US Iran Rift
Iran military says US rescue operation "completely foiled"; claims two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters destroyed.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 04:04pm
By launching strikes on Iran even as negotiations were underway, Washington may have secured short-term military gains at the cost of long-term diplomatic credibility.
Published 05 Apr, 2026 07:37am
Pakistan is recalibrating its foreign policy by focusing on strategic realism and geo-economic priorities.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 09:31am
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick among those potentially on "the chopping block".
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 07:55am
Araghchi denies rejecting Pakistan as venue for talks; Dar discusses UN resolution with Bahrain FM, calls Egyptian counterpart.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 07:40am
US president asks Tehran to "make a deal or open up" Hormuz; Iran missiles land near military headquarters in Tel Aviv, drone sets Israeli tanker on fire.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 07:26am
One wonders how many more Iranians the psychopath who heads the genocidal state of Israel will need to kill to satiate his bloodlust.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 08:55am
India remains central to Pakistan’s strategic thinking, whatever it may be doing in the geopolitical and strategic spheres.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 09:08am
“We are deeply grateful to Pakistan for its efforts and have never refused to go to Islamabad," says Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 10:18pm
Strikes by all sides have increasingly targeted economic and industrial sites.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 02:38pm
Tehran’s air defence systems have now proven capable of threatening even advanced US aircraft operating deep within Iranian territory.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 12:23pm
The move shows that Pakistan simply does not have the capacity to sustain fuel subsidies.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 12:45pm
AI predictions regarding the war have been disproven.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 09:43am
International humanitarian law prohibits attacks against civilians under any circumstances.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 09:35am
Leaders warn of "serious" global consequences for energy, trade, logistics.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 07:44am
Iranian official says "immediate focus is on war, not negotiations" amid deployment of US specialised military hardware and personnel in the region and "deep mistrust".
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 02:54am
US media reports one of two crew members of F-15 jet has been rescued.
Updated 04 Apr, 2026 04:05am
The proposal would lift Pentagon spending by more than 40 per cent in a single year — the sharpest increase since World War II.
Published 03 Apr, 2026 07:26pm
The region could quickly turn into an arms bazaar.
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 09:53am
French president disapproves of Trump’s remarks that Macron’s wife treats him "very badly".
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 08:59am
WTI and Brent benchmarks remain below the highs near $120 a barrel touched earlier in the conflict.
Published 03 Apr, 2026 06:30am
Increase in sales of two-, three- and four-wheelers mainly driving the demand for petrol.
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 08:12am
Guterres said the conflict had “lurched into its second month,” with human suffering deepening by the day.
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 07:56am
Salam calls Lebanon "a victim of war"; condemns Tel Aviv’s "dangerous talk" of buffer zones.
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 07:56am
Trump says more will follow after earlier threatening to bomb Iran back to "Stone Ages", claims war nearly over.
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 07:25am
With no credible diplomatic breakthrough in sight and parallel diplomatic efforts struggling to gain traction, the conflict is set to continue along its current path of high-intensity attrition.
Updated 03 Apr, 2026 12:41am
GCC calls on the UN Security Council to "assume its full responsibility and take all necessary measures to protect maritime routes".
Published 02 Apr, 2026 09:24pm
According to the experts, Israel’s only “evidence” for its claims is a photoshopped image of journalist Ali Shoeib.
Published 02 Apr, 2026 08:34pm
Dawn.com looks at some of the reporting and analysis from across the globe on the US president's address to his nation.
Updated 02 Apr, 2026 07:08pm
DNC Chair Ken Martin says US president "failed to give the public a clear rationale for his war"; others left wondering about plans.
Updated 02 Apr, 2026 11:53am
