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Friday, June 12, 202611 entries

  1. 5:31 AM in Dubai, Jun 13

    CENTCOM says it downed all Iranian drones launched at ships in Hormuz

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    CENTCOM said Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and that U.S. forces 'downed all of them in recent hours', adding that traffic continued unimpeded and 'the international trade corridor remains open for transit'.

    Why it matters It was the second night of Iranian drone launches at ships while both governments said a deal was close, and Trump had warned Iran that morning to 'get their act together, and FAST'.

    Sources: U.S. Central Command on X, The Guardian live / Reuters, Anadolu Agency, Times of Israel / AFP, Indian Express live, The Guardian live blog

  2. 2:30 AM in Muscat, Jun 13

    UKMTO says a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile six miles off Oman

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsGulf of Oman, 6 nautical miles east of Oman

    UKMTO said a tanker was struck in the port bow by an unknown projectile about 6 nautical miles east of Oman at 22:30 UTC; the crew was safe, there was no environmental impact and the tanker continued to its next port.

    Why it matters It happened the same night CENTCOM said it downed all the Iranian drones launched at ships in Hormuz, and the source of the projectile was not identified.

    Sources: UKMTO warning PDF, Al Jazeera live blog

  3. 10:55 PM in Jerusalem

    Hezbollah drone hits a military zone in northern Israel after a day of drone attacks

    OfficialMilitary & securityWestern Galilee, Israel

    The Israeli military said a suspected Hezbollah drone struck a military zone in northern Israel near the Lebanese border without causing injuries, after two drones exploded near troops in southern Lebanon earlier in the evening and others were intercepted near Metula overnight; sirens sounded repeatedly in the Western Galilee.

    Why it matters The drones kept northern Israel under fire while Israel's government insisted it would stay in south Lebanon under any U.S.-Iran deal.

    Sources: Times of Israel live / IDF, L'Orient Today live, The Guardian live coverage, Times of Israel, Times of Israel live, Times of Israel (2), Times of Israel live (2), Al Jazeera, The Guardian live blog

  4. 11:10 PM in Tehran

    Araghchi says deal covers Lebanon, keeps Hormuz with Iran and Oman, defers nuclear talks

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    On Iranian state TV, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the agreement would announce an end to war on all fronts, which for Lebanon meant Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas; that Hormuz would reopen but its management would not return to the pre-war system because sovereignty belongs to Iran and Oman; and that nuclear talks would come only after the interim deal is implemented. He said the memorandum was not yet signed, could be signed digitally, and that Iran preferred to dilute its highly enriched uranium rather than hand it over.

    Why it matters Each point contradicted the U.S. account given that day; Hezbollah had said it was confident Iran would insist on Lebanon being included.

    Sources: Anadolu Agency, AP, Axios, The Guardian live, L'Orient Today, The Jerusalem Post live, Axios deal terms, Guardian analysis, Times of Israel live, Times of Israel live (2), CBS News live, Times of Israel live / Agencies, Guardian analysis (2), Al Jazeera, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3), The Guardian live blog (4), The Guardian live blog (5)

  5. 1:04 AM in Kolkata, Jun 13

    India protests to Rubio over sailors killed by U.S. strikes; Rubio says ships must comply

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsNew Delhi, India

    India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said he told Secretary of State Marco Rubio that 'such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified' and reiterated India's strong protest over the three Indian mariners killed. The State Department's readout said Rubio told him all commercial vessels 'should immediately comply with orders from US forces' and that violations of the blockade would not be tolerated.

    Why it matters Three tankers with Indian crews had been hit by U.S. forces that week, and Rubio's reply signalled no change to how the blockade would be enforced.

    Sources: S. Jaishankar on X, Hindustan Times, Anadolu Agency, Guardian live coverage, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  6. 9:27 PM in Karachi

    Pakistan says a final U.S.-Iran text is agreed; Araghchi says a deal has 'never been closer'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsIslamabad, Pakistan

    Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a final, agreed text of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran had been reached and that Islamabad was working with both sides on next steps. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding' had 'never been closer' but urged media not to speculate on its contents, and Trump reposted his message.

