Companies throughout the world have faced supply shocks linked to the Hormuz blockade, the outlet has said The US-Israeli war on Iran has already cost businesses throughout the world at least $25 billion, with losses continuing to mount, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an analysis of corporate disclosures from companies listed in the US, Europe and Asia.
Companies throughout the world have faced supply shocks linked to the Hormuz blockade, the outlet has said The US-Israeli war on Iran has already cost businesses throughout the world at least $25 billion, with losses continuing to mount, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an analysis of corporate di
Iraq probes drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia Iraq said on Monday it had opened an investigation into Saudi claims that a drone attack the previous day was launched from Iraqi territory. In a statement, Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said the country’s air defence systems had not detected any drones taking off or passing through Iraqi airspace.
TEHRA (Tasnim) – In a pre-dawn operation on Monday, Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud flotilla roughly 40 nautical miles from Gaza's coast—well within international waters, according to the mission's organizers.
Lebanon’s president says he will do ‘impossible’ to end war with Israel Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday he would do the “impossible” to stop Israel’s war on Lebanon, as Israeli strikes continued despite a ceasefire and direct talks between the two sides. Aoun said Lebanon’s negotiating framework rests on Israeli withdrawal, a ceasefire, the deployment of the Lebanese army along the border, the return of displaced residents, and economic assistance. “My duty… is to do the impossible, and to choose what is least costly, in order to stop the war against Lebanon and its people,” he said.
Canceled troop deployments and delayed weapons deliveries are signaling the end of the blocs old military order The decoupling of the US and European armies within NATO is no longer theoretical - the process is already underway. American troop deployments are being cancelled, and weapons deliveries - delayed.
Israel raid of Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus sparks outrage Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 11:24 The seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla is the latest in a string of raids that occurred in international waters People hold a pro-Palestine protest in Ankara, Turkey, ahead of the Global Sumud Flotilla's latest mission to break the Israeli siege on Gaza, 17 May, 2026 (Efekan Akyuz/Reuters) Off The Gaza -bound Global Sumud Flotilla reported Israeli naval forces raiding several of its vessels near Cyprus, in the latest attack on the aid mission in international waters. In a statement sent to Middle East Eye, the mission said it is "currently surrounded and under active interception by Israeli naval warships in international waters," approximately 250 nautical miles from the Gaza Strip's coast. It added that the "military encirclement marks the commencement of another illegal, high-seas aggression".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the arrest of several elements affiliated with the US and the Israeli regime in a number of Iranian provinces.
Israel to build military 'museum' on ruins of Unrwa HQ in Jerusalem Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 07:35 The area will also house a military recruitment centre and an office for the defence minister Israeli forces demolish the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (Unrwa) building in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, east Jerusalem, on 20 January 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off Israeli authorities have approved the creation of a new military complex in place of where the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) headquarters in Jerusalem once stood. According to official statements on Sunday, 36 dunams of land (nearly 8. 9 acres) will be allocated to the establishment of a military museum, a recruitment centre and an office for the defence minister.
Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill seven At least seven people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon since dawn on Monday, the country's health ministry is reporting. The latest casualties come as the Israeli army issued forced evacuation orders for residents of three villages in southern Lebanon, including Harouf, Borj El Chmali and Debaal.
The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day after a drone strike near a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The president has sought to force Iran to accept his terms on its nuclear program or else face renewed war. An emboldened Iran has rebuffed Trump’s demands.
Iran's nuclear project is 'unchanged', says senior ex-Israeli intelligence officer Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 11:32 Tamir Hayman, who served during first two months of current war, said that Israel had failed to meet both its political and military aims Iranian army soldiers stand in front of a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei in Tehran on 29 April 2026 (AFP) Off A former senior Israeli intelligence officer, who served during the current war on Iran , has said that the Iranian nuclear project remains “essentially unchanged” despite Israeli and US attacks. Tamir Hayman, the executive director of Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, served in a senior position in Israeli military intelligence over the first two months of the US-Israeli war on Iran. On Sunday, he disclosed details about Israel’s operations during the war in a policy paper published by the institute, as first reported by Haaretz.
Washington, DC [US], May 18 (ANI): In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric, United States President Donald Trump launched a massive social media blitz, deploying an array of artificial intelligence-generated images and videos depicting American military strikes against Iran.
IRGC says it struck US-Israeli backed 'terrorist groups' in Iraq Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says its fighters struck US-Israeli backed "terrorist groups" in northern Iraq who were attempting to smuggle US weapons into the country. In a statement carried by Iran's Fars News Agency, IRGC's Hamzeh Sayyed al-Shuhada Command said that the groups were attacked while attempting “to smuggle a large consignment of sealed American weapons and ammunition into the country and were struck in Kurdistan Province". It added that “a large quantity of arms and ammunition [were] discovered and seized”.
Live broadcasts from the Global Sumud flotilla show commandos boarding several boats trying to breach the Gaza maritime blockade.
Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East as negotiations remain deadlocked Tehran could respond militarily to US naval forces enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official has said, warning that the Gulf of Oman could become a "graveyard" for American warships.
Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East as negotiations remain deadlocked Tehran could respond militarily to US naval forces enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official has said, warning that the Gulf of Oman could become a "graveyard" for American warships.
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI): Dozens of US planes carrying ammunition from bases in Germany landed in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday, reported Al Jazeera, citing Israel's Channel 13. This raised suspicion over Washington's intention to launch fresh waves of strikes on Iran, further escalating the West Asia conflict.
Israeli forces kill six Palestinians and wound 40 others in Gaza in last 24 hours Israeli attacks have killed at least six Palestinians, and wounded another 40 in attacks across Gaza in the last 24 hours, the enclave's health ministry is reporting. It added that emergency teams are working to recover victims trapped beneath the rubble. Since the start of the so-called ceasefire in October, Israel has killed some 877 people and wounded 2,602 others.
