Middle East


Iran's Khamenei threatens US Navy, suggests it could be hit so hard it 'cannot get up again'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Iran to close parts of Hormuz Strait for few hours due to 'security precautions,' shipping safety

 A boat approaches the St Kitt's and Nevis-flagged container ship Marsa Victory while crusing in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Khasab in Oman's northern Musandam peninsula on June 25, 2025.

UK maritime agency says it recieved a report of an incident 70 nautical miles southwest of Yemen

 Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion is docked to the port of Aden, Yemen to which it arrived after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appears to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia, February 21, 2024.