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US naval blockade of Iran escalates Gulf tensions, threatening global oil flows via Hormuz and beyond, raising legal risks, inflation fears and the prospect of wider economic disruption.
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Trump announced a US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran nuclear talks failed, warning ships paying Iran tolls will be stopped, escalating tensions and threatening global oil supplies.
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US Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iran ended without agreement after 21 hours, citing unresolved differences over nuclear commitments and key regional issues despite some progress.
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PM Shehbaz Sharif expressed hope US-Iran talks in Islamabad will bring lasting peace. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s role in facilitating dialogue amid fragile regional tensions.
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Islamabad hosts crucial US-Iran peace talks under tight security, with global attention on efforts to sustain a fragile ceasefire and prevent wider Middle East escalation.
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A UN Security Council resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has failed after vetoes by Russia and China, underscoring deep global divisions as tensions over Iran’s blockade of the vital oil route intensify.
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Saudi Arabia shuts Bahrain road link after Iranian missile strikes, as tensions spike and Trump threatens attacks on Iran if Hormuz Strait is not reopened.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres alarms over Trump’s threat to strike Iran’s infrastructure, warning attacks on civilian sites violate international law and risk a wider war.
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Iran rejects US ceasefire, demands a permanent end to war, sanctions relief, and guarantees, warning any temporary truce would only escalate future conflict.
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With the West Asia crisis deepening and Donald Trump issuing a stark deadline to Iran, India has issued an urgent advisory asking its citizens to stay indoors amid fears of further escalation.
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US searches for a missing pilot after a jet was shot down in Iran, as strikes escalate across the region, threatening key waterways, global trade, and raising fears of wider conflict.
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US President Donald Trump threatens strikes on Iran infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz closure, drawing condemnation from Amnesty International and raising war fears.
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Syria’s White Helmets rescue force are facing a “freeze” on funding from the US, its chief told AFP on Saturday, saying he was worried President Donald Trump would suddenly cut support.
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Friction over trade between the United States and China has not subsided following the conclusion of trade talks between U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese officials Friday.
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A recent report says the US has expanded its role in Riyadh’s bloody war on Yemen well beyond mere arms sales and logistical support by secretly deploying a team of elite commandos to the.
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Syrian rebels have agreed to surrender an enclave north of the country's third largest city after relenting to intense government bombardment and a debilitating siege.
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Iran will not be bullied by the United States into renegotiating the multilateral nuclear deal, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, as another senior diplomat warned that US.
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US President Donald Trump has all but decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord by May 12 but exactly how he will do so remains unclear, two White House.
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Netanyahu made his claims against a backdrop of shimmering CDs and rows of files representing a Mossad haul - but what they contained had already been examined by the world's nuclear watchdog
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims that the Israeli regime has the “right to defend” itself against Palestinian protesters, as dozens of Palestinian demonstrators have so far.
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SOMETHING important is afoot in Asia. After years of stalemate, and despite continuing rivalries and competition, Asia’s top leaders appear to be getting serious about.
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Tehran: Iran on Saturday welcomed steps towards detente between North and South Korea but warned that the United States was unqualified to play a role since it did not.
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President Donald Trump says he may travel to Israel next month to open the new US embassy in the occupied city of Jerusalem al-Quds despite widespread Palestinian anger and global condemnation.
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani rejected any hopes of rewriting a nuclear deal with world powers on Wednesday, after the leaders of the United States and France suggested.
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