The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Dollar Recovers on Rising Tensions Over the Strait of Hormuz

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose to a 1-week high and finished up by +0.20%. The dollar found support on Wednesday as the escalation of the US-Iran war boosted safe-haven demand for the dollar. Iran seized two ships on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz for "endangering maritime...

Barchart · Apr 22

Eight Iranian women spared from execution after Trump’s appeal to Iran’s leaders

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The Independent UK · Apr 22

Veterans Occupy the Cannon Rotunda in Protest of Overseas US-led Wars

Veterans from several coalitions and service member families gathered at the Cannon Rotunda in the US Capitol Building. They came to protest the Iran war and other military incursions in the Middle East early on Tuesday morning.

The Mary Sue · Apr 22

The Guardian view on the Vatican v the White House: Pope Leo is carrying on Francis’s good work

Editorial: The pontiff’s criticisms of Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran indicate a welcome resolve to follow in his predecessor’s footseps

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Australia has more fuel in tank than before Iran war

As the repercussions of the US-led war on Iran continue and a crucial oil corridor remains effectively closed, Australia has topped up its fuel supply.

AAP · Apr 22

‘Like living in a cage’: Islamabad stuck in lockdown as city waits on US-Iran talks

Pakistani capital in pandemic-style limbo as people work from home, public transport is closed and businesses shut

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with California's surge leading the way

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool in the U.S., 1.8 million of them the last school year

The Independent UK · Apr 22

Trump talks tough, then takes timeout

TOI correspondent from Washington: Amid expected taunts of TACO – Trump Always Chickens Out – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, hours after threatening fresh bombardment and predicting an imminent deal with Teheran. The decision, presented by the White House as a strategic pause…

The Times of India · Apr 22

Brits warned summer holidays ‘at risk’ due to Iran war jet fuel crisis

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The Independent UK · Apr 22

‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

Iranian forces seize two ships in critical waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain separate blockades

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22