Politics latest: Starmer to chair Cobra meeting over Iran war after Trump call on Middle East crisis

Prime minister and US president agreed reopening Strait of Hormuz is ‘essential’ to stabilise global energy market

By Tara Cobham

Iran says coastal attack will lead to full Gulf closure and mine-laying

"Unstable Man With No Strategy": Top Economist To NDTV On Trump's Hormuz Deadline

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US would "hit and obliterate" Iranian power plants -- "starting with the biggest one first" -- if Tehran did not fully reopen the strait within 48 hours (23:44 GMT on Monday or 5:14 am IST on Tuesday), according t

Beijing warns of ‘uncontrollable situation’ in Mideast after Trump threats

China warned on Monday that further attacks on the Middle East risk creating an “uncontrollable situation” in the war-torn region, after US President Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants. Trump gave Tehran a 48-hour deadline on Saturday to end its partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway into the Gulf […]

By AFP

Iran says coastal attack will lead to full Gulf closure and mine-laying

Defence Council says non-belligerent states can only pass through the Strait of Hormuz by coordinating with Iran

By Reuters

Iran threatens to deploy ‘naval mines’ in Gulf if US, Israel attack its coasts, islands

Iran on Monday threatened to deploy "naval mines" in the Gulf if the United States and Israel were to attack any of its coasts or islands. The post Iran threatens to deploy ‘naval mines’ in Gulf if US, Israel attack its coasts, islands appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami