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Senior officials in the administration of Donald Trump encouraged the United Arab Emirates to take a more direct role in the conflict with Iran and capture one of its islands in the Persian Gulf, according to a report by The Telegraph.
Iran says lack of trust is the main obstacle in US negotiations
The USS Gerald R. Ford heads toward port at Naval Station Norfolk, as seen from Fort Monroe, Va., on May 16, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is facing mounting pressure to complete his cabinet as he attempts to balance external ties with Iran and the US, mirrored by an internal power struggle between his country’s political elite, experts have told The National.
An oil tanker sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran to meet his Iranian counterpart and other officials, according to Iranian media.
Global oil inventories are falling at a record pace to compensate for the big supply disruption in the Middle East and they will approach critical levels if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen.
By Alexey Martynov, a political scientist
By Alexey Martynov, a political scientist
It has long been suspected the Revolutionary Guards – specifically its Quds Force – was responsible for recent terror attacks in London, Canada and across Europe
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Prosecutors allege that an Iraqi man charged in New York on Friday is a commander linked to an Iran-backed militia who took part in planning dozens of attacks in Europe and the US in response to the Iran war.
FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul on Saturday and offer "reassurance" over Iran's participation in the World Cup, a source familiar with the talks has told Reuters.
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
Lebanon has welcomed an agreement with Israel to extend a fragile ceasefire by 45 days beyond Sunday’s deadline following talks in the United States, even as Israeli forces continued attacks on towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
A large-scale mural honoring Druze and Iranian children killed by the Islamic regime of Iran and its regional proxies was unveiled Thursday in Webster, Texas, as Iranian-American artist Hooman Khalili sought to draw international attention to the victims ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
The United States and Israel are preparing for joint attacks on Iran to resume as soon as next week, according to a New York Times report on Friday, citing two Middle East officials.
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of former US Air Force counterintelligence specialist Monica Elfriede Witt, who is wanted on espionage charges related to Iran, the bureau announced.
The United States Department of Justice has arrested and charged an Iraqi national alleged to be a senior commander of an Iran-backed armed group that is said to have orchestrated a wave of international terror attacks.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed appreciation for what he described as the “moral and logical position” taken by the leader of the world’s Catholics regarding the recent conflict involving Iran, according to Tasnim News Agency.
US officials suspect that Iran may be behind a cyberattack targeting systems used to monitor fuel levels in storage tanks supplying petrol stations in several states, according to CNN. The report said hackers exploited online systems that were not protected by passwords.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli officials remain uncertain whether US President Donald Trump will choose renewed confrontation or pursue further diplomatic talks.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not possess a nuclear weapon and stressed that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open.
Esta imagen satelital proporcionada por Airbus DS muestra lo que parece ser una vía artificial excavada en el desierto occidental de Nukhaib en Irak, a unos 250 kilómetros (155 millas) al suroeste de la capital, Bagdad, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026. (© Airbus DS 2026 vía AP)
Bloomberg reported that the United Arab Emirates unsuccessfully attempted to persuade fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to join a coordinated military campaign against Iran during the early stages of the US-Israeli war.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that ongoing US-Iran negotiations are “suffering from the lack of trust", emphasising that Tehran seeks clear and well-defined terms before agreeing to any deal.
The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a joint statement due to "differing views" on the US-Israeli war against Iran and the current situation in West Asia, the Indian government said in a statement.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said support for the Palestinian cause must go beyond expressions of solidarity and include efforts to address what he described as the root causes of Palestinian suffering under Israeli occupation.
There is a lot coming up on Israeli television this week, notably the new season of Fauda on Yes, on May 18, and The Intern, a medical drama starring Niv Sultan of Tehran, which will begin running on Hot on May 19.
US President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran had made multiple deals, which Iran then refused to acknowledge, in an interview with Fox News on Friday.
Nearly 200 former Canadian diplomats have urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel over conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.
US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz “will be open” and vowed that Iran would not be allowed to use the strategic waterway “as a weapon”.
Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:09am
Asia was first and hardest hit by fossil fuel disruptions caused by the Iran war’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Asia was first and hardest hit by fossil fuel disruptions caused by the Iran war’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Esta fotografía incluida en una denuncia penal desprecintada el 15 de mayo de 2026 por parte de la corte federal de distrito para el distrito sur de Nueva York muestra a Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a la derecha, con Qasem Soleimani, excomandante de la Fuerza Quds del Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islá…
Democratic lawmakers criticised President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, saying the conflict was driving up fertiliser, fuel and household costs across the United States.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States of trying to “manufacture a false image” of broad international support by emphasising the number of co-sponsors behind a Bahrain-backed draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Americans would bear increasing economic costs from what he described as a “war of choice” launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates reaffirmed the United Arab Emirates’s “firm approach based on supporting the security and stability of the region” while condemning “in the strongest terms the Iranian attacks and threats that targeted the state and the countries of the region”.
President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor.
El logo del FBI en un podio antes de una conferencia de prensa, el 16 de enero de 2025, en la oficina de campo de la agencia en Portland, Oregon. (AP Foto/Jenny Kane, Archivo)
Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran
US President Donald Trump has said he would accept a 20-year suspension by Iran of its nuclear programme, in what appears to be confirmation of a shift in position away from a demand for a total end to it.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
A Taiyo Oil tanker that arrived in Japan in March, having taken on Middle Eastern oil off the coast of Malaysia. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
There is little doubt that Iran's Shahed drone threat has become a major concern, menacing surrounding Gulf states, commercial tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. bases across the region. This backdrop helps explain why the State Department's Rewards for Justice program has now put up to $15 million for…
Wall Street’s rally hit a wall Friday as investors dumped stocks amid a sharp jump in Treasury yields, another surge in oil prices and ongoing fears about the Iran war.