• Iranian foreign minister due to meet European envoys in Geneva on Friday
  • Tehran wants guarantees that Israel will stop war 'forever', President Pezeshkian says
  • Iran says it has received ‘several messages’ from the US
  • Nuclear research site targeted in latest Israeli attacks
  • In Gaza, at least 43 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks
  • One person killed in Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon

Main known facilities of Iran's nuclear programme
Main known facilities of Iran's nuclear programme

In pictures: Israel-Iran conflict

  • Gen Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds a press conference at the Pentagon after the US military struck three sites in Iran. AP
    Gen Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds a press conference at the Pentagon after the US military struck three sites in Iran. AP
  • A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows craters and ash on a ridge at the Fordow underground uranium enrichment following US air strikes. EPA
    A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows craters and ash on a ridge at the Fordow underground uranium enrichment following US air strikes. EPA
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look in shock at a building ruined in an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel. Getty Images
    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look in shock at a building ruined in an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel. Getty Images
  • Cars damaged in Haifa. Getty Images
    Cars damaged in Haifa. Getty Images
  • Debris in Tel Aviv. Israel was hit by a wave of aerial attacks from Iran after the US entered the war overnight and bombed several Iranian nuclear sites. Getty Images
    Debris in Tel Aviv. Israel was hit by a wave of aerial attacks from Iran after the US entered the war overnight and bombed several Iranian nuclear sites. Getty Images
  • Emergency workers search for survivors in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, after it was bombed. Getty Images
    Emergency workers search for survivors in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, after it was bombed. Getty Images
  • Residential buildings destroyed at the site of an Iranian air strike in Ramat Aviv. Getty Images
    Residential buildings destroyed at the site of an Iranian air strike in Ramat Aviv. Getty Images
  • Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted over Tel Aviv. Reuters
    Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted over Tel Aviv. Reuters
  • Israeli emergency teams at the site of an Iranian missile strike on a residential complex in Tel Aviv. EPA
    Israeli emergency teams at the site of an Iranian missile strike on a residential complex in Tel Aviv. EPA
  • People look at a site bombed in Haifa. Reuters
    People look at a site bombed in Haifa. Reuters
  • Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. Reuters
    Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. Reuters
  • Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
    Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
  • A car hit by a missile launched from Iran, in Haifa. AFP
    A car hit by a missile launched from Iran, in Haifa. AFP
  • Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
    Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
  • Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
    Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
  • Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
    Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
  • Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
    Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
  • People gather outside a damaged building in Haifa. Reuters
    People gather outside a damaged building in Haifa. Reuters
  • Israeli ambassador to the UN in Geneva addresses and emergency session. AFP
    Israeli ambassador to the UN in Geneva addresses and emergency session. AFP
  • Israelis flee an Iranian missile strike in the port city of Haifa. AP Photo
    Israelis flee an Iranian missile strike in the port city of Haifa. AP Photo
  • An injured man is helped after an Iranian missile strike in Haifa. AP Photo
    An injured man is helped after an Iranian missile strike in Haifa. AP Photo
  • A protester holds up a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a demonstration against Israeli attacks on Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A protester holds up a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a demonstration against Israeli attacks on Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • People take shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Tel Aviv. AP Photo
    People take shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Tel Aviv. AP Photo
  • Smokes rises from Soroka Medical Centre, in Beersheba, southern Israel, after it was hit by an Iranian missile. AP
    Smokes rises from Soroka Medical Centre, in Beersheba, southern Israel, after it was hit by an Iranian missile. AP
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters. She said President Donald Trump would decide whether the US would join Israel’s war on Iran 'in the next two weeks'. AFP
    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters. She said President Donald Trump would decide whether the US would join Israel’s war on Iran 'in the next two weeks'. AFP
  • Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, in central Iran, after Israeli air strikes. Reuters
    Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, in central Iran, after Israeli air strikes. Reuters
  • People march in Times Square, New York, to call on President Trump not to go to war with Iran. AFP
    People march in Times Square, New York, to call on President Trump not to go to war with Iran. AFP
  • Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over Tel Aviv. EPA
    Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over Tel Aviv. EPA
  • Israelis shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan after a missile warning. Getty Images
    Israelis shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan after a missile warning. Getty Images
  • Israeli special forces check the remains of a suspected Iranian ballistic missile in northern Israel. Reuters
    Israeli special forces check the remains of a suspected Iranian ballistic missile in northern Israel. Reuters
  • Smoke rises after an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Reuters
    Smoke rises after an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Reuters
  • A picture released by Iran's armed forces claims to show an Israeli drone shot down outside the central city of Isfahan. AP
    A picture released by Iran's armed forces claims to show an Israeli drone shot down outside the central city of Isfahan. AP
  • People take cover inside a cable car tunnel in Haifa after an Iranian missile attack. Reuters
    People take cover inside a cable car tunnel in Haifa after an Iranian missile attack. Reuters
  • Israeli air defence systems fire at Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. AFP
    Israeli air defence systems fire at Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. AFP
  • Missiles are intercepted above Ashkelon, Israel. Reuters
    Missiles are intercepted above Ashkelon, Israel. Reuters
  • Smoke rises in Tehran. Reuters
    Smoke rises in Tehran. Reuters
  • A building burns after strikes on the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. AFP
    A building burns after strikes on the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. AFP
  • An Iranian missile causes an explosion in Tel Aviv. AP
    An Iranian missile causes an explosion in Tel Aviv. AP
  • Rescuers sift through the remains of a damaged building in Tel Aviv after a barrage of Iranian rockets. AFP
    Rescuers sift through the remains of a damaged building in Tel Aviv after a barrage of Iranian rockets. AFP
  • A wounded man is treated after an explosion in Tehran. AP
    A wounded man is treated after an explosion in Tehran. AP

Profile of Tarabut Gateway

Founder: Abdulla Almoayed

Based: UAE

Founded: 2017

Number of employees: 35

Sector: FinTech

Raised: $13 million

Backers: Berlin-based venture capital company Target Global, Kingsway, CE Ventures, Entrée Capital, Zamil Investment Group, Global Ventures, Almoayed Technologies and Mad’a Investment.

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid

When: April 25, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 1, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

SQUADS

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Azhar Ali, Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Usman Salahuddin, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Bilal Asif, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Wahab Riaz

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-capt), Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Roshen Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Rangana Herath, Lakshan Sandakan, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Gamage

Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Nigel Llong (ENG)
TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
ICC match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

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What are NFTs?

Are non-fungible tokens a currency, asset, or a licensing instrument? Arnab Das, global market strategist EMEA at Invesco, says they are mix of all of three.

You can buy, hold and use NFTs just like US dollars and Bitcoins. “They can appreciate in value and even produce cash flows.”

However, while money is fungible, NFTs are not. “One Bitcoin, dollar, euro or dirham is largely indistinguishable from the next. Nothing ties a dollar bill to a particular owner, for example. Nor does it tie you to to any goods, services or assets you bought with that currency. In contrast, NFTs confer specific ownership,” Mr Das says.

This makes NFTs closer to a piece of intellectual property such as a work of art or licence, as you can claim royalties or profit by exchanging it at a higher value later, Mr Das says. “They could provide a sustainable income stream.”

This income will depend on future demand and use, which makes NFTs difficult to value. “However, there is a credible use case for many forms of intellectual property, notably art, songs, videos,” Mr Das says.

Updated: July 15, 2025, 7:26 PM