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Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 0♥ 0💬 0

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 0♥ 0💬 0

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 0♥ 0💬 0

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

Outspoken Moroccan rapper Mehdi El Youbi arrested in Casablanca

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Activists say Moroccan authorities are intensifying repression of critical voices and the Gen Z protest movement.

Colombian father identified in deadly ICE shooting

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Colombian father identified in deadly ICE shooting

Spain deliver masterclass to beat France 2-0 and reach World Cup final

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

European champions Spain beat France with controlled display to book final against Argentina or England.

Are countries prepared to cope with extreme weather?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Severe weather conditions are likely to get worse due to climate change.

Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.

World Cup semifinal: Key players to watch in England vs Argentina clash

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Lionel Messi, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane will be among the stars on show during Wednesday's match in Atlanta.

Why the England shirt feels complicated for some fans this World Cup

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The World Cup has ignited debate in the UK over wearing or displaying the England flag.

Palestine weekly: Israel attacks children, hospitals in bloody week in Gaza

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Israel's grip on the occupied West Bank tightens through outposts, demolitions, and army-backed settler raids.

Sirens blare in Bahrain as Iran launches barrage of missiles, drones

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital.

US military says it is launching more strikes against Iran

📡 Al-MonitorMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it was launching more strikes against Iran.The strikes began Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time, the U.S. Central Command said in…

US-Russian crew launches on mission to space station

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

A US-Russian crew blasted off onboard a Soyuz spacecraft for an eight-month mission to the International Space Station.

What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Donald Trump has threatened to strike Pickaxe Mountain, an underground nuclear-related complex.

Worker killed in furnace explosion fire at Indian recycling plant

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

A furnace explosion triggered a fire at Jain Resource Recycling's plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Why Yemen’s long ‘no war, no peace’ deadlock may be ending

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Mobilisation of fighters and attacks signal the collapse of Yemen's fragile peace, with regional implications looming.

Mahmoud Khalil alleges conspiracy in lawsuit against Trump officials

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Lawsuit claims conspiracy between top administrative officials and private groups to target the pro-Palestine advocate.

New York imposes landmark one-year ban on large data centres

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Data centre moratorium pushes have gained steam around the US, with bans proposed in at least a dozen states.

Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel provisions

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The Senate voted 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.

US strikes new targets in Iran as Tehran hits Gulf states, Hormuz shipping

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Iran's deputy foreign minister accuses US of destroying the interim peace deal.

US President Trump meets with ‘fan of America’ Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

US President Donald Trump welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House.

Families claim bodies of victims of deadly Bangkok pub fire

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

‘No one has been able to accept it yet.’

Strait of Hormuz 'faultline' exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.

Strait of Hormuz 'faultline' exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal

📡 BBC NewsMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.

How UK's IRGC designation raises stakes for Iran and Europe

📡 Al-MonitorMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Following Britain's designation, Iran has presented a unified front in which all institutions are projecting the IRGC as an integral component of national sovereignty.

Lawmakers seek to counter China, Iran repression tactics on US soil

📡 Al-MonitorMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

By Michael MartinaWASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to increase penalties for foreign government agents who threaten people on…

US risks falling into ‘escalation trap’ if it deploys troops in Iran

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the US risks falling into an escalation trap if it launches a ground assault in Iran.

Trump pivots from 20 percent Strait of Hormuz fee amid Iran war escalation

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Donald Trump backs away from fee, says regional countries will instead invest in US in return for transit protection.

US President Trump drops 20% Strait of Hormuz fee plan

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishJul 14, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

US President Donald Trump says he has abandoned his proposed 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz.