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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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The Pentagon made the announcement on Tuesday, stressing that arming the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is to “ensure a clear victory" in operations aimed at the liberation of Raqqah from the Daesh terrorist group.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House Wednesday even as a political firestorm has put Moscow's alleged meddling in the U.S. election back in the spotlight.
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Astana is hosting a fourth round of talks in the Kazakh capital between the Syrian government and the opposition aimed at resolving the now six-year foreign-backed militancy in the Arab country.
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North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese air forces.
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Young supporters of Kim Jong Il are preparing to 'wipe out' the US and Korea with five million nuclear bombs, the head of the republic's youth league has said.
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The USS Michigan, which is a guided missile submarine, arrived in the port city of Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday. A US military official described the move as a show of force.
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At least 7,631 persons have been killed in Syria since the US-led international coalition started bombing the IS there almost three years ago, a British war monitor reported.
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On Tuesday, the U.S.-allied militias that have been encircling Raqqa – the de facto stronghold of Daesh – announced that they had formed a “civilian council” to govern Raqqa after its capture from Daesh militants.
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While the US State Department was obliged to admit that Iran remains in full compliance with the P5+1 nuclear deal in a report to Congress, they are clearly not happy about that fact, and with President Trump.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad says the Syrian government has formally approached the United Nations, asking it to send in the experts to investigate the April 4 suspected chemical attack.
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The Russian President fears there will be a huge exodus of North Korean refugees if his American counterpart, Donald Trump, launches military action against Pyongyang.
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Iranian Defense Minister hit back at US Defense Secretary James Mattis by saying that the cowboy era has gone, noting that the -Wahhabi terrorists are committing crimes all across the world
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