Iran Israel War
Chinese Ambassador to Iran, Cong Peiwu, has publicly opposed the US and Israel’s actions against Iran, terming them...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 04:59pm
Mediators are waiting for Oman and Iran to reach a bilateral agreement on the Strait of Hormuz before returning to...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 03:48pm
South Korea says that it has been involved in consultations with the United States and other partners over freedom...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 03:14pm
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets the conditions of the interim deal with Iran,...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 02:06pm
Most Gulf stock markets were subdued in early trade today as escalating US-Iran tensions keep investors cautious,...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 01:26pm
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia’s southern Red Sea coast on Tuesday, as the rebels...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 12:54pm
China’s refined fuel exports rose in July from the previous month as Beijing eased restrictions imposed after the...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 12:39pm
Abbas Araghchi has accused Israel of actively sabotaging diplomacy, describing the country as the primary obstacle...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 12:25pm
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein held a phone conversation to exchange...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 12:15pm
Oman is a “critical negotiator with Iran” and it “doesn’t make a ton of sense” to make more enemies by threatening...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 11:59am
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will travel to Iraq tomorrow to discuss regional developments and...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 11:18am
Israeli forces have shelled the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun with artillery while...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 10:25am
Iran’s annual inflation rate has stood at 66 per cent, the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) has reported, citing...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 10:12am
Oil prices rise as a deal to end the Middle East war seemed further out of sight with Iran saying it will adopt a...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 09:48am
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while conducting an...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 09:03am
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that Lebanon would not back away from a framework agreement with Israel and is...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:34am
Saudi Aramco is offering crude oil outside the Strait of Hormuz to some Asian refiners through private negotiations,...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:09am
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged US President Donald Trump in a call to continue talks with Iran to...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:04am
US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner has said conversations between the US and different areas of the...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:00am
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the “reckless attack” on the office of Iraqi Kurdistan’s...
Published 18 Aug, 2026 12:03am
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to the lowest level of his presidency, with an overwhelming...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:51pm
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has spoken with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi by phone, Anadolu...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:47pm
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:44pm
Oil prices have risen by more than $2 on global supply worries stoked by investor pessimism about diplomatic efforts...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:42pm
President Donald Trump has told reporters that the United States is not seeking an extension of the memorandum of...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:26pm
Asked about the worsening conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Middle East, US...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:15pm
US President Donald Trump says that Iran wants to make a deal, but “they’re not going to make the kind of deal that...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:06pm
A tanker belonging to an Emirati company has been detained near southern Iran’s Qeshm Island while crossing the...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 11:03pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered a probe into the drone attack that targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 10:55pm
The UN has urged the US and Iran to resume negotiations as a 60-day deadline for reaching a broader agreement...
Published 17 Aug, 2026 10:24pm
