Oil surges as no let-up in week-old US-Israel war with Iran

Residents in Tehran woke to thick black clouds and blackened rain yesterday after overnight Israeli strikes hit oil storage sites in the Iranian capital, while Iran struck vital infrastructure across the Gulf region, hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait’s international airport and damaging a desalination plant in Bahrain.

Turkey’s foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after Nato intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.

Nepal’s centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed yesterday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends.

The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.

Iran’s military called on its neighbour Azerbaijan to “expel the Zionists” from its territory on Saturday in order to preserve its security, a day after Baku accused Tehran of plotting attacks on its territory.

Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday

Many ships only listen to the original civilian GPS signal, which is called the L1 C/A signal. It's the one that's been around since the early 1990s for civilian use.

Videos circulating on social media showed towering columns of fire rising above oil depots and illuminating the skyline

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war

Trump said ​he "will remember" the lack of British support during the conflict with Iran

The outlook poses a global economic threat and a political vulnerability for US President Donald Trump leading into the midterm elections, with voters sensitive to energy bills and unfavorable to foreign entanglements.

United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have all come under heavy drone and missile fire from Iran over the past week

The videos have been viewed millions of times and shared across social media by pro-Trump accounts

Crisis has ​quickly widened into a regional conflict

Sources close to Iran's leadership told Reuters the strains were starting to show among leading figures still alive

The war has roiled global ⁠markets and oil ​prices have hit multi-year highs

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday rubbished US President Donald Trump’s surrender demand as warring parties stepped up attacks and the war entered its second week.

"Today Iran will be hit very hard!" Trump posts on his Truth Social media platform

Targets include American bases and occupied territories