Major updates on the US-Israel war on Iran

Trump, earlier, said a 'whole civilisation' could be wiped out

Message read by a newscaster on state television

The choice of the new supreme leader signals the direction of travel.

Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar are two key sources

IEA to propose fastest ever release of strategic oil reserves

Escalation in US-Israel war on Iran deeply alarming.

How women bear the brunt when remittance flow shrinks

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

Targets include American bases and occupied territories

US and Israel pounded Iran and Lebanon yesterday as President Donald Trump encouraged Kurdish opposition groups to go on the offensive against Tehran, potentially opening a dangerous new front in the widening war that may draw in more countries.

Gulf countries have been targeted by repeated waves of Iranian drone and missile attacks in retaliation for the massive US-Israeli air campaign.

The second special flight is scheduled to depart Dhaka at 5:15pm

Brent crude was trading up $1.67, or 2.05%, at $83.07 per barrel

More nations were drawn into the widening war in the Middle East yesterday, as a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and Nato air defences intercepted a missile fired from Iran toward Turkish airspace.

he outbreak of the Iran-US-Israel war is a watershed event in the geopolitics and geo-economics of the 21st century. If the war is prolonged, it would have transformative effects on numerous states throughout the world.