Iran war
- Middle East
Iran’s President says contact with Mojtaba Khamenei ‘very difficult’
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said communication with Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is very “difficult at the moment,” but his presence is a “great strength” for the country to continue…
- Middle East
Iran, Oman working on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Cairo: Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war. The emerging agreement calls for ships to…
- Middle East
Iran talks ‘last chance’ to avert US strike escalation: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the five-month-old Iran war, but this time, he insists it is different. The President on Monday said that new talks between…
- Middle East
Trump says Iran ‘begged’ for talks, warns of ‘total surrender’
US President Donald Trump on Monday, August 3, claimed Iran had privately sought negotiations with Washington while publicly denying any contact, warning that US pressure would continue until Tehran agreed to a…
- World
US used 2,000-pound bomb on Iran family home, killing 3: Report
A United States airstrike on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Thursday, July 30, killed three members of a family and was likely carried out using a 2,000-pound bomb, according to an investigation by…
- Middle East
Iran rejects Trump claim of talks, Hormuz focus remains
Iran on Monday, August 3, denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations between Washington and Tehran were set to begin, while confirming that discussions with Oman on a temporary shipping arrangement…
- Middle East
UAE urged Trump to take decisive action on Iran: Report
Washington: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged US President Donald Trump to take more decisive action against Iran, while Saudi Arabia pressed for diplomacy to ease regional tensions, The Wall Street Journal…
- Middle East
Trump announces fresh Iran talks amid Gulf mediation efforts
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday, August 3, noting that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar had asked the United States…
- Middle East
Iran rejects Hormuz reopening deal as Trump claims breakthrough
On the 46th day after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, and 155 days after the outbreak of the war, Iran denied on Sunday, August 2, that…
- World
Trump threatens more strikes on Iran; Iranian FM warns US
Cairo: US President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, August 1, Kuwait said it…
- Middle East
Trump says Iran ‘being decimated’, vows US strikes will continue
US President Donald Trump on Friday, July 31, said the United States would continue its military campaign against Iran, claiming Tehran had been “decimated” by five months of sustained attacks and insisting…
- Middle East
Iran hits two oil tankers, four others turn back in Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Friday, July 31, that it struck and halted two oil tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz via what it described as…
- Middle East
India raises with UAE plight of over 130 medical workers
New Delhi: India has taken up with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the concerns of more than 130 Indian medical workers affected by the closure of the Iranian Hospital in Dubai, the…
- Middle East
US launches strikes on Iran after attack on troops in Jordan
Baghdad: The US military launched retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces in Jordan. The barrage came after the US partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike…
- Middle East
Trump vows to ‘beat the f*****g s**t’ out of Iran after Iraq strikes
Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday, July 29, issued an expletive-laden warning to Iran, declaring that Tehran was “going to get a beating” following an attempted attack on US forces…
