Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war

11/03/2026 18:15 The Guardian

Crew of Thai-registered bulk carrier forced to flee fire, as US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vesselsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThree merchant ships have been struck in and around the strait of Hormuz, including a Thai registered bulk carrier that caught fire after leaving a port in the UAE, forcing crew members to evacuate for their safety.The Mayuree Naree was struck on Wednesday by “two projectiles of unknown origin”, its owners said, as it sailed about 11 nautical miles north of Oman, marking the end of a four-day lull of attacks in the strategic waterway. Continue reading...

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11/03/2026 19:08 The Guardian

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11/03/2026 19:03 The Guardian

Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot

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11/03/2026 18:31 The Guardian

Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered

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11/03/2026 18:30 The Guardian

Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf

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11/03/2026 18:27 The Guardian

‘The shine has been taken off’: Dubai faces existential threat as foreigners flee conflict

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11/03/2026 16:57 The Guardian

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11/03/2026 15:22 The Guardian

Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs

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11/03/2026 14:42 The Guardian

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11/03/2026 14:36 The Guardian

IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price

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11/03/2026 14:27 The Guardian

Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism

Exclusive: independent and Greens senators ask president to set up inquiry and anti-racism training for politicians to prevent bigotry ‘corroding democracy’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIncreasingly ugly abuse in federal parliament has prompted a group of independent...

11/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February before effects of war on Iran kicked in

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11/03/2026 13:46 The Guardian

Thousands of pets being abandoned in Dubai as owners flee over Iran war

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11/03/2026 13:31 The Guardian

Nigel Farage says Iran ‘bigger danger than Putin’ in New Statesman interview

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11/03/2026 13:29 The Guardian

Tornadoes hit Illinois, Indiana and Texas as severe storms sweep US

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11/03/2026 13:21 The Guardian

Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis

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11/03/2026 12:48 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Claims new Iranian supreme leader ‘safe’ despite war injuries; ships hit in strait of Hormuz

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11/03/2026 12:17 The Guardian

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No 10 to release hundreds of files on Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment on Wednesday

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11/03/2026 07:28 The Guardian

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11/03/2026 06:51 The Guardian

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11/03/2026 02:53 The Guardian

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Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry 11/03 14:36 - Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen 11/03 14:36 - Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen 11/03 14:29 - IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves 11/03 14:29 - IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves 11/03 14:29 - News24 | ‘Not our fight’: Iran war exposes divide among Europe’s far-right parties 11/03 14:27 - IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price 11/03 14:13 - EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war 11/03 14:09 - Lebanon grapples with death, displacement and widening Hezbollah-Israel conflict 11/03 14:00 - Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism 11/03 13:46 - Record release of emergency oil reserves planned as prices surge 11/03 13:46 - US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February before effects of war on Iran kicked in 11/03 13:32 - 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Return to Russian fuels would be ‘strategic blunder’ says top EU official 11/03 12:48 - Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis 11/03 12:42 - Spain removes ambassador from Israel in protest to Iran war, Gaza genocide 11/03 12:42 - Spain removes ambassador from Israel in protest to Iran war, Gaza genocide 11/03 12:40 - Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil 11/03 12:39 - Looks like the EU might have to pay Zelensky just to shut up 11/03 12:27 - Zelensky sends drone teams to Middle East, touting Ukraine's expertise 11/03 12:20 - News24 | Hezbollah returns to guerrilla warfare as it awaits full-scale Israel invasion of Lebanon 11/03 12:17 - Middle East crisis live: Claims new Iranian supreme leader ‘safe’ despite war injuries; ships hit in strait of Hormuz 11/03 12:04 - Weather warnings issued as gales set to batter parts of the UK 11/03 12:00 - Ukraine records first territorial gains since 2023 amid Russian army woes 11/03 12:00 - 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