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A Russian tanker carrying 270,000 barrels of diesel fuel and which is under US and EU sanctions spent weeks trying to reach crisis-hit Cuba, which is also under US sanctions as well amid what's essentially become a full energy blockade, but has failed the reach the island nation and turned southward toward Brazil.
(ATTN: RECASTS in paras 7, 11-13)By Song Sang-ho
Alleged Hamas financier Amin Abu Rashid was acquitted of providing funds to the Palestinian terrorist organization, according to a Wednesday ruling by the Rotterdam Court, but was convicted of evading sanctions and continued management of a prohibited organization.
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Despite suggestions that a deal between the United States and Iran may be close, officials from both countries have continued to issue conflicting statements, signalling an ongoing diplomatic impasse.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Washington could resume attacks on Iran and declared that Gulf countries “owe it” to the US to join the Abraham Accords.
Chinese support includes rice shipments and diplomatic backing as Trump administration ramps up sanctions and rhetoric
Chinese support includes rice shipments and diplomatic backing as Trump administration ramps up sanctions and rhetoric
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US president sends contradictory messages about ending war at cabinet meeting with call to bolster Abraham accords
As government begins restoring connection, population voices dismay over food price increases and shortages
US President Donald Trump has said he is "not satisfied" yet with the terms of the deal being negotiated with Iran.
A police officer from The National Crime Unit - Lahav 433 was questioned on suspicion of having contact with a foreign agent, according to reports from Wednesday evening.
A woman checks her smartphone while sitting on a bench along a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
US President Donald Trump said Iran “thought they’d outwait me” in negotiations over a possible agreement with Washington.
Explosive Media, the group behind most of the pro-Iran AI videos resembling The Lego Movie is reintroducing itself, this time to Iranians who have been without internet access for months.
Explosive Media, the group behind most of the pro-Iran AI videos resembling The Lego Movie, is reintroducing itself, this time to Iranians who have been without internet access for months.
The national average price for 87-octane gasoline at the pump has remained above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold for 57 days and counting, as the U.S.-Iran conflict continues to disrupt energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration is "not satisfied" although Iran is "very much intent" on reaching a deal with the United States to end hostilities.
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
Heavy use of key US weapons systems during the war on Iran is raising concerns about whether American forces would have enough firepower in a future conflict with China.
The Islamic Republic has restored some internet connectivity, though usage levels remain below those recorded before the January protests, Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at the network intelligence platform Kentik, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said that “the conditions and procedures for passing through the Strait of Hormuz will be completely different from the conditions before the conflict over Iran began,” in comments carried by Iran’s Mehr news agency on Wednesday.
A woman holds up pictures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and his father, the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a state-organized rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
The White House said on Wednesday that the report from Iranian state TV describing a draft of an initial, unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran was “not true” and “a complete fabrication”.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meet May 28 in Japan. (Source photos by Ken Suzuki, Ken Kobayashi)
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El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, declara en una audiencia del subcomité de asignaciones de defensa del Senado sobre la solicitud de presupuesto para el Departamento de Defensa, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
At least one person was killed and two others injured at Iran’s largest petrochemical facility in Asaluyeh on the Gulf coast, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday, without specifying the cause of the incident.
Despite a slight slowdown in economic growth this year due to the war in Iran, Africa's economic outlook remains strong, the African Development Bank said in its annual report released on Tuesday.
Hardline extremists in Iran’s government are trying to jeopardize a ceasefire deal with the US, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said on Wednesday that Tehran had obtained a draft of an initial, unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the United States on ending their conflict.
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday that a fire has broken out in an administrative building at Imam Khomeini Airport, near the capital city of Tehran.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy reported on Wednesday that a total of 23 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz with its permission in the last 24 hours, according to Iranian media.
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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sale del Centro Médico Militar Nacional Walter Reed, el martes 26 de mayo de 2026, en Bethesda, Maryland. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
After years of waiting, the US delivered to Israel the first of at least six, and possibly eight, KC-46 midair refueling aircraft for future potential attacks on Iran and other distant targets, the IDF said on Wednesday.
Rescue operations are continuing near Tyre, where authorities and local residents are still searching for survivors and assessing the scale of destruction caused by the strikes. Footage from the scene shows emergency crews digging through the rubble of destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as residents inspect the…
Tehran has received a draft of the initial unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the US, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday.
As for the status of talks, the below headlines present the latest (and noticeably absent is the enriched uranium question, or release of Iranian funds). Bloomberg summarizes: "An unofficial draft of a US-Iran interim peace deal says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can return to normal within a month o…
Supply constraints sparked by the Iran war will drive household energy costs in the U.K. to their highest level in two years over the summer, the country's energy regulator said on Wednesday.
U.S. crude oil prices fell about 6% Wednesday on a report Iran would restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a framework deal with the U.S.
US futures are trading at new all-time highs following Tuesday’s record-setting rally (when the S&P hit a new record high on negative breadth as is now the norm) , bolstered by a growing chorus of Wall Street bulls: Goldman lifts its S&P 500 target, while Barclays strategists say investors still have capacity to cha…
(ATTN: ADDS comments from Iranian envoy in paras 10-13, photo)By Oh Seok-min