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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 told the UN climate talks in Bonn on Tuesday that it would join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only nation in the world opting to stay outside the landmark treaty.
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Iran has accused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of spreading “fake news” about the Islamic Republic with newly declassified files seized in the 2011 raid in Pakistan in which Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
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Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says arrogant powers will not dare to invade the Islamic Republic as long as the country enjoys a high deterrence power.
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The US House of Representatives has endorsed new sanctions on the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah. The new sanctions were passed by voice votewithout opposition on Wednesday on the pretext of the resistance group’s.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Pakistan to deliver a tough message on the importance of fighting extremists and driving them from hideouts on Pakistani territory.
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The Iraqi government dismissed a call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iranian-backed paramilitary units that helped Baghdad defeat Islamic State and capture the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk to end operations.
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US army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who last week pleaded guilty on Monday to deserting his post in Afghanistan in 2009, has said his captors were more “honest” with him than the army has been
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he has embarked on a diplomatic shuttle to help mend fences between neighboring Persian Gulf states Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but that Riyadh has been unresponsive.
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A US-backed grouping of militants that calls itself the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says the Syrian city of Raqqah, where Daesh terrorists have recently left, will be part of a system of “federal government”.
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Five Russian navy ships have arrived in the Philippines to deliver military equipment donated by Russia, amid Manila’s deteriorating relations with the United States.
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US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said that India can help the United States in keeping an eye on Pakistan, as Washington cannot tolerate any government that shelters terrorists.
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The Bahrain Defense Force announced on Monday it signed the agreement with Lockheed Martin during a military exhibition in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom, AFP reported.
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