The ongoing instability in the region comes as US President Donald Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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The strikes came as Lebanon and Israel were scheduled to hold another round of direct talks in Washington.
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Ministry says the supply chain is "operating smoothly, and fuel is continuing to flow into the country as expected".
New Zealand
Wed, May 13
A photo of a soldier, a cigarette dangling from his own mouth and that of the statue, went viral and sparked widespread outrage.
Crime and Justice
Tue, May 12
The stalled diplomacy and recent exchanges of fire could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict.
Iran wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but US President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
Mon, May 11
Washington awaits Iran's response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and roll back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
Sun, May 10
After weeks of blockades by Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, it’s clear the narrow waterway is now pivotal to the outcome of the conflict.
Business
The US military said the tankers were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran’s ports.
Sat, May 9
The exchange occurred as US Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said in a social media post.
Fri, May 8
The Trump administration’s shifting and often contradictory messaging throughout the Iran war has produced ever more confusion this week.
Thu, May 7
Captain Raman Kapoor and his crew of 24 have been stuck in the Persian Gulf, waiting for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen.
Meanwhile, Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs for the first time since a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group was announced.
The President said he was pausing the effort for a short period to give space for US efforts to finalise a settlement with Iran to end the war.
Wed, May 6
It comes a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates.
The unemployment rate was expected to stay unchanged at 5.4% or nudge slightly higher for the three months ended March.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Middle East violence flares up again, and evacuations from a cruise ship struck by a deadly virus.
Environment
Tue, May 5
The jump follows escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the US war with Iran.
However, in an interview with Fox News, he said he believed Iran had become "much more malleable" in peace negotiations.
"This is a Humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran," the US president wrote.
Mon, May 4
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a grisly murder shocks Sydney police, and Liam Lawson crashes out of the Miami Grand Prix.
Politics
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the luxury jet a year ago despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting the expensive gift.
Sun, May 3
“I’ll let you know about it later," he said before boarding Air Force One, adding that “they’re going to give me the exact wording now.”
War-battered Syria has stood out as one of the few spots of calm in the Middle East's latest conflagration.
