Skip next section Explosions reported on strategic Kharg Island April 7, 2026 Explosions reported on strategic Kharg Island Kharg is the most important export terminal for Iranian crude oil in The Gulf, a large share of oil production is shipped from there.Image: Planet Labs PBC/Handout/REUTERS Explosions have been reported on Iran’s Kharg Island the semi‑official
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A man sits among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.
Loading... The Iran war has been catastrophic for global oil and gas supplies, sending prices soaring. Drivers are paying a steep price at the pump every time they fuel up. Now, a host of other unexpected shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up, which stand to affect people's lives and pocket books.
Skip next section Iranian South Pars gas site hit by fresh Israeli strike April 6, 2026 Iranian South Pars gas site hit by fresh Israeli strike Iran's Fars news agency reported a series of blasts near a refinery in the costal town of Asaluyeh, the heart of the Iranian gas industry.
Skip next section WATCH: How downed US airman was rescued inside Iran April 6, 2026 WATCH: How downed US airman was rescued inside Iran US forces have rescued a second service member who had been missing since Iran downed an F‑15 fighter jet on Friday.
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Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on April 5, 2026.
Morning news brief Audio will be available later today. President Trump says Iran has until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is in a tight corner politically as he ramps up Iran war messaging, Artemis II crew readies for lunar flyby.
Skip next section Oman, Iran hold talks on Strait of Hormuz April 5, 2026 Oman, Iran hold talks on Strait of Hormuz Only a few ships have been able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the war beganImage: Modis Team/Nasa Gsfc/ZUMA/IMAGO Officials from Iran and Oman have held a meeting to discuss options
Fatme A. is trying to maintain some semblance of a normal life in between the improvised tent shelters, stacked mattresses and all the other families sheltered close by. She is staying in the Azarieh buildings, in the middle of Beirut's commercial center — the buildings have become a shelter for hundreds of displaced Lebanese.