Middle East


Third Qatari LNG tanker heads through Hormuz to China, data shows

A ship that his struck earlier in the war remains anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran; Illustrative.

Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’

FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

Iran's intensified closure of Strait of Hormuz piles misery on stranded sailors

Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026.