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Exclusive pictures of final Islamic State group bastion

Coalition forces are preparing a final assault on the Islamic State group's final bastion of Baghuz.

BBC Arabic's Feras Kilani joined Iraqi paramilitary fighters as they monitor the remaining few hundred fighters and their families.

27 February 2019

Crowds of people gather in Tehran waving Iranian flags

Watch: Pro-regime Iranians gather in Tehran

Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Composite image showing BBC reporter Nick Marsh on the left and hand holding fuel pump on the right

Watch: When will fuel prices go down?

The BBC's Nick Marsh takes a look at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.

Twins Mahdi and Hammoudi wearing onesis and hats

Mum of twins who says home was bombed in Lebanon speaks to BBC

More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expands its ground operation there.

A split screen image of a dolphin breeching and Orla Guerin wearing a blue top

'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz

The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Mohammed Ftouni, during the funeral of Lebanese journalists, Al Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, cameraman Mohammed Ftouni and Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib, who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Choueifat, Lebanon, March 29, 2026.

Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike

BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

A mother and father and their young child

'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon

The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.

Split screen image featuring Paul Adams and a map showing the Strait of Hormuz

Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?

Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.

A composite image of Yolande Knell and a destroyed house

Watch: Inside Palestinian homes attacked by settlers

Violence began after a teenage settler was killed, reportedly after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian.

Bridge explosion in Lebanon split screen with Hugo Bachega

Why is Israel targeting Lebanon's bridges?

Israeli forces have been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to send reinforcements.

The BBC's Sebastian Usher stands amongst rubble and debris in Dimona in Israel

'A direct hit' - BBC visits Israeli town after Iranian strike

The BBC's Sebastian Usher reports from Dimona in southern Israel, which was hit by an Iranian missile.

Steve Sweeney, who is wearing a vest marked 'press', is seen ducking out of the way as he stands in front of rubble

Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon

In footage from Russian state broadcaster RT, correspondent Steve Sweeney is seen diving off screen as a missile hits.

A building collapses in a pile of dust

At the scene of Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut

At least 10 people were killed and 27 injured, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.

A silhouette of a man pointing his finger is seen in front of a light green background

Watch: Iranians show daily life under air strikes and regime crackdown

Iranians speak about life during the war with constant threat of bombs and regime crackdowns.

How might the UK support shipping in the Strait of Hormuz?

Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in the Strait of Hormuz.

People and vehicles on a road that has turned orange because of a sandstorm

Gazans urged to shelter as sandstorm turns skies orange

Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.

BBC correspondent Dan Johnson, wearing navy blue jacket, talking to a man with a blur hiding his face.

'Kill the regime but not people': BBC speaks to Iranians crossing into Turkey

Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime.

A screenshot of a BBC TikTok video showing an oil depot on fire alongside various comments questioning if it's AI

How we know the Iran oil depot fire is real

BBC Verify explains how we verified a video of a fire at an oil depot in Iran.

Shipping in Strait of Hormuz - 6 March 2026 graphic

Strait of Hormuz timelapse shows fall in shipping traffic

The footage demonstrates the flow of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf since the US-Israeli military offensive began against Iran on 27 February.

BBC correspondent Nick Beake sat inside a car driving through Dubai's Port of Jebel Ali

BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran's firing line

Trade at the Middle East's biggest port has been hit hard since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper wears a dark blue suit and white shirt

UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.

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