Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats

07.05.2026 14:01 There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

07.05.2026 14:01 Israel says it targeted a senior Hezbollah figure in the capital, the first strike of its kind since mid-April.

Gulf economies face long-term hit from Iran conflict

07.05.2026 14:01 Commentators say it will take years or even decades to repair the damage.

Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?

06.05.2026 19:31 The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.

Trump says US to pause operation to guide vessels through Strait of Hormuz

06.05.2026 19:31 "Project Freedom", which began on Monday, will be halted because progress has been made toward a deal with Iran, the US president says.

China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks

06.05.2026 13:15 Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.

BBC traces how 10 minutes of Israeli bombing brought devastation to Lebanon

06.05.2026 13:15 The bombs started falling at 14:15 in the afternoon - bringing chaos and destruction across the country.

Captain of stranded ship in Strait of Hormuz tells BBC of 'pressure'

06.05.2026 13:15 Capt Raman Kapoor's ship is one of several to be stranded in the strait in the midst of the power struggle between the US and Iran.

IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says

06.05.2026 13:15 The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.

Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists

06.05.2026 13:15 Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek were detained by Israeli forces who intercepted the flotilla's boats near Greece last week.

Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel's ten minute bombing raid

06.05.2026 13:15 The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war

05.05.2026 18:45 The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.

What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz

05.05.2026 18:45 What does the operation entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities?

Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as brother fears she is dying

05.05.2026 18:45 Her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.

'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans

05.05.2026 18:45 In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.