President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. He had previously given a 48-deadline to Tehran, which would lead to strikes on Iranian power plants were the Strait not to reopen. The backtracking could have been encouraged by Gulf States, who have been targeted by vigorous strikes by Iran; FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more.
Tehran has fired two long range missiles at the remote US UK base on Diego Garcia — one intercepted, the other failing mid flight. The attempted strike, condemned by the UK as "reckless," shows Iran is willing to hit far beyond the Gulf as the conflict widens. The missiles traveled farther than previously believed possible, raising new questions about the true range of Tehran's weapons.
With Diego Garcia lying nearly twice as far as Iran's assumed maximum missile range, DW spoke with experts Farzan Sabet and Hans‑Jakob Schindler to assess the real capabilities of Iran's missile program — and to examine how seriously governments and the public should take Tehran's warning that Israelis and Americans are now "unsafe worldwide."
New York’s LaGuardia Airport is closed after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing Sunday night. The pilot and copilot were killed and two people in the truck were injured, a law enforcement official said.
0:00 CNN correspondent reports on the crash from LaGuardia Airport
3:08 An Air Canada passenger describes the crash
4:49 Aviation expert weighs in on the crash
7:50 CNN senior crime and justice correspondent reports from the scene
Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports an 'incredibly powerful explosion' as Iran continues its ballistic fire against Israel, saying an Israeli official confirmed 40 top Iranian leaders were also killed.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the escalation in fighting in the region means the Strait of Hormuz is no longer safe and is essentially closed to traffic, according to media reports.
In a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the Guards said ships had been warned to stay away "due to the insecure atmosphere around the strait because of the military aggression by the US and Israel and the responses of Iran." "With the cessation of passage of ships and tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the strait has been basically closed," the statement added.
DW speaks to military analyst Marina Miron, King's College London, about the implications of closing the Strait of Hormuz.