Christine Maguire

Christine is a journalist and editor based in Dublin. She has covered the Middle East, conflict, geopolitics and human rights.

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Christine is a journalist and editor based in Dublin. She has covered the Middle East, conflict, geopolitics and human rights.

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, July 13, 2026.

The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies, with disruptions likely to influence fuel costs, trade and economic planning across Africa [Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]

These were the updates from US and Israel’s war on Iran from Saturday, July 11, 2026.

A person stands in shallow water as cargo and commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 8, 2026 [Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]

The strike in Deir el-Balah is the latest Israeli attack amid ongoing ‘ceasefire’ violations.

RAFAH, GAZA - APRIL 03: Medics prepare the bodies of World Central Kitchen workers, who were killed in Israeli air strikes, for their return to their home counties on April 03, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. In a statement, the charity World Central Kitchen said that seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli air strike while driving in a convoy after leaving a warehouse in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. Israel issued a rare apology over the incident, calling their deaths a "grave mistake." The killed workers included both Palestinians and foreigners.(Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

The president’s son said he did not believe in a free press as military personnel were deployed to the media offices.

Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Iran says it launched missiles and drones at US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after fresh US strikes on its southern coast

People move past a billboard with an image which depicts Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei embracing late senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA.

A spike in potent synthetic drugs comes as manufacturers respond to geopolitical changes and look to increase profits.

Counting the Cost - The cost of the ''war on drugs''

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

ISFAHAN, IRAN - MARCH 30: A worker walks inside of an uranium conversion facility March 30, 2005 just outside the city of Isfahan, about 254 miles (410 kilometers), south of capital Tehran, Iran. The cities of Isfahan and Natanz in central Iran are home to the heart of Iran's nuclear program. The facility in Isfahan makes hexaflouride gas, which is then enriched by feeding it into centrifuges at a facility in Natanz, Iran. Iran's President Mohammad Khatami and the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation Gholamreza Aghazadeh is scheduled to visit the facilities. (Photo by Getty Images)

These were the updates on US-Iran diplomacy and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Friday, June 19, 2026.

A picture taken on June 19, 2026 shows the site of an Israeli attack that destroyed houses and carpentry shops in the village of Al-Qlailah in the Tyre district in southern Lebanon.

These were the updates from the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Monday, June 16, 2026.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump talks as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15 in Évian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

These were the updates from the US-Israel’s war on Iran on Sunday, June 14, 2026.

A few demonstrators wave Iranian flags.

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