Iran threatens to block Red Sea and Gulf trade

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The Iranian military has threatened shipping in the Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman if the US naval blockade continues. We speak to our correspondent in Washington and to our colleague with BBC Persian. We also bring details of a BBC investigation exposing how some migrants are allegedly being coached to claim they are gay in order to remain in the UK. Officials in southern Turkey say at least nine people have been killed in a high school shooting. We have the latest. The conflict in Sudan has seen human suffering on a huge scale, with 65% of the population in need of food, water, shelter and medicine. Thousands of people have been killed, and millions forcibly displaced. We speak to Sudanese people living in exile about what their families are enduring back home. One of the most searched stories online worldwide today is the name of the influencer Clavicular - who has reportedly been hospitalised after collapsing during a live stream. He's widely known for an online trend called looksmaxxing. Our reporter explains. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Credit: Stringer/REUTERS)