledging the offer but the White House downplaying it.

US Vice President JD Vance is leading talks with Iran in Pakistan.

The fighting escalated to Lebanon, with casualties and damage mounting.

The Canadian and Australian prime ministers called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.

Air defence destroyer HMS Dragon is not expected to sail to the eastern Mediterranean until next week.

All six crew members were killed after a US refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq, not due to hostile or mistaken fire.

US Special Forces rescue teams are engaged in a search for the airman across the region.

Elite Air Force pararescue units scrambled to launch a rescue mission after an F-15E fighter jet was targeted by Iran on Friday afternoon.

Human Rights Watch said on Monday that the military recruitment and use of children was a violation of children’s rights and a war crime when the children are under 15.

Israel on Wednesday carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with Hezbollah began, killing at least 254 people and wounding 837.

US president Donald Trump quickly lashed out, imposing a naval blockade on the strait of Hormuz that risked escalating the war.

International humanitarian groups have delivered emergency aid to Iran via new land routes from Turkey and Jordan.

Planet Labs is restricting access to satellite images of Iran and large parts of the Middle East following a request from the US government.

Planet Labs has since moved to an indefinite restriction on imagery access, replacing the delay with a 'managed access' model.