    Why it matters It was the first time the mediator and Iran's chief diplomat both publicly signalled that the text was essentially done.

    Sources: Times of Israel live, The Guardian live, CBS News live, Axios, Associated Press, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  7. 5:44 PM in Jerusalem

    Katz says Israel keeps the right to strike Iran and will stay in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

    OfficialMilitary & securityJerusalem

    Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel must retain the ability to act independently to stop Iran's nuclear programme, that he and Netanyahu had told the army to prepare accordingly, and that Israel would not withdraw from its security zones in Lebanon, Syria or Gaza.

    Why it matters Iran's foreign minister said the same evening that the deal meant Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas of Lebanon.

    Sources: Times of Israel live, Axios, The Guardian live, The Guardian live blog

  8. 10:29 AM in New York

    U.S. officials call the emerging deal 'performance-based': no money until Iran delivers

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    A senior U.S. official said the deal was 'performance-based', with Iran getting none of its frozen assets until it acted, and later that the U.S. was 'very close', with terms covering reopening Hormuz, lifting the blockade, dismantling Iran's nuclear programme and removing its highly enriched uranium; another official put the odds of signing at 80-85%. Vice President JD Vance posted that Iran would get no cash 'for simply signing a deal or attending a meeting'.

    Why it matters The U.S. account put nuclear dismantlement inside the deal, while Iran's foreign minister said that evening that nuclear talks would come only after the interim agreement was implemented.

    Sources: Times of Israel live, Times of Israel live (2), Times of Israel / AFP, The Guardian live, Times of Israel live (3), CBS News live, AP News live, Fox News live, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  9. 9:59 AM in New York

    Trump calls Iran's leaked deal terms 'fake news' and warns over drone attack on ships

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump posted that the terms Iran 'leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing', called Iranian officials 'very dishonorable people', and said their 'totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE'.

    Why it matters Iranian media had published terms including continued Iranian control of Hormuz and postponed nuclear talks, the points on which the two sides' public accounts most diverged.

    Sources: The Guardian live, Times of Israel live, CBS News live, The Guardian live blog

  10. 2:43 PM in Beirut

    Israel orders three villages near Sidon to evacuate north of the Zahrani River

    OfficialCivilian alertsSarafand, Saida District, Lebanon

    Israel's Arabic-language military spokesperson ordered residents of Sarafand, Tefahta and Mazraat Sinay in the Saida district to leave ahead of strikes and move north of the Zahrani River.

    Why it matters It extended Israel's evacuation zone north toward Sidon as Iran insisted any deal must end the war in Lebanon.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, L'Orient Today, Dawn, Al Jazeera live blog

  11. 12:15 PM in Jerusalem

    Israeli military says it struck 310 Hezbollah targets and killed 80 fighters in a week

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Lebanon

    The Israeli military said it struck 310 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in the past week and killed '80 terrorists', and disclosed a raid weeks earlier on Dibbine, about 12 km from the border and north of its 'yellow line', where it said troops found significant weapons depots.

    Why it matters The figures show the scale of Israel's Lebanon campaign in the days before the U.S.-Iran memorandum that Iran said covered Lebanon.

    Sources: The Guardian, The Jerusalem Post, The Guardian live blog

Thursday, June 11, 202617 entries

  1. 11:30 PM in Jerusalem

    Netanyahu says Israel is not a party to the emerging U.S.-Iran memorandum

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsJerusalem

    After a call with Trump, Netanyahu's office said Israel is not a party to the memorandum but welcomed Trump's commitment that a final agreement would include removal of enriched material, dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production and an end to Iran's support for proxies. A senior U.S. official said Washington was stressing to Israel that Iran must deliver concessions before receiving any benefits.

    Why it matters Trump acknowledged the same evening that the memorandum only 'conceptually' dealt with Iran's nuclear material, leaving those Israeli demands to later talks that Iran had long rejected.

