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Iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported. The idea was floated as part of the latest peace proposal Tehran sent to the US via Pakistan, the outlet said on Monday, citing a leaked document it had obtained.
Iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported. The idea was floated as part of the latest peace proposal Tehran sent to the US via Pakistan, the outlet said on Monday, citing a leaked document it had obtained.
A company owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani will pay $275m to resolve a US investigation into alleged breaches of sanctions on Iran, the Treasury Department said.
A foreign policy analyst has challenged Donald Trump’s portrayal of control over the Iran crisis, warning that escalation risks backfiring on the United States.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in April announced $10 billion in support for Asian countries facing oil shortages. (Cabinet Office)
The US president says plans for a US military strike on Iran have been paused because ‘serious negotiations are now taking place’
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President Diaz-Canel stressed Cuba’s right to defend itself after reports Havana had obtained over 300 military drones from Russia and Iran
President Diaz-Canel stressed Cuba’s right to defend itself after reports Havana had obtained over 300 military drones from Russia and Iran
President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.
When customers of Iran’s largest crypto exchange needed to move billions of dollars, networks created by two of the industry’s biggest players served as conduits.
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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Monday he had held off on imminent plans to resume attacking Iran, piling pressure as Tehran rebuffs his demands for ending the war.
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The US president has said Gulf leaders urged Washington to delay a planned military strike on Iran, citing ongoing diplomatic efforts.
The price of oil slumped on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states.
Oil prices and stock markets worldwide kept swinging with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war.
A bride and groom hold a rose as they pose for pictures during a mass wedding ceremony for participants in the “Janfada” (“Sacrifice for Iran”) pro-government campaign in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
United States President Donald Trump has announced he will postpone a “scheduled attack” against Iran at the request of regional leaders in the Middle East.
The US will no longer resume its "full, large scale" war on Iran on Tuesday, because Gulf leaders have requested Washington to hold off, President Donald Trump has said.
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At a moment the US-Iran ceasefire is officially on life support, and with the world's most critical energy chokepoint remaining blocked while the American consumer is paying the price at the pump, beltway hawks are calling for renewed major military action to 'solve' the standoff.
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as "serious negotiations are now taking place".
US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’
US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’
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US President Donald Trump said that leaders of Gulf states requested that he hold off on striking Iran in a Truth Social post on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had delayed a planned US military strike on Iran after appeals from Gulf leaders, who told him serious negotiations with Tehran were under way.
El presidente Donald Trump saluda a los periodistas mientras camina por el jardín sur de la Casa Blanca, viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en Washington, al regresar de Beijing, donde se reunió con el presidente chino Xi Jinping. (Foto AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
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President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington, on return from Beijing where he met with China’s President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump said Monday he is calling off a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday after the heads of three regional powers in the Middle East asked him to "hold off."
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he is not open to any concessions for Iran following Tehran's submission of its latest peace proposal to end the war with the United States, according to a news report.
As if Pentagon losses in the Trump-Netanyahu war on Iran weren't already sapping them enough already, American taxpayers were losers again on Sunday when two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers blew up in spectacular fashion after colliding at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Four crew members ejected and…
Activists with the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement and No Harbour for Genocide (NHB) are raising the alarm over what they describe as a "flood" of military supplies from India to Israel, after six shipments of suspected military-grade steel were identified on multiple Swiss vessels en route to weap…
The US Treasury Department on Monday announced it has reached a $275 million settlement with India's Adani Enterprises over apparent violations of sanctions against Iran.
US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia
US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister’s office Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
Narendra Modi’s austerity appeals reveal how war, energy insecurity and dollar pressures expose the fragility of globalisation
The United States has extended a waiver allowing access to Russian oil , as it moves to ease pressure on global energy supplies following its on Iran and the resulting bloackade on the Strait of Hormouz.
President Donald Trump has returned stateside and so has his administration's focus, even as the Iran war and the aftermath of his China trip remain front-burner issues.
The UAE and Israel have established a fund to jointly acquire and develop new weapons systems, in the latest sign that the war on Iran is bringing the countries closer together, one current and one former US official briefed on the matter told Middle East Eye.
A journalist working for a Persian-language opposition television station was attacked with a knife in Wimbledon by men working for Iran as part of a campaign of "Iranian terror", a court was told.
A court case in New York has highlighted how Iran is using technology to recruit agents who may not even be regime supporters
PARIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he will extend a temporary pause of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports until mid-June.
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