Skip next section Thank you for reading April 4, 2026 Thank you for reading We're continuing our coverage of the search and rescue operations for the missing crew member of the US fighter jet downed over Iran here, along with other headlines in the US-Israeli war with Iran.
People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe The war in Iran entered its 6th week on Saturday, as the search continues for the missing U.S.
A few days ago, a large convoy of trucks carrying Iraqis was filmed crossing the southern border into Iran. The convoy was supposedly carrying out "a humanitarian mission." But there were suspicions that the procession, which carried members of one of the Iraqi paramilitaries allied with Iran, was going to assist Iranian security forces.
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US President Donald Trump has signaled he wants a quick end to the war in Iran, even as US military assets amass around the Persian Gulf, where Tehran is still choking off a substantial chunk of the world's energy supply by blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli emergency responders inspect a scene of a direct ballistic hit, after it was launched from Iran on April 02, 2026 in Petach Tikva, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th.
A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12.
After 23 matches, a 25-hour journey, a rejected request for postponement and the complications of playing amid a war that has taken its toll, Iraq have made the World Cup for the first time since 1986. A 2-1 playoff win over Bolivia in Monterrey Stadium in Mexico on Tuesday saw wild celebrations in Iraq.
People watch as smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026.
The sentence that has sparked debate across Germany was uttered almost casually: At the Chancellery in Berlin on Monday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his guest, Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, addressed journalists after their meeting. A journalist asked, how many of the Syrians currently in Germany should now return to their homeland.
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There is little doubt that the nuclear threat in the Middle East has grown during the current conflict. During the war, which started in late February when the US and Israel attacked Iran, nuclear sites in both Iran and Israel have been targeted.