Explosions have reportedly rocked the strategic Iranian energy hub, which handles about 90% of the country's oil exports The US has struck more than 50 military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, including bunkers, radar systems, and ammunition depots, according to Iranian and Western media reports.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said diplomatic efforts are "progressing steadily" and asked Trump to push back his promised assault by two weeks Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked US President Donald Trump for a two-week deadline extension after the US president threatened "a whole
The US president has claimed Washington has already met and exceeded all military objectives and is now giving diplomacy more time President Donald Trump has announced a two-week suspension of bombing of Iranian energy infrastructure, agreeing to a "double sided ceasefire" contingent on Tehran agreeing to the "complete" and "immediate" opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The US president has claimed Washington has already met and exceeded all military objectives and is now giving diplomacy more time President Donald Trump has announced a two-week suspension of bombing of Iranian energy infrastructure, agreeing to a "double sided ceasefire" contingent on Tehran agree
Lib Dems’ Ed Davey and Green leader Zack Polanski say use of UK bases for US operations in Iran should stop urgently The Green party is backing resident doctors who are on strike. This morning the party issued a statement on the dispute from its co-deputy leader, Mothin Ali , saying: Rather than shifting goalposts or arm twisting resident doctors with threats over training places, Wes Streeting needs to get serious about resolving resident doctors long term concerns over pay, training and working conditions. The government’s 10-year plan for the NHS will go nowhere if the workforce feels unappreciated, devalued and demotivated.
Erdogan condemns 'treacherous attack' in Istanbul Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned what he described as "treacherous attack" outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul where a gunman was killed, and vowed to fight "terrorism". "We will continue our fight against all kinds of terrorism, and we will not allow ... provocations to harm Turkey's climate of security," Erdogan said in a televised speech.
No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 7 (ANI): A video showed damaged sidewalks and an overturned car following an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Hasharon, part of Israel's Tel Aviv district, according to Al Jazeera. The footage shared by Al Jazeera on Tuesday captured debris scattered across the area, with visible damage to civilian surroundings and a vehicle flipped over, indicating the intensity of the impact.
Istanbul [Turkey], April 7 (ANI): Gunfire erupted near the Israeli Consulate in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on Tuesday, prompting an immediate security intervention. According to a report by Al Jazeera, citing local media sources, the area was cordoned off as Turkish security forces responded to the presence of armed individuals in the vicinity of the diplomatic mission.
Despite saving its pilot, Washington paid a steep price - and revealed the risks of deeper escalation For nearly two days, somewhere in the mountains south of Isfahan in Iran, a US weapons officer was missing.
France warns US strikes on Iran infrastructure would break international law France’s foreign minister has warned that any US attack on Iran’s civilian infrastructure would violate international law and trigger dangerous escalation. Speaking to France Info on Tuesday, hours before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Jean-Nool Barrot said such strikes would carry serious consequences. “If we all speak out against attacks on civil and energy infrastructure, then we do so primarily because they are ruled out according to the rules of war and international law, and secondly because in the case of the war in Iran, they will undoubtedly lead to a new phase of escalation and retaliatory measures,” Barrot said.
Trump tells Iran: 'A whole civilization will die tonight' Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 13:19 US president ramps up threats in attempt to force Tehran to strike a deal Off US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iranian “civilisation will die tonight”, once again threatening Iran unless it makes a deal to end the war. "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump posted on his Truth Social network.
Turkish police shoot three gunmen in clash outside Israel's Istanbul consulate Police "neutralised" three gunmen in a firefight outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul, authorities said, with one attacker killed and two others severely wounded. CNN Turk reported that police first asked the gunmen to stop as they approached the building housing the consulate and a gunfight broke out after they refused to comply. The gunmen are believed to have been trying to reach the consulate building and get to the level where Israel's diplomatic offices are located, it added.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The IRGC Aerospace Force commander signaled a dramatic escalation in Iran's defensive stance against US-Israeli military aggression, saying the "new stage of warfare" would include the deployment of dual missile launchers capable of delivering twice the previous retaliatory strikes
Israel targets railways and infrastructure, at least nine killed US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure within hours if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Reports meanwhile indicate Israel is already targeting infrastructure across Iran.
New York [US], April 7 (ANI): Tehran has issued a stern warning to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against permitting the United States to utilise their sovereign territory and airspace for military strikes against the Islamic Republic.
Hostilities continue across the Middle East, with ongoing strikes, rising civilian impacts and mounting pressure on critical infrastructure and humanitarian services. Attention is also turning to New York, where the Security Council is expected to vote on a Bahrain-led draft resolution concerning the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, displacement remains high, aid access is constrained, and economic and security impacts continue to ripple far beyond the region.
The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution aiming to boost security in the Strait of Hormuz as the critical shipping corridor remains largely closed to global trade and the transport of humanitarian aid, with war continuing to rage across the region.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The petrochemical industries of the Zionist regime, located near Dimona, and also the US military bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, were subjected to drone attacks by the Iranian Army on Tuesday.
Israeli strikes on Gaza school kill 10 as health crisis deepens under siege Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 12:06 Palestinian health ministry warns of 'catastrophic' medical crisis as Israel continues attacks and restricts aid Palestinians react following an Israeli strike outside a school sheltering displaced people, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, 6 April 2026 (Mahmoud Issa/Reuters) Off Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians in air strikes on a school in the Gaza Strip on Monday, in the latest breach of the October ceasefire intended to end the two-year genocide . Local media reported that Israeli-backed armed gangs raided a school east of the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, attempting to find and kidnap people. Residents confronted the groups, sparking armed clashes.
