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A leading US foreign policy strategist has warned that Washington may have suffered a historic strategic defeat in Iran, as Tehran expands control over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising global tensions.
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Tehran says talks with the US must focus on ending “aggression” as Gulf drone incidents, Strait of Hormuz tensions and military warnings raise fears of renewed escalation despite a fragile ceasefire.
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Trump rejects Iran’s response to US peace proposal as “totally unacceptable”, raising doubts over renewed talks amid tensions over sanctions, war reparations and control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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US President Donald Trump warned the European Union of higher tariffs if the 27-nation bloc fails to approve last year’s trade framework by July 4, despite a “great call” with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
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The UAE’s growing alignment with the U.S. and Israel, expanding regional role, and reported security cooperation have increasingly placed it in Tehran’s view as part of an anti-Iran regional bloc.
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif thanked Donald Trump for pausing the Strait of Hormuz operation, expressing hope that ongoing US-Iran talks will lead to lasting regional peace.
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Trump renewed criticism of Pope Leo XIV over Iran and immigration remarks, deepening tensions ahead of Rubio’s Vatican visit as the pope defended peace, dialogue and church teachings.
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The US ended its Iran military campaign and paused Hormuz escort operations amid fragile ceasefire talks. Rising China-Iran coordination keeps Gulf tensions and global energy fears alive.
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PM Modi condemns Fujairah attack injuring three Indians, calls targeting civilians unacceptable. India backs UAE and urges dialogue as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening global energy security.
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Iran’s FM Abbas Araqchi heads to Beijing for key talks with China as tensions with the US escalate. With ceasefire talks stalled and the Strait of Hormuz under pressure, all eyes are on Beijing’s role.
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Iran tightens grip on Hormuz, restricting tanker traffic and warning the US of consequences. IRGC says Washington must choose between escalation or a deal, as tensions threaten global oil supplies.
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Tehran signals expanded control in the Strait of Hormuz, warning US forces and tightening shipping access. Rising tensions disrupt global energy routes, with vessels stranded and markets facing renewed volatility.
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Outgoing UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein has excoriated Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the military’s anti-Rohingya campaign conducted last year, BBC reported.
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Iran, Russia, and Turkey leaders will meet in the Iranian city of Tabriz on 7 September their summit on Syria, Turkish state television reported on Monday.
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UN said Friday that a Saudi-led airstrike had killed at least 22 children and four women in Yemen as they fled a fighting zone — the second mass killing of Yemeni civilians by Saudi Arabia and its military partners
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Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants in the city's old quarter.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his new Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan that India desires "constructive engagement" with Islamabad but Pakistan quickly clarified that there was.
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US policy is to stoke wars among Muslims, urging unity in his message to Hajj pilgrims who began marking the climax of the annual event Monday.
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At least 56 people, mostly young students, were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a coaching centre in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, according to the health ministry.
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Remnants of a US-made bomb have reportedly been found at the site of the Saudi strike on a Yemeni school bus in Saada, which is now confirmed to have killed 51 people including 40 children.
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Thousands of people gathered in Yemen's war-ravaged city of Saada on Monday for the funerals of 51 people, including 40 children, who were killed in air strikes by a Saudi-UAE military.
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“We can only embark on the dangerous game of negotiating with America after we reach economic, political and cultural power that we have in mind so that its pressures and ballyhoo would not affect us."
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The Syrian government is calling on what is left of Daesh and other terrorist groups in the country to surrender as the war against foreign-backed militancy in the country is “nearing an end.
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Mourning Yemenis have been digging graves for the 29 children to be buried side by side after being killed by the airstrike which hit a school bus yesterday.
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