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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Middle East
US and Iran inch toward peace deal as leadership divisions, nuclear programme and Strait of Hormuz cloud negotiations67dStrait of Hormuz shipping crisis: Trump pauses escort mission as US-Iran deal talks advance68dNobel laureate JM Coetzee refuses Jerusalem writers festival invitation over Gaza 'genocidal campaign'68dTrump and Saudi Arabia explore broader security partnerships in Gulf region69dPakistani and Indian analysts warn of dangerous military escalation risks69dIran-US standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz as Trump launches 'Project Freedom'[Updated]69dPalestinian newborn arrives day after father killed in Israeli West Bank raid70dPakistan Navy rescues Indian and Indonesian sailors stranded in Arabian Sea70dIran executes three men linked to January anti-regime protests as rights groups condemn wave of hangings70dIran strikes UAE with missiles and drones as Strait of Hormuz tensions boil over70dUS bypasses Congress to approve $8.6bn in emergency arms sales to Middle East allies72dIran's inflation surges past 50% amid deepening economic crisis72dIsrael intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla near Crete, detaining 175 activists[Updated]72dIsrael threatens strikes 'beyond the yellow line' as Lebanon ceasefire frays[Updated]72dTrump administration declares Iran hostilities 'terminated' ahead of 60-day war powers deadline[Updated]72dIsrael approves $334m settlement plan for Syrian Golan Heights amid ongoing military raids74dIran's supreme leader defies US blockade and vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities74dIran war's energy shock reverberates from Asian farmlands to India's glass factories[Updated]74dHegseth faces six-hour grilling in Congress over $25 billion Iran war cost and justification75dQatar warns Iran it will not be used as 'political punching bag' in regional conflict76d