    Sources: Times of Israel, The Times of Israel, The Guardian live, AP latest, Guardian live / AP, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  2. 9:57 PM in Tehran

    Iran says it has made no final decision on a deal, contradicting Trump

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Fars, citing a source close to Iran's negotiating team, said Iran had not agreed to any document with the U.S., and foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said a large part of the text was finalised but no final decision had been made and Iran would not compromise on its red lines. A senior Israeli official told Channel 12 that Jerusalem had not been told of a finalised deal.

    Why it matters A diplomat briefed on the talks said the deal had largely been agreed weeks earlier but still had a '50% chance' of collapsing because of 'a lot of potential spoilers'.

    Sources: Times of Israel liveblog, Times of Israel liveblog (2), CBS News live updates, The Guardian live coverage, AP News, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  3. 1:34 PM in New York

    Trump calls off strikes, says Iran approved a deal to be signed within days

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump said he had cancelled that evening's strikes because the talks had been 'brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved', that final points were approved by all parties including Israel and Gulf states, and that the naval blockade would stay until signing. In the Oval Office he called it a 'great settlement', said it could be signed 'maybe over the weekend in Europe' with Vance attending, that Hormuz would open 'as soon as we sign', and that a Kharg Island operation was off the table if the deal was signed.

    Why it matters Iran said within the hour that it had approved nothing, and Trump had claimed an imminent deal many times since March; Qatar's emir said Trump told him final procedures were still being completed.

    Sources: The Guardian live, Associated Press, Al Jazeera live coverage, L'Orient Today live coverage, CBS News live coverage, Times of Israel liveblog, Times of Israel liveblog (2), Times of Israel liveblog (3), Axios, AP News, Times of Israel / Reuters, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3), The Guardian live blog (4)

  4. 7:53 PM in Tehran

    Ghalibaf warns Trump of an 'endless quagmire' that would explode energy markets

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of Iran's lead negotiators, posted that 'wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse, explode energy infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years. You will see a different Iran.'

    Why it matters The warning answered Trump's threat that morning to seize Kharg Island and hit Iran 'very hard'.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, The Guardian live blog

  5. 11:37 AM in New York

    World Bank cuts 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5% on Middle East war

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsWashington, D.C., United States

    The World Bank cut its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5% from 2.9% growth in 2025, saying the Middle East conflict had triggered sharp energy price increases, renewed inflation and expectations of tighter monetary policy. It warned that developing economies face their weakest per-capita income growth since the pandemic.

    Why it matters The forecast puts a number on how far the Hormuz disruption has spread beyond the region, with poorer energy importers hit hardest.

    Sources: Associated Press, CBS News live coverage, World Bank Global Economic Prospects, The Guardian live blog

  6. 6:02 PM in Beirut

    Israel says its troops have taken control of the Wadi Saluki area in south Lebanon

    OfficialMilitary & securityWadi Saluki, southern Lebanon

    The IDF said 7th Armored Brigade and Egoz commando forces had achieved 'operational control' of the Wadi Saluki stream area, about 10 km from the border, which it called a Hezbollah hub for explosive drones and rocket fire, and that troops and aircraft had struck hundreds of sites and killed more than 50 operatives. It also released footage of an air strike on Hezbollah members fleeing a tunnel near Beaufort Castle days earlier.

    Why it matters It pushed Israel's ground presence deeper into south Lebanon as a U.S.-Iran deal that Tehran insisted must cover Lebanon was being finalised.

    Sources: Times of Israel liveblog, Times of Israel liveblog (2)

  7. 10:40 AM in New York

    UN chief calls for full Lebanon ceasefire and a state monopoly on weapons

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsNew York, United States

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said all parties must work toward a diplomatic settlement that fully respects Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity, called for a comprehensive ceasefire and said he fully supports a monopoly on weapons by the Lebanese government. Earlier he warned that the U.S.-Iran truce had become a 'lesser fire' that risked becoming 'full fire'.

