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A satirised image of the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. flag decorate the entrance to the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 8:12am
By the middle of March during Trump's Operation Epic Fury, Iran was flexing its retaliatory might, and the Gulf region was shocked to see the largest natural-gas production facility in the world, Qatar's North Field, badly damaged - with a key section forced offline and severely damaged.
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The United Arab Emirates has denied media reports that it transferred money to Iran, saying no frozen Iranian funds have been released, moved or routed through the country.
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An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that nuclear talks with the United States would only take place at a later stage and would not proceed unless a proposed interim deal was implemented, state TV reported.
The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel, four sources told the Reuters news agency.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says he sees a real willingness from both sides to reach an agreement, as diplomatic efforts continue around a possible US-Iran deal.
The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi said the administration of the Strait of Hormuz would no longer operate as it did before the war, adding that the waterway falls “under the sovereignty of Iran and Oman”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz has become one of Tehran’s “most important deterrent tools”, warning that the strategic waterway will not return to its pre-war status.
Estaria o Irã à beira de uma transição para uma ditadura militar? Após a morte do líder supremo, o aiatolá Ali Khamenei, em fevereiro, muitos analistas veem sinais de que o poderoso Corpo da Guarda Revolucionária Islâmica (IRGC, na sigla em inglês) teria assumido o poder e o controle em Teerã.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a proposed memorandum of understanding with the US includes a mechanism for Iran’s frozen funds, while rejecting media reports about the text of the deal.
The senior US official put the chance of success for a near-term deal at 80 to 85 percent but said the nuclear details will take months to materialize.
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.
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Qatar held secret talks with Iran during the Israeli-US war, offering to help disrupt global energy markets if Tehran spared the Ras Laffan gas field, The Washington Post reports, citing US officials.
Iran offered its most definitive assessment on Friday that it was close to signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US, as both countries jostled to frame the deal as a victory.
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The United Arab Emirates has agreed to release billions of dollars for Iran, Reuters reports, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks during the US-Israeli war on Tehran.
As Washington and Tehran move towards a long-term ceasefire agreement, Gulf states will likely look for new long-term security solutions when a war in their region – which they did not start – finally ends.
President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Switzerland says it is ready to host the possible signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, as diplomatic efforts continue to pull the region back from further confrontation.
Personas nadan y juegan en las aguas del estrecho de Ormuz al tiempo que buques de carga y embarcaciones comerciales permanecen anclados a lo lejos, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el miércoles 10 de junio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA vía AP)
Question: If the Strait of Hormuz keeps becoming that focal pressure point, do you expect construction costs here to rise enough to affect property prices, or is that overstated? RK, Sharjah
Trump, meanwhile, slammed reports about the agreement that cited leaked terms appearing to favour Tehran
Trump, meanwhile, slammed reports about the agreement that cited leaked terms appearing to favour Tehran
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 3:37am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is using “crude lies” to justify Washington’s continued pressure on Cuba, the island nation’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, has said following the latest round of American sanctions.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is using “crude lies” to justify Washington’s continued pressure on Cuba, the island nation’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, has said following the latest round of American sanctions.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Friday of lying about the contents of a proposed deal to end the war, with the White House insisting Tehran would dismantle its nuclear program.
Islamabad: The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior US official said the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that a "final, agreed upon text" of a deal between the U.S. and Iran "has been reached."
Israel’s defence minister has struck a belligerent tone, insisting that Israel must preserve its freedom to attack Iran even as the US moves towards a possible agreement with Tehran.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said a “final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached” between the US and Iran.
US President Donald Trump says Iranian leaks of details of an alleged deal to end the war have "nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to" and "bears no relation to the truth".
Israel expects US President Donald Trump to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X/Twitter on Friday.
ranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a memorandum of understanding has “never been closer”, after Trump accused Tehran of leaking details of the proposed agreement to Iranian media.
Ethiopian Airlines planes are parked at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
CRITICS of United States President Donald Trump have blamed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that has been so damaging to the economies of countries and the lives of people around the world on Trump’s waging war on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Street musicians play music as a woman carries a dog on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
US Vice President JD Vance says any potential deal with Iran would place the concerns of the US and its allies at the centre of the agreement.
The increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes as Trump and Iran continue haggling over a peace deal.