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Saturday, 30 May 2026
Middle East
Iran-US standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz as Trump launches 'Project Freedom'[Updated]23dPalestinian newborn arrives day after father killed in Israeli West Bank raid24dPakistan Navy rescues Indian and Indonesian sailors stranded in Arabian Sea25dIran executes three men linked to January anti-regime protests as rights groups condemn wave of hangings25dIran strikes UAE with missiles and drones as Strait of Hormuz tensions boil over25dUS bypasses Congress to approve $8.6bn in emergency arms sales to Middle East allies26dIran's inflation surges past 50% amid deepening economic crisis26dIsrael intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla near Crete, detaining 175 activists[Updated]26dIsrael threatens strikes 'beyond the yellow line' as Lebanon ceasefire frays[Updated]26dTrump administration declares Iran hostilities 'terminated' ahead of 60-day war powers deadline[Updated]26dIsrael approves $334m settlement plan for Syrian Golan Heights amid ongoing military raids28dIran's supreme leader defies US blockade and vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities28dIran war's energy shock reverberates from Asian farmlands to India's glass factories[Updated]28dHegseth faces six-hour grilling in Congress over $25 billion Iran war cost and justification29dQatar warns Iran it will not be used as 'political punching bag' in regional conflict30dRussian oligarch's superyacht passes through Strait of Hormuz despite blockade30dIraq names technocrat Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate amid regional turmoil30dUAE quits OPEC in major blow to oil cartel amid Gulf war and energy crisis30dIsraeli settlers set fire to Palestinian home in occupied West Bank village31dRussia backs Iran as US–Iran peace talks stall over nuclear and Hormuz disputes31d