    Why it matters A state monopoly on weapons means disarming Hezbollah, the group Israel says its ground campaign in south Lebanon aims to dismantle.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, The Jerusalem Post, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  8. 8:42 AM in New York

    Bessent says Iranian funds will pay for Gulf damage and offset Hormuz tolls

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted that any damage Iran inflicts on U.S. allies in the Gulf 'will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts', and that any tolls paid to Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority will be offset the same way.

    Why it matters The same frozen Iranian money was at the centre of the talks: Reuters reported that morning that Iran wanted $6 billion to $12 billion released while Washington wanted staged releases for humanitarian goods.

    Sources: Official X post by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, NDTV Profit, The Guardian live blog

  9. 8:37 AM in New York

    Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and take Kharg Island

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. would be hitting Iran 'VERY HARD TONIGHT' and that 'at some point in the not too distant future' it would take Kharg Island and other oil infrastructure and 'assume total control' of Iran's oil and gas markets, as he said it had with Venezuela. Brent rose about $2 to $94.16 within minutes, according to BBC data cited by The Guardian.

    Why it matters Kharg handles about 90% of Iran's oil exports; five hours later Trump cancelled the strikes and said a Kharg operation would be off the table if a deal was signed.

    Sources: Associated Press, The Guardian live coverage, Axios, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  10. 3:51 PM in Muscat

    U.S. disables tanker Jalveer off Oman, the third blockade strike in a week

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsGulf of Oman, off Shinas, Oman

    CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the engine room of the Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker Jalveer after it tried to carry Iranian oil through the Gulf of Oman and its crew repeatedly ignored directions. India said all 20 Indian crew were safe after the ship sent a distress call off Oman's port of Shinas when fire broke out.

    Why it matters It was the third tanker with an Indian crew hit that week, after the Marivex and the Settebello, where three Indian seafarers were killed.

    Sources: U.S. Central Command, Anadolu Agency, The Guardian live coverage, Times of India, Economic Times, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  11. 2:26 PM in Sofia

    Turkey and Pakistan urge the U.S. and Iran to stop trading strikes

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsSofia, Bulgaria

    Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, speaking in Sofia, said the reciprocal attacks raised fears of escalation and recommended that 'the parties halt their mutual attacks and resume negotiations'. Pakistan's foreign ministry, the main mediator, appealed to both sides to adhere to the ceasefire understanding and said it would continue mediating.

    Why it matters Both governments were among those Trump named hours later as having approved the final points of a deal, and Pakistan announced the next day that a final text had been reached.

    Sources: New Indian Express live coverage, CBS News live coverage, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  12. 1:17 PM in Tehran

    Iran's strait authority says Hormuz is 'closed until further notice'

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, set up on May 5 to oversee transit, said the strait was 'closed until further notice' because of U.S. aggression and told ships holding passes to await guidance. Iran's joint military command had announced a full closure the previous night, which CENTCOM rejected, saying commercial ships continued to transit.

    Why it matters The notice suspended even the passes Iran had been issuing, while Washington disputed that traffic had stopped at all.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, Associated Press, The Business Times / Reuters, Iran International / CENTCOM posts, The Guardian live blog

  13. 11:55 AM in Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and the GCC condemn Iran's attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said continued attacks on the sovereignty of the three countries 'exacerbates tension' and urged a return to the Pakistan-sponsored negotiations and Qatar's efforts. The UAE and Qatar called the attacks a flagrant violation of sovereignty, Kuwait said it would not tolerate them, and the GCC secretary-general called them 'treacherous'.

    Why it matters The Gulf states were pressing Washington and Tehran back to the talks rather than backing escalation, even as Iranian fire hit their territory.

    Source: Arab News

  14. 11:49 AM in Tehran

    Iran says U.S. strikes have made the April 8 ceasefire 'practically meaningless'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Iran's foreign ministry called the latest U.S. strikes a flagrant violation of the UN Charter that had 'rendered the ceasefire [of 8 April] practically meaningless'. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas the attacks had made the truce 'ineffective' and that the U.S. was responsible for the consequences.

