Iran launched attacks on several Middle East countries on Sunday morning — including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan — in what it said was a response to repeated American ‘aggression’. The strikes are the biggest escalation yet of its war with the US since a ceasefire was brokered three months ago on April 8 and a Memorandum of

Iran has targeted US naval supply lines in a wave of airstrikes that have brought the interim peace deal to the brink of collapse.

US-Iran news LIVE: US said on Sunday evening that it launched strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, targetting missile and air defense systems.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missile and drone assaults on US facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, and Oman, claiming retaliation for US actions.

The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar and batteries, experts say.

This difference reflects Iran’s limited firepower and degraded air defenses, and highlights how the war is taking a disproportionate toll on Iranians.

The latest strikes further threaten the peace deal signed by President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders in June, which Trump has since waved off as a “waste of time."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun delivered a searing rebuke to Iran on Friday, accusing it of using his country as a bargaining chip against the wishes of the Lebanese people in the conflict with the United States and Israel.

Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisation