For Pacific Island countries, the Middle East crisis is not a distant geopolitical event. It is already showing up in higher fuel prices, electricity uncertainty and fears that communities sitting at the far end of global supply chains could be pushed into deeper economic insecurity.
Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific
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Wed 07:00 - i24NEWS
Trump: If Iran Blocks Strait Of Hormuz 'they Will Be Hit 20x Harder' | LIVE BLOG - i24NEWS
Sun 07:00 - Middle East Eye
US senator says Trump has ‘lost control’ of war on Iran - Middle East Eye
Mon 07:00 - i24NEWS
Trump Says US Is Working With Israel To Secure Strait Of Hormez | LIVE BLOG - i24NEWS
Sat 07:00 - France 24
‘Very difficult evening’: Netanyahu vows to keep striking Iran after attack on southern Israel - France 24
Sun 07:00 - Middle East Eye
Iran outlines conditions to end war, demands complete US withdrawal from region - Middle East Eye
Mon 07:00 - i24NEWS
Red Alert Sirens Blare Across Northern Israel | LIVE BLOG - i24NEWS
Sat 07:00 - Middle East Eye
Iran Guards threaten US campuses in Middle East after strikes on Iranian universities - Middle East Eye
Tue 19:30 - i24NEWS
Three injured, including one child after latest Hezbollah attack on northern Israel | LIVE BLOG - i24NEWS
Wed 01:52 - France 24
Iran accuses US of making 'maximalist and irrational' demands - France 24
Wed 04:47 - ایران اینترنشنال
Pakistan-backed plan seeks ceasefire as Iran rules out temporary truce | Iran International - ایران اینترنشنال
Thu 00:22 - i24NEWS
Trump: US Will Leave Iran Within Two To Three Weeks | LIVE BLOG - i24NEWS
Fri 01:23 - Palestine Chronicle
LIVE BLOG: Second US F-35 Downed as Trump Faces Iran-Imposed Deal – Day 34 - Palestine Chronicle
Fri 13:49 - ANSA Main
Middle East, 'the Iranian army has started searches to find the pilot of the downed US fighter' - LIVEBLOG
Fri 16:36 - ANSA Main
Middle East, US fighter shot down in Iran - 'One of the two pilots rescued'. The helicopter that was looking for them hit - LIVEBLOG
Fri 21:20 - Palestine Chronicle
LIVE BLOG: Iran Downs Multiple US Jets, Helicopters in Unprecedented Escalation – Day 35 - Palestine Chronicle
Mon 03:25 - i24NEWS
Iranian missiles fire towards Israel continues, 90-year woman in serious condition after falling on way to shelter | LIVE BLOG - i24NEWS
Mon 07:00 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Iranian Intelligence Chief Killed In Strike - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Mon 07:00 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Trump Issues New Warning After Iran Rejects Cease-Fire - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Mon 10:35 - ANSA Main
Middle East - 'Negotiations underway for a truce'. Iran: 'We have presented a response to the mediators, the US plan is unacceptable' - LIVEBLOG
Mon 13:42 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Iran: US plan 'unacceptable'. Israeli raid on petrochemical complex - LIVEBLOG
Mon 14:02 - Palestine Chronicle
LIVE BLOG: Iran Missile Barrage Hits Tel Aviv as Tehran Rejects Temporary Ceasefire - Day 38 - Palestine Chronicle
Mon 16:41 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Trump: 'Tomorrow is the final deadline for an agreement with Iran. Their proposal was insufficient' - LIVEBLOG
Mon 17:14 - Middle East Eye
Trump says Iranians 'animals' when asked why he would bomb power plants - Middle East Eye
Tue 07:37 - ANSA Main
Middle East: Synagogue in Tehran destroyed by US-Israeli attacks. Mojtaba Khamenei is 'unconscious and undergoing treatment in Qom' - LIVEBLOG
Tue 12:56 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Trump: 'An entire civilization will die tonight, I don't want it but it's probable' - LIVEBLOG
Tue 16:44 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Trump: 'An entire civilization will die tonight'. White House denies considering use of nuclear weapon in Iran - LIVEBLOG
Thu 04:10 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Iranian media: 'Hormuz completely closed, ships forced to turn back' - LIVEBLOG
Thu 16:35 - ANSA Main
'Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon next week in US' - LIVEBLOG
Fri 13:37 - ANSA Main
Middle East, JD Vance warns Iran: 'Don't fool us' at negotiations - LIVEBLOG
Fri 16:51 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Trump warns Iran: 'New attacks if an agreement is not reached' - LIVEBLOG
Sun 02:09 - Al Jazeera English
Netanyahu next to Middle East map: ‘We strangled them and have more to do’
Sun 19:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Sun 19:30 - ANSA Main
Still tensions between Israel and Unifil, tanks ramming Italian vehicles
Mon 11:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
‘Time for diplomacy over escalation’ in Middle East war: Guterres
Tue 12:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Tue 19:48 - France 24
Israeli-Lebanese negotiations 'largely symbolic and performative', Middle East expert says
Tue 22:50 - PBS Newshour
Talk of war dominates daily life in Tehran as ceasefire deadline nears
Wed 02:39 - Middle East Eye
China rejects US criticism, urges 'end to military operations' in Middle East
Wed 12:00 - UN News Asia Pacific
Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific
Wed 12:32 - DW All
Iran war: Tehran threatens Red Sea, Gulf trade
Wed 12:32 - DW Top
Iran war: Tehran threatens Red Sea, Gulf trade