Iran-US war: Over 770 US service members killed or injured since conflict began

Over 750 members of the US military have been injured since the Iran war began, according to data published the department of defence’s website.

More than 50 soldiers were added to the Pentagon’s casualty database on Wednesday, bringing the total figures to 757 injured and 18 killed.

Iran has dismissed President Donald Trump’s declarations of an “Economic D-Day”, threatening sanctions on any nation offering a lifeline to the Middle Eastern country.

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that it would only bring “further defeat” to the US and said the leader was using it as a “diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt and surging interest costs.”

Trump had warned in a Truth Social post on Wednesday: “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.”

“This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat.”

Trump officials worked with Iran on deportation lists as tensions exploded, emails reveal

Newly disclosed emails show U.S. immigration officials worked directly with Iranian representatives to deport Iranian nationals in 2025, even as tensions between Washington and Tehran were escalating.

The records, obtained by the National Iranian American Council and released Tuesday, detail cooperation surrounding three removal flights in September and December 2025 and January 2026 that returned more than 100 Iranians.

The emails indicate Iranian representatives requested changes to proposed passenger lists and that U.S. officials sometimes accommodated those requests.

Oman says lasting security in Strait of Hormuz requires regional peace

Oman said lasting security in the Strait of Hormuz required permanent peace in the region and rejected further escalation or conflict, its foreign minister told his Japanese counterpart.

Iran has said a deal with Oman on new shipping lanes through the strait was in its final stages.

Iran threatens to attack US targets in Europe if Trump escalates war, says report

Iran is considering launching attacks on US military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump escalates the conflict, according to a report.

Sources close to Iran’s government told the Financial Times that potential targets included a British air base in Cyprus that was targeted by a drone in March.

Other countries in southeastern Europe such as Bulgaria, which approved US access to its Bezmer air base for refuelling last month, were also weighed up as a potential target for strikes.

It follows warnings that Tehran is considering switching to a “fully offensive” strategy, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday.

Is it safe to travel to Dubai and Abu Dhabi? Latest advice after alleged Iran missiles target UAE

Holidaymakers may again be feeling a sense of uncertainty over travel to the Middle East after another wave of strikes in the region.

The United Arab Emirates has imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran after claiming the country fired two ballistic missiles on Tuesday.

Despite the escalations, the UK’s Foreign Office (FCDO) has not changed its new advice for travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), published on 18 June, which removed the “all but essential travel” advisory.

The country, popular among tourists for its ultra-modern cities such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, was subject to travel advisories for months following the outbreak of war between Iran and the US.

Oil flows tripled before ceasefire deal expired, according to analysis

Ship tracking data by Kpler reveals that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz had nearly tripled before a 60-day ceasefire agreement expired.

Around 374 million barrels transited through the Gulf amounting to around 6.1 million barrels per day, according to a briefing published on Wednesday.

Before the MoU was signed this was around 2.3 million barrels. But despite the halting progress through the agreement period, numbers have not reached the heights of 15 million barrels a day prior to the conflict.

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Putin and Iran are both threatening to hit UK targets – this is why we should take them seriously

The deeper the support for Ukraine, the “higher the price [the UK] will pay”. Those are the words of the Russian embassy as it reacted to reports that Ukrainian forces had used drones built by the UK in the ongoing war.

To his credit, prime minister Andy Burnham has said Britain will continue to fully support Ukraine in the wake of such threats from Putin. But if the Kremlin were ever to see through such a plan, things might not be so triumphant.

Imagine, just before first light, a re-flagged shadow fleet cargo ship sailing up the North Sea launches a dozen Shahed drones against London. As the UK has no air defence radar looking in this direction, the first notification of this strike comes from Dutch radar.

Beyond the Strait of Hormuz: How Gulf countries are preparing for life without the waterway

Jebel Ali, built in 1977, has made the UAE a hub of finance and trade, but weeks ago it was set alight by a piece of fallen debris from an Iranian missile. Since then, Dubai International Airport, US military bases and other facilities have come under direct attack.

The UAE has been the hardest hit of all the Gulf countries with the FT reporting that almost 3,000 drones and missiles have hit it since US-Israeli attacks began on Iran on 28 February.

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Trump threatens to crush Iran with ‘Economic D Day’ - but he is running out of cards to play

President Donald Trump has issued another economic threat against Iran, vowing “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences” for any country that trades with Tehran.

In another rant on Truth Social on Wednesday, he wrote: “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.

“This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat.”

Tehran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that the threats would only bring Trump “further defeat” as he struggles to find an exit strategy from an unpopular war.