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Tehran4:03 p.m. May 25
Iran is demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for continuing the talks with the United States, Iran International reported on Sunday night, citing an informed source with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
Washington: The temporary agreement that the Trump administration announced with Iran this weekend isn’t a peace deal. It isn’t a nuclear deal. It isn’t a missile deal.
Over one hundred deported Pakistanis said they were unable to retrieve their luggage or savings before being placed on deportation flights
Over one hundred deported Pakistanis said they were unable to retrieve their luggage or savings before being placed on deportation flights
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran and Washington have reached conclusions on several issues discussed as part of a potential memorandum of understanding. However, he stressed that this should not be interpreted as meaning that Iran is close to signing any agreement with …
Mujeres sostienen retratos del líder supremo de Irán, Moytaba Jamenei, durante una ceremonia en homenaje a fuerzas armadas y los caídos en la guerra con Israel y Estados Unidos, en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini en Teherán, Irán, el domingo 24 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was re-elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament on Monday, extending his tenure in one of the country’s most influential political posts for another year.
As negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked, US President Donald Trump convened a high-level meeting Friday with senior US national security officials, including the CIA director, secretary of defense, and vice president, to discuss scenarios for a possible return to military confrontation with t…
Japanese stocks climbed across the board in Tokyo, helping lift the Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) to an all-time high on May 25. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of the late shah, are clashing with those who oppose a return of monarchy
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Oil prices slipped below $100 a barrel on Monday on hopes of a deal between the US and Iran, after President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz blockade would stay in place until an agreement is sealed.
The United States will either secure a strong agreement with Iran or confront the country “another way”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says after President Donald Trump moved to temper expectations that an agreement to end the war is close.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is hidden in a secret location with little access to the outside world, US officials disclosed to CBS on Sunday.
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a good agreement or Washington would deal with the country in “another way.”
Women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iranian affairs analyst Hassan Ahmadian said the media attention surrounding recent diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran has exceeded the actual progress achieved in negotiations, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline
While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline
Iran appears to be in the process of "blinking" over the Strait of Hormuz, according to ex-CIA director David Petraeus.
Toyota plans to cut overseas production of cars, including IMV series. (Toyota Motor)
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The US Treasury Department has subpoenaed left-wing influencer Hasan Piker and CodePink cofounder Medea Benjamin as part of an investigation into whether or not a group of activists violated US sanctions during a visit to Cuba, according to a Fox News report on Saturday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US and Iranian negotiators have "a pretty solid thing on the table" and a deal to end the war between the two countries may be reached on Monday.
Secretary of state says a deal could materialise ‘today’, while Trump says talks with Iran proceeding constructively as he faces criticism from within his own party
A proposed agreement between Tehran and Washington would extend the current ceasefire by 60 days, creating time for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme and the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reported, quoting a diplomat.
A foreign state actor has hacked a parliamentarian and three staff members' WhatsApp accounts, leading to the platform being temporarily blocked.A Department of Parliamentary Services official told a Senate hearing today there was a "targeted phishing activity" on March 6.They received reports from a parliamentarian…
Australia faces a race against time to avoid another fuel price shock, as analysts watch to see if the latest breakthrough to end the Iran war can deliver cuts to the cost of oil before the Albanese government’s 26¢ excise relief expires at the end of June.
Oil prices have fallen sharply and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.
SHANGHAI — Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday touted a new approach to developing advanced semiconductors despite U.S. sanctions, as Nvidia struggles to sell its high-end chips in China.
European stocks are set to open higher on Monday as hopes for a deal between the U.S. and Iran rose over the weekend.
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Singapore on Monday reported lower-than-expected inflation for April at 1.8% in April, as the higher costs of energy due to the Iran war will take meaningful effect only from the third quarter.
In today's episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump tells negotiators to "take their time" as a deal between America and Iran moves closer.
Oil markets are nearing minimum operating levels in Asia, with Europe likely next and the U.S. potentially facing shortages by July, Jeff Currie, Carlyle's chief strategy officer of energy pathways, said Monday, underscoring the global energy shock due to the Iran war.
Iran remains deeply distrustful of the United States despite ongoing negotiations, and no final understanding has yet been reached between the two sides, Tasnim News Agency reported, quoting a source.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there is a “pretty solid” proposal under discussion that would address Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and launch what he described as a serious, time-limited negotiation on nuclear issues.
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Iran has agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the United States lifting its naval blockade and resolving issues surrounding Tehran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to Reuters, citing a senior US administration official.
US President Donald Trump defended the emerging agreement with Iran, saying any deal he signs would be fundamentally different from the nuclear accord negotiated under former President Barack Obama.
There is a familiar temptation in Washington whenever talks with Iran begin to move.
India’s state-owned fuel retailers have increased petrol and diesel prices for the fourth time this month as they seek to recover losses caused by higher crude oil costs linked to the US-Israel war on Iran and disruptions to energy supplies.
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At the battle of Alesia in 52 BCE, Julius Caesar encircled a key hill-fort in today’s eastern France, while himself being besieged by a larger Gallic relief force. The leaders of the current wars of oil blockades and sanctions lack Caesar’s genius, but they have created an even more confusing tangle of mutual encirc…
The lack of a decisive victory in the Iran war has led to Trump losing confidence in the Israeli prime minister, analysts say
The lack of a decisive victory in the Iran war has led to Trump losing confidence in the Israeli prime minister, analysts say
A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Amid ongoing updates on the progress of negotiations between the US and Iran, top IDF officers confirmed on Sunday that several branches of the military have reduced the number of reserve soldiers in the General Staff's headquarters.