WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it was in negotiations with the Bangladeshi government for a new assistance program at Dhaka's request, as the South Asian country reels from the economic fallout of the Iran war.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors assessed recent U.S. military action in Iran, the fragile state of the Washington-Tehran ceasefire and optimism that a deal could still be reached.
President Donald Trump’s injection of the Abraham Accords into talks with Iran underscores how the Islamic Republic is getting the better of the US at the negotiating table, and Trump is trying to distract from it, current and former US and Arab officials told Middle East Eye.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened a new front Tuesday in the Trump administration's public feud with the Vatican, dismissing Pope Leo XIV's warning about artificial intelligence as the White House resists new guardrails on the rapidly evolving technology.
Reuters dropped another misleading article today - this time attempting to manufacture drama between the Pentagon and SpaceX over Starlink usage during the Iran conflict.
In a statement carried by Tasnim news agency, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said 25 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with its navy and after receiving Tehran’s permission.
The U.S. stock market rose to more all-time highs and caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran's World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition.
At the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast (JPB), the language of prayer now carries the weight of politics, war, and fear—and Albert Veksler speaks with a sense of urgency in his voice. One moment, he is talking about Iran and the longed-for freedom of its people; the next, he is warning that antisemitism has become so norm…
Piper Sandler isn't buying the talk that an Iran deal is nearing, telling clients that the Strait of Hormuz will largely stay closed and oil will hit new highs.
The US has “no responsibility” to intervene in the management of the Strait of Hormuz, located nearly 11,000 km (6,835 miles) from its borders, University of Tehran political communication professor Foad Izadi has told RT.
The US has “no responsibility” to intervene in the management of the Strait of Hormuz, located nearly 11,000 km (6,835 miles) from its borders, University of Tehran political communication professor Foad Izadi has told RT.
The US stock market is ticking toward records as it catches up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations between the United States and Iran would continue for several more days before it becomes clear whether an agreement can be reached.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify before Senate and House committees on 2 June as the conflict with Iran remains a major concern for lawmakers.
As US kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war with Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
On the latest Defense & Tech podcast, Anna Ahronheim sat down with Windward co-founder and CEO Ami Daniel at a charged moment: Iran is striking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Russia's "shadow fleet" of over 2,100 ships is moving sanctioned oil outside Western oversight, and Ukrainian underwater drones are turning …
The Islamic regime has continued handing down death sentences this week in irregular proceedings that violate the legal rights of detainees, according to lawyers, human rights groups, and judiciary media.
Britain imposed a new round of sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency platforms and financial infrastructure that it says are helping Moscow circumvent Western restrictions and fund its war effort in Ukraine, targeting a Kremlin-linked crypto network and several widely used digital payment services.
NEW DELHI — The United States, India, Australia and Japan announced new maritime and critical minerals cooperation on Tuesday, reviving a forum viewed suspiciously by China following questions over Washington’s commitment and disagreement on Iran.
The Gulf countries are on edge due to the US’s renewed push for a deal with Iran, as well as US strikes. The US said that it conducted strikes in southern Iran in self-defense. According to the US Central Command, these strikes were used to protect US troops from threats.
Iraq is debating a plan to establish a security ministry that would bring the Popular Mobilisation Forces and similar bodies under a single structure amid mounting US pressure to curtail Iran-backed armed factions, The National has learned.
The hosts of The View brutally roasted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after the Trump official delivered a controversial speech at the West Point commencement ceremony this past weekend denouncing “woke” culture and “the DEI craze.”
A partial restoration of internet connectivity has begun in Iran after 88 days of near-total isolation from international networks, according to monitoring group NetBlocks.
Iran’s foreign ministry says that US strikes in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province represent a “gross violation” of the fragile ceasefire in place since early April.
TEHRAN — Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire during the past 48 hours in the southern coastal province of Hormozgan, without specifying the incident.
The New York Times reported that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was supposedly being positioned by the United States and Israel to lead Iran. That claim is beyond absurd.