    Why it matters Tehran stopped short of declaring the truce over, and hours later Trump called off further strikes, saying Iran's leadership had approved a deal.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  15. 10:44 AM in Amman

    Jordan says it shot down 20 Iranian missiles fired toward Azraq

    OfficialMilitary & securityAzraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan

    Jordan's military said air defences and the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward the Azraq area of Zarqa governorate at dawn, and that falling debris caused no injuries or damage. The IRGC had said it fired 12 ballistic missiles at U.S. aircraft at al-Azraq air base, and the U.S. Embassy told Americans in Jordan to shelter in place.

    Why it matters Jordan hosts U.S. aircraft at Azraq, which makes it a target each time Washington strikes Iran; Iran's and Jordan's missile counts did not match.

    Sources: Jordan News Agency Petra, Qatar News Agency, The Guardian live coverage, Times of Israel / AFP, Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  16. 10:15 AM in Bahrain

    Debris from intercepted Iranian drones injures girl in Bahrain

    OfficialMilitary & securityManama and Hamad Town, Bahrain

    Bahrain's interior ministry said an 11-year-old girl was injured and several homes and vehicles were damaged by falling debris after air defences intercepted Iranian drones over Manama and Hamad Town. Iranian state media said the drones targeted the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which is headquartered in Bahrain.

    Why it matters Even intercepted drones are hurting civilians in the Gulf states that host U.S. forces, and Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and the GCC condemned the attacks that morning.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, ABC News live coverage, Times of Israel / Reuters, Anadolu Agency, News of Bahrain, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  17. 12:36 PM in Kolkata

    India confirms three seafarers killed in U.S. strike on tanker Settebello

    OfficialBackgroundNew Delhi, India

    India's shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said three Indian crew members of the Palau-flagged MT Settebello, first reported missing after a U.S. strike, were confirmed dead after their bodies were found and identified. CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft fired into the tanker's engine room after it violated the blockade on Iranian ports; India lodged a 'strong protest'.

    Why it matters They were the first confirmed deaths from U.S. blockade enforcement, and three tankers with Indian crews were hit that week.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, NDTV, Deccan Herald, U.S. Central Command, India Ministry of External Affairs, AJOT / International Maritime Organization, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Wednesday, June 10, 20262 entries

  1. 5:16 AM in Kuwait, Jun 11

    Iranian attack hits Kuwait airport radar as Kuwait briefly shuts its airspace

    OfficialMilitary & securityKuwait International Airport, Kuwait

    Kuwait's army said air defences engaged 'hostile aerial targets' after the IRGC claimed strikes on U.S. forces at Ali Al Salem and Ahmad al-Jaber air bases, and the civil aviation authority closed the airspace and diverted flights for several hours. The army later said it had handled 24 Iranian drones in two days with limited damage and no casualties, but the aviation authority told ICAO that the attack had hit Kuwait International Airport's radar that morning, injuring people and seriously damaging air-traffic equipment.

    Why it matters The letter to ICAO contradicted the army's no-casualty account and showed Iran's retaliation for U.S. strikes landing on Gulf civil infrastructure, a week after an Iranian strike on the same airport killed one person.

    Sources: Associated Press, The Guardian live coverage, CBS News live coverage, Al Jazeera live coverage, Times of Israel / AFP, The Economic Times, Qatar News Agency, Gulf News, The Times of Israel, Al Arabiya / Reuters, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3), The Guardian live blog (4), The Guardian live blog (5)

  2. 9:15 PM in New York

    CENTCOM says second night of U.S. strikes on Iran is complete

    OfficialMilitary & securityIran

    U.S. Central Command said its forces had completed strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defence sites across Iran, with Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy assets firing precision munitions. It called the strikes a response to Iran's 'unwarranted and continued aggression'; Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran, Bandar Abbas and along the Hormuz coast.

    Why it matters It was the second straight night of U.S. strikes after the downing of an Apache helicopter over Hormuz that Trump blamed on Iran, the most serious breach yet of the April 8 ceasefire, and Iran fired back at Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan within hours.

    Sources: U.S. Central Command, Associated Press, The Guardian live coverage, Axios, The Guardian live blog

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