Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has brought global trade to and from the Gulf to a near standstill. CNN senior international correspondent Ivan Watson reports from Hong Kong where he gets up close to the type of tanker ship essential for global energy supplies that Iran has targeted in the Gulf.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has brought global trade to and from the Gulf to a near standstill. CNN senior international correspondent Ivan Watson reports from Hong Kong where he gets up close to the type of tanker ship essential for global energy supplies that Iran has targeted in the Gulf.
See the moment an Israeli air strike destroys a high rise building in central Beirut. Israel said the building was being used by Hezbollah, and issued an evacuation order around 1.5 hours before the hit.
A driver steered a food truck engulfed in flames all the way to a fire station in Japan, according to Reuters. The cause of the fire is unknown, but local authorities think it may have been caused by sweet potatoes that were roasted by firewood in the truck.
CNN cameras captured what appeared to be a cluster munition in the skies over central Israel. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on the ground in Tel Aviv.
Iranian-born judoka Saeid Mollaei tells CNN's Amanda Davies he fears for Iran’s women’s soccer team after they declined to sing the national anthem at the Asian Cup. Seven team members were granted visas in Australia, but five have since withdrawn their asylum bids and left. Mollaei defected in 2019 after a dispute with Iranian officials.
The war in Iran is rippling far beyond the Gulf. In India, fears of cooking gas shortages are fueling protests and panic-buying of alternatives like induction stoves. With much of India’s LPG imports passing through the Strait of Hormuz, households and restaurants are scrambling as the government works to secure supply through diplomatic talks. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports.
CNN's Patrick Oppmann shows life in Cuba after its electrical grid suffered a total collapse on Monday, the first since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to Cuba.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is heading to Washington this week, where she’s expected to hold high-stakes talks with President Donald Trump. He’s expressed increasing frustration over US allies not being able to assist in his war with Iran, including Japan, a country limited by its pacifist constitution. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains the delicate task at hand for Takaichi of finding a way to signal support for Trump without getting entangled in the war.
