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The United States announced new sanctions and an effort to dismantle an Iranian network that impersonated and defrauded US businesses in order to obtain technology for the Iranian military, the US State Department announced on Friday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestures as he speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
From the Indo-Pacific to Iran, Hegseth gives the White House’s take on security relationships
From the Indo-Pacific to Iran, Hegseth gives the White House’s take on security relationships
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, has accused Israel of attempting to evade accountability after the United Nations included it on a list of parties cited over conflict-related sexual violence allegations.
The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and World Trade Organisation met on Thursday to discuss their institutions’ response to the economic and energy impacts of the war in the Middle East, according to a joint statement released on Friday.
The US Department of State has announced what it described as the dismantling of an Iranian network accused of impersonating American companies and defrauding US businesses to obtain sensitive technology for Iran’s military sector.
An $870m debt-relief deal suggests that Iran International, an Iranian opposition outlet, has ties to Saudi Arabian investors, according to a Financial Times report on Thursday. The links stem from documents related to a debt-for-equity swap that Iran International conducted in December to shore up its finances. Ira…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump will only make a peace deal with Iran if it meets all of his conditions, a White House official told AFP on Friday, as questions swirled about the state of negotiations to end the war.
Washington's economic war on Iran and its 'shadow' banking network continues, as on Friday Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the US has seized $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of the economic component of President Trump's Operation Epic Fury.
Progressive US lawmaker Ilhan Omar has criticised Congress for failing to challenge executive war powers and bring an end to the ongoing conflict with Iran.
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The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has warned that a military blockade on Iranian ports remains in force, restricting all inbound and outbound maritime traffic.
Pakistani officials held what Islamabad described as a “warm and cordial” meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, amid ongoing efforts to mediate between Washington and Tehran.
Washington/Dubai: US President Donald Trump said he would soon decide on a proposed deal to extend the ceasefire with Iran, though the two countries still appeared to differ on significant issues that have been central to the conflict.
The United Arab Emirates conducted dozens of airstrikes against Iran over the course of the war, ending the day after the US -Iran cease-fire was announced in early April, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Central Asian members in particular see bloc’s main value as preserving their sovereignty rather than enabling collective military action
Central Asian members in particular see bloc’s main value as preserving their sovereignty rather than enabling collective military action
The United Arab Emirates carried out dozens of air strikes against Iran during the Israeli-US war, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, revealing a far deeper and earlier role in the conflict than previously acknowledged.
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US President Donald Trump said he was lifting a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iran denied his claim that negotiations were taking place on the fate of its nuclear programme, a resolution to which Trump conditioned lifting the naval siege.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the winners of the 2026 Security Prize, among them being a system that was key during Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, a classified Mossad asset, a breakthrough in the Ofek satellite array, a new development by Unit 81, and electronic warfare systems that became key to Isra…
An $870m debt-relief deal suggests that Iran International, an Iranian opposition outlet, has ties to Saudi Arabian investors, according to a Financial Times report on Thursday.
October 7 was not merely a security breach; it was a fundamental turning point that shattered a global delusion. To understand why Israel was so catastrophically blindsided, we must examine the fact that for decades, the West and Israel operated under the comfortable delusion that money, prosperity, and the responsi…
Suddenly, US President Donald Trump is talking up the Abraham Accords treaties between Israel and Arab and Islamic countries.
Iran has pushed back against comments by US President Donald Trump, saying negotiations between Tehran and Washington remain underway and have yet to produce a final agreement.
The war with Iran that began on February 28 will be remembered as the moment the US-Israel alliance reached its highest point – and its most politically dangerous one.
The flat white arriving at a cafe table in Dubai this summer may look exactly the same as it always has.
Iran says no agreement has been finalised with the United States, pushing back against reports of a breakthrough in ongoing talks.
Tehran denies deal has been reached that would open strait of Hormuz and eliminate country’s nuclear programme
A Romanian builder accused of stabbing an Iranian opposition journalist in Wimbledon on behalf of Iran has said that it was a friend who wielded the knife.
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States, the European Union's diplomatic service and eight other countries on Friday issued a joint statement calling for a U.N. panel to act swiftly to designate vessels accused of violating U.N. sanctions against North Korea.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Friday that the military had advanced deeper into Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have continued to trade attacks, further undermining a monthlong cease-fire that has done little to stem the fighting.
United States President Donald Trump says he is meeting in the Situation Room to make a “final determination” on a possible deal with Iran that could extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Paramédicos llevan los cuerpos de víctimas de un bombardeo israelí en Tiro, Líbano, el 29 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
An $870m debt-relief deal suggests that Iran International, an Iranian opposition outlet, has ties to Saudi Arabian investors, according to a Financial Times report on Thursday.
An $870m debt-relief deal suggests that Iran International, an Iranian opposition outlet, has ties to Saudi Arabian investors, according to a Financial Times report on Thursday.
Kazakhstan has indicated it could take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile if Washington and Tehran reach an agreement on the nuclear file, according to the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
Israeli and Lebanese military officials are set to meet for talks at the Pentagon on Friday aimed at resolving their decades-long conflict. The new meeting comes as fighting increasingly shakes what’s left of a ceasefire between the two countries, and as the United States and Iran also look to extend their ceasefire…
Iranian sources have pushed back against comments by US President Donald Trump on a potential agreement, calling his remarks inaccurate.
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SINGAPORE — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia’s premier defense summit that opened on Friday, but China’s top officials weren’t expected despite weighty questions like Taiwan and the war on Iran.
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding a meeting to make a "final determination" about an agreement to extend a ceasefire with Iran.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says 24 vessels moved through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day under the supervision of its naval forces.