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US-Israel war on Iran

US-Israel war on Iran
Latest news and updates on the US and Israel's strikes on Iran, in which Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, and Iran's responses.
Missagh Zareh in a still from A Bit of Light, directed by Ali Asgari and co-starring Sadaf Asgari and Forouzan Jamshidnejad. Photo: Seven Springs Pictures
Asian cinema

Review | A Bit of Light: Iranian drama about Tehran doctor strikes melancholic chord

Ali Asgari’s Tehran-set drama about an aggrieved doctor who decides to end it all as war looms is well acted but never fully bursts into life.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Over 65% of cars sold in China are now EVs as Iran war drives electric shift

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Iran

Iran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone

US-China trade war

US says China ‘on track’ to fulfil farm purchases ahead of Xi’s Washington visit

Trump administration trade official says ‘China is ramping up their purchases’ and business is progressing well between two countries.

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A farmer harvests a soybean plot in Colt, Arkansas. China has met its commitment to buy US soybeans in the 2025 season, a Trump administration trade official says. Photo: Handout
Donald Trump

Trump offers new timeline on Iran war: end after US midterm elections

US president claims Tehran is trying to influence vote as he warns against activity at underground nuclear site.

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ICBMs

Nuclear agency board refers Iran to UN Security Council for first time in 20 years

IAEA remains blocked from key sites damaged during June 2025 military strikes by the US and Israel.

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Yemen

Houthi offensive on Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatens Red Sea shipping

Rebel strikes in Saudi Arabia and fierce fighting in Taiz risk choking global maritime traffic and undoing 4 years of peace.

Trucks burn after being targeted by missiles launched by Houthis near Al-Wadiah military camp in Hadramout province, Yemen on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
China stock market

Chinese stocks face US Fed and oil pressures in September, says top fund manager

Strong corporate earnings may cushion stocks, though US rate and oil risks threaten to weigh on sentiment, according to a leading asset manager.

China consumption

China’s factory-gate price growth quickens as Iran war fuels energy volatility

Producer price index rises 3.8 per cent, beating economists’ projections amid war-driven oil surge and weak domestic demand.

Iran

Iran says captured US underwater drone in Strait of Hormuz

Pentagon plays down the seizure, saying it was an older unmanned vehicle that had malfunctioned.

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This image shows what Iran described as a captured US military underwater drone at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Sepahnews via AP
US Navy

Iran, US engage in wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping

The attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices surging, as Tehran says it also fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan.

Iranian crude oil carrier M/T Riesco burns as it sinks after being struck. Photo: CENTCOM via Reuters
Aviation

US targets Iran’s airlines with sweeping new sanctions

The US Treasury is aiming to ground Mahan Air and other firms in a sharp escalation of Trump’s economic pressure campaign.

South Korea

South Korea sends fact-finding team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

The defence ministry says the move ‘does not presuppose an actual deployment’.

Commodities

Oil prices near US$100 a barrel as Saudi oil facility attack raises supply risk

Geopolitical tensions and strikes on energy infrastructure are tightening supply expectations, threatening to push oil higher and curb China’s appetite for imports.

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The price of diesel is displayed at a petrol station in New York on Friday. The national average price of retail diesel hit a record high on Thursday as the cost of crude oil rebounded. Photo: Xinhua
Middle East

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities, wound dozens

Operations halted at southern facilities as Iranian-backed rebels target border cities in a major escalation.

A file photo shows a Houthi drone launching from an undisclosed location in Yemen. A wave of Houthi strikes targeted civilian and economic sites across southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Photo: Houthi Media Centre via EPA
China food security

A potential food crisis threatens the world, but impact on China may be limited

El Nino fears and disruptions to Ukraine’s grain exports are driving up global crop prices, but China’s robust supplies temper the impact.

War and conflict

Iranians recount horrors of suspected US missile attack on first day of war

Missiles that struck the southern city of Lamerd on February 28 dispersed tungsten fragments, killing at least 21 people.

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Iran

Iran plans new ‘exclusion zone’ outside Hormuz after ship attacks

Iranian security chief threatens sanctions on transit ships as US blockade and tanker strikes escalate tensions.

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A motorboat passes a general cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran on Sunday. Photo: AP
Middle East

Lebanon president appeals for US help as Israeli strikes kill 7

Joseph Aoun condemns strikes on public buildings and hospital as Israel cites Hezbollah drone attack.

Iran

Iran attacks naval drone near Hormuz after US strikes 3 oil tankers

The latest round of clashes, which began with US raids last week, comes amid a deadlock in the six-month war.

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United States

US hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after warships targeted, military says

The US military said two of its vessels evaded ‘multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks’ before retaliating.

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A US fighter jet launches from an aircraft carrier. File photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Middle East war drives 35% rise in Hongkongers’ overseas help requests

‘The rise mainly came from the military conflict in the Middle East earlier this year. Of the rest, half involved lost identity documents,’ immigration chief says.

Hongkongers’ requests for help from overseas jumped 35 per cent in the first eight months of 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
China energy security

Why are fuel and petrochemical prices rising far faster than crude?

Global refined-product exports were down 25 per cent year on year in August, with losses concentrated in Russia and the Persian Gulf, analysts say.

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Thailand

Why US soldiers continue to flock to Thailand’s Pattaya

Military links have brought waves of Americans to Thailand since the 1940s, with the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln the latest to visit.

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South Korea

South Korea weighs ‘contributions’ to Hormuz as US pressure mounts

If carried out, the deployment would mark South Korea’s first dispatch of troops overseas at the request of the US in 22 years.

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Commercial vessels lie anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday. Photo: AP
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November

Hong Kong flag carrier says extension due to situation in Mideast, with services to both cities cancelled up to and including November 30.

Cathay Pacific Airways has delayed the resumption of passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until December at the earliest. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Iran

US probes deadly strike on Iran wedding that experts link to US munition

Vice-President J.D. Vance says Washington is investigating reported attack ‘because obviously we care’.

Iran

Iran targets US bases in Kuwait despite warnings from Trump

Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf neighour following US strikes that killed at least 19.

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