QuotableMichael Shoebridge, Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, says the US may be forced to end its blockade of Iran in order to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
A fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran holds – but the information war intensifies. At the centre: the Strait of Hormuz, where competing US and Iranian narratives have collided.During any truce, even when the bombs stop falling, the information war goes on. Moments like this test journalism. Because
NewsFeedAmbulance workers in Lebanon recalled Israeli ‘triple-tap’ targeted strikes which killed four paramedics and wounded six. Video from the attack showed a barrage of fire hitting the medics as they aided their colleagues injured in two previous bombings. At least 100 medical workers have been killed in deliberate Israeli attacks.Published
Brent crude falls more than 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen the strategic waterway, only to shut it down again over US blockade of its ports.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Oil prices have plummeted to their lowest point in weeks after Iran said the Strait
QuotablePernando Barrena, a member of the European Parliament, says Israel’s revival of the death penalty only for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Field Marshal Asim Munir leaves Tehran while premier Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye amid hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Pakistan’s army chief and the prime minister have wrapped up separate diplomatic visits aimed at advancing efforts to end the United
QuotableDonald Heflin, a senior fellow of Diplomatic Practice at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Who: Manchester City vs ArsenalWhat: English Premier League (EPL)Where: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United KingdomWhen: Sunday, April 19 at 4:30pm (15:30 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 12:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.The Premier League title race could be on course
NewsFeedVideo shows Israeli police confiscating and destroying footballs that were being played with by children in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, in what mosque authorities described as part of ongoing restrictions on Palestinians inside the holy site.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump says the US will “have to start dropping bombs again” if no US-Iran deal is reached by Wednesday. He said the US blockade on Iranian ports will continue if a long-term deal is not agreed.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on
Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz with conditions and threatens to close it if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Iranian officials have pushed back against claims by US President Donald Trump on the state of negotiations, highlighting deep contradictions
QuotableMichael Shoebridge, Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, says the US may be forced to end its blockade of Iran in order to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
A fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran holds – but the information war intensifies. At the centre: the Strait of Hormuz, where competing US and Iranian narratives have collided.During any truce, even when the bombs stop falling, the information war goes on. Moments like this test journalism. Because
NewsFeedAmbulance workers in Lebanon recalled Israeli ‘triple-tap’ targeted strikes which killed four paramedics and wounded six. Video from the attack showed a barrage of fire hitting the medics as they aided their colleagues injured in two previous bombings. At least 100 medical workers have been killed in deliberate Israeli attacks.Published
Brent crude falls more than 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen the strategic waterway, only to shut it down again over US blockade of its ports.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Oil prices have plummeted to their lowest point in weeks after Iran said the Strait
QuotablePernando Barrena, a member of the European Parliament, says Israel’s revival of the death penalty only for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Field Marshal Asim Munir leaves Tehran while premier Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye amid hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Pakistan’s army chief and the prime minister have wrapped up separate diplomatic visits aimed at advancing efforts to end the United
QuotableDonald Heflin, a senior fellow of Diplomatic Practice at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Who: Manchester City vs ArsenalWhat: English Premier League (EPL)Where: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United KingdomWhen: Sunday, April 19 at 4:30pm (15:30 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 12:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.The Premier League title race could be on course
NewsFeedVideo shows Israeli police confiscating and destroying footballs that were being played with by children in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, in what mosque authorities described as part of ongoing restrictions on Palestinians inside the holy site.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump says the US will “have to start dropping bombs again” if no US-Iran deal is reached by Wednesday. He said the US blockade on Iranian ports will continue if a long-term deal is not agreed.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on
Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz with conditions and threatens to close it if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Iranian officials have pushed back against claims by US President Donald Trump on the state of negotiations, highlighting deep contradictions
