The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

05.05.2026 18:45 Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show "the real picture".

Trump repeats that he is 'not happy' with Iran as deadline to seek approval for war looms

05.05.2026 18:45 President Trump said on Friday that said a deal has been hard to reach in part because Iranian leadership was "very confused".

US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility

05.05.2026 12:46 Shipping company Maersk says one of its US-flagged commercial vessels has successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.

Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire

04.05.2026 18:15 The health ministry says 77 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon since Thursday.

Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched - and ready for revenge

04.05.2026 12:15 Ordinary Iranians tell of worry about increased repression by authorities after the war is over.

Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

02.05.2026 13:31 Four women and a child are among the dead, as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continues despite a ceasefire.

Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla

01.05.2026 19:30 The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt".

Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem

01.05.2026 19:30 The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.

British couple jailed in Iran: 'We're likely to be here for a long time'

01.05.2026 13:30 Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last year.

Deadly Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

01.05.2026 00:46 At least nine people - including two children - were killed, according to Lebanon's health ministry.