Two US pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine”, United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after the _New York Times_ reported the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway.
It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or…
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The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire June 2 in an intense back-and-forth, marking the fifth exchange in just over a week between the two nations.
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The United Nations warned on Friday that an Israeli plan to take control of 70 per cent of Gaza will increase suffering among children already hit by the impacts of severe overcrowding.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to take control of more territory in the Gaza Strip, flouting the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October.
He said the military…
Long before it became the jugular vein of the modern global economy, the stretch of water was the sacred and strategic maritime gateway to the Persian empire.
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Brussels’ agricultural crisis reserve could unlock about €200 million—with plans to increase the fund ahead of summer.
The situation created by the U.S. blockade has been classified by the United Nations as a “humanitarian crisis” that affects the most vulnerable groups the hardest.
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The Cuban capital is experiencing its worst power outages in decades due to the US blockade, and the country’s Energy Minister Vincente de la O has reported that it has completely run out of fuel, Reuters reports. The minister told state media that the country has run out of oil and diesel and the power […]
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The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.
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Doctors Without Borders on Thursday accused Israel of having deliberately restricted food and aid in Gaza, creating a “manufactured malnutrition crisis” with particularly devastating impacts on infants and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The report also examined the harm done by the US- and Israeli-backed private organisation set up last year to largely replace UN distribution of aid in…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar expressed hope on Wednesday that the indefinitely extended ceasefire between the United States and Iran could be made permanent.
US President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended what was initially a two-week ceasefire between the two countries, brokered with the help of Pakistan’s mediation, but the conflict — and its widespread economic…
The United States is “not looking for a fight” over the Strait of Hormuz, and its ceasefire with Iran still holds, but any attack on commercial shipping will be met with a “devastating” response, the Pentagon chief said on Tuesday.
The warning from Pete Hegseth came on the second day of a US effort, dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, to facilitate the transit of commercial ships through the Strait of…
Iranian sailors, who had been evacuated to Pakistan after being released by the United States, crossed the border and entered their home territory on Monday, reported Iranian state media.
According to IRNA , 15 of the 22 sailors crossed through the Rimdan border terminal in Sistan-Baluchistan.
Earlier, the Foreign Office (FO) said that as a “confidence-building measure” by the US, 22 crew…
Fifteen Iranian sailors from the MV Touska have crossed into Iran through the Rimdan border crossing from Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency.
The US evacuated all 22 crew members of the seized Iranian container ship to Pakistan as a confidence-building measure, Pakistan's Foreign Office confirmed.
15 Iranian crew members of the container ship…
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday that as a “confidence-building measure” by the United States, 22 crew members on an Iranian ship that was seized by US forces had been evacuated to Pakistan.
The statement came hours after American outlet _ABC News_ reported that an Iranian ship seized by the US after it “failed to comply” with the blockade imposed by the country on Iranian ports had been…
An Iranian ship that was seized by the United States after it “failed to comply” with the blockade imposed by the country on Iranian ports has been transferred to Pakistan for repatriation, American outlet _ABC News_ reported on Monday.
“US forces completed the transfer of 22 crew members of M/V Touska to Pakistan for repatriation,“ the report quoted US Central Command Spokesperson Captain Tim…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was to head to Moscow on Sunday after a short stay in Pakistan, where he landed for a second time in two days following a trip to Oman as part of his tri-nation tour, a diplomatic source told _Dawn_.
He is undertaking the trip against the backdrop of ongoing diplomatic efforts, notably by Pakistan, to bring Tehran and Washington to the table to talks aimed…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was back in Pakistan on Sunday, a diplomatic source told _Dawn_ , a day after he left Islamabad for a visit to Oman as part of a tri-nation tour.
He is undertaking the trip against the backdrop of ongoing diplomatic efforts, notably by Pakistan, to bring Tehran and Washington to the table to talks aimed at ending the conflict that began with US-Israeli…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was back in Pakistan on Sunday, a diplomatic source told _Dawn_ , a day after he left Islamabad for a visit to Oman as part of a tri-nation tour.
He is undertaking the trip against the backdrop of ongoing diplomatic efforts, notably by Pakistan, to bring Tehran and Washington to the table to talks aimed at ending the conflict that began with US-Israeli…
Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the United States remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war.
Trump announced the truce extension as he met with ambassadors of the two countries and despite recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon and fresh rocket fire from Hezbollah, which was not part of the…
Pakistan LNG Limited has issued its first spot tender for liquefied natural gas (LNG) since December 2023 amid supply shortfalls triggered by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
The company is seeking bids from international suppliers for three LNG cargoes of around 140,000 cubic metres each for delivery on April 27-30, and on May 1-7 and 8-14 at Port Qasim in Karachi, according to an advertisement…
**• Trump says resumption of negotiations in Islamabad possible within ‘36 to 72 hours’; appreciates Tehran for stopping ‘execution’ of detained women
• Pezeshkian welcomes dialogue, cites ‘breach of commitments, blockade and threats’ as main obstacles
• Trump denies media reports about deadline, says ‘no time pressure’ surrounding ceasefire
• Ghalibaf says complete truce only makes sense if not…
China’s Foreign Ministry reiterated its support for Cuba on Monday, April 21, in the face
The United States has vowed to blockade Iran’s ships until the country makes a deal to end their war. But is the blockade working? Analysts and ship-tracking data paint a complicated picture. Shifting objectives and shadowy activity by vessels making the success of the US operation hard to measure. “There’s been confusion over the scope […]
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• Trump eyes ‘great deal’, claims US in ‘very strong’ negotiating position
• Iran’s top negotiator slams attempt to ‘turn negotiating table into table of submission’
• Iranian tanker seized; Tehran says move akin to ‘state terrorism, piracy’
• US Senate to vote again on resolution seeking to limit president’s war powers
WASHINGTON: As the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz derailed peace talks…
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Key developments:
Iran had not yet made a decision on whether to attend talks with the United States in Pakistan, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told Iranian state TV on Tuesday.
He said US moves against two Iranian vessels amounted to “piracy at sea and state terrorism” and questioned Washington’s seriousness in negotiating.
“The aggression against Iranian ships and the continued pressure…