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Pro-government supporters gather in front of a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a nightly rally in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026.
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US-Iran attacks continue for a third night

For a third night, the US launched attacks and Iran retaliated with strikes on Gulf countries, Jordan, and tankers at Hormuz.

The New Arab Staff
14 July, 2026
People hold up a revenge banner against US President Donald Trump as they gather to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 5, 2026.
US-Israel war on Iran
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US-Iran attacks escalate across Gulf: What we know so far

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 July, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
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Trump says Iran agrees to 'highest level' nuclear inspections

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 June, 2026
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.
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South Korea condemns attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, vows response

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2026
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UK to invest £23.8m in strategic Omani port

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 September, 2020
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Iran says US aircraft flew close to military zone

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2020
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Iran moves 'fake US aircraft carrier' to sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2020
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Iran may release British-flagged tanker 'within hours'

The New Arab
22 September, 2019
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UK
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UK considers deploying drones to the Gulf

The New Arab
02 September, 2019
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Iraq rejects Israeli participation in Gulf flotilla

The New Arab & agencies
12 August, 2019
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UK
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US struggles to build willing coalition amid Hormuz tensions

The New Arab & agencies
05 August, 2019
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Iran releases nine Indian crew from captured Panama-flagged tanker

The New Arab & agencies
26 July, 2019
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UK
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UK voices to Iran 'extreme disappointment' over seized tanker

The New Arab
20 July, 2019
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UK
MENA
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Iran Revolutionary Guards seize two vessels in Gulf: UK

The New Arab & agencies
19 July, 2019
British oil tanker -- AFP
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MENA
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Iran Guards seize British oil tanker in the Gulf

The New Arab & agencies
19 July, 2019
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US
Voices

Will US-Iran tensions trigger a new global power balance?

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Rami G. Khouri

11 July, 2019
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MENA
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US to escort tankers in Gulf amid 'Iran attacks'

The New Arab & agencies
11 July, 2019
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The road to Trump's face-off with Iran

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Lawrence Pintak

25 June, 2019
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Airliners cancel Hormuz flights due to Iran-US war threat

The New Arab & agencies
22 June, 2019
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US Navy
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US aircraft carrier enters Arab Gulf after long absence

The New Arab & agencies
21 December, 2018
oil tankers in Hormuz strait - anadolu
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Analysis
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A history of Iranian threats to close Hormuz Straits

Paul Iddon
13 December, 2018