US Iran Rift
Premier says Pakistan working "earnestly and painstakingly, together with our brothers and partners, to find a peaceful diplomatic solution".
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 10:46pm
Iranian military commanders have repeatedly warned the Houthis could join the ongoing war.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:43pm
Tehran says diplomatic process to end war would be affected by renewed hostilities in region.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:01pm
Trump insists new strikes by Israel and Iran will not affect his administration's peace talks with Tehran, says Netanyahu “doesn’t call the shots”.
Updated 14 Jun, 2026 12:52pm
Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Decides to increase targets by 188,000 bpd from July.
Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:00pm
Public debt now accounts for more than 69pc of GDP, compared to 60pc before the war, according to the Treasury.
Published 07 Jun, 2026 02:29pm
Iran’s embassy to Turkiye says a “large” number of managerial and executive staff and others had been denied visas.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 10:38am
Cites restricted access to bombed nuclear sites as key reason for inspection gaps, denies seeking nuclear weapons.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 08:09am
Iran launches fresh missile, drone attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain; Kuwait says new attack "dangerous escalation"; Bahrain denounces "blatant aggression".
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 07:40am
IRNA says "important message" meant for Iran’s supreme leader; interior minister receives instructions from premier before departure.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 07:32am
Centcom denies Iranian claim of firing "warning shots" at American destroyers; Araghchi threatens Gulf states hosting US bases.
Updated 06 Jun, 2026 07:31am
OBSERVERS across the world have long questioned the utility of Donald Trump’s now three-month-old war on Iran. But...
Updated 06 Jun, 2026 08:23am
Three truces the US president's administration has negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare, but munitions are still falling and people still dying.
Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:34pm
Pushback comes as Trump faces record-low approval ratings 500 days into his second term.
Updated 05 Jun, 2026 02:47pm
Venezuelan interim President Rodriguez to visit oil refining facilities in India during her visit to India that ends on June 7.
Published 04 Jun, 2026 04:28pm
Says adversaries seeking to plant the seeds of "doubt, despair, fear, mistrust and discord” among the Iranian public.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 03:15pm
Terms India’s plans to divert water from Chenab "grave violation" of IWT; Islamabad "actively engaged" on captive seamen.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:28pm
The resolution directs Trump to withdraw US troops from Iran unless Congress declares war or authorises the use of military force.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 11:28am
Says he would like to meet Iran's supreme leader, and the two will “probably meet at some point, depending on how it all works out”.
Updated 03 Jun, 2026 06:48pm
US military carries out strikes on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz; flights at Kuwait airport suspended.
Updated 03 Jun, 2026 01:27pm
The Zionist state not only acts as a spoiler but also effectively dictates the terms of war and peace in the region.
Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:21am
Israel strikes hospital in historic Tyre as Beirut, Tel Aviv continue talks in Washington.
Updated 03 Jun, 2026 07:30am
Trump administration has not proposed sanctions relief in exchange for Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz, US secretary of state says.
Updated 03 Jun, 2026 12:06am
According to Axios, Trump called Netanyahu “crazy” and accused him of ingratitude.
Updated 02 Jun, 2026 01:42pm
"Mediation must become the guiding principle of prevention, not an instrument of crisis management," Pakistan's UN envoy says.
Published 02 Jun, 2026 08:59am
It is fair to ask how these actions fit into a strategy that is supposedly aimed at reaching a negotiated settlement.
Updated 02 Jun, 2026 08:44am
Trump prevails on Netanyahu to stop Israeli advance on Beirut, claims contact with Hezbollah "through intermediaries".
Updated 02 Jun, 2026 08:12am
For many analysts, the most important question is whether the economic and political fallout from the conflict will reshape American politics.
Published 01 Jun, 2026 11:48am
US says strikes on Iran’s Gulf coast were in response to “aggressive Iranian actions"; Iran's IRGC says it attacked US base without identifying which base.
Updated 01 Jun, 2026 01:43pm
