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Iran has executed 29-year-old aerospace engineer Erfan Shakourzadeh on Monday on espionage charges despite his protestations that authorities tortured him into giving a false confession, according to a prison note published before his execution, as recounted in Western press reports.
Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president be forced to ask for help in ending his war with Iran?
The United Arab Emirates was behind some of the recent strikes against Iranian assets, such as the attacks on Lavan Island's refinery at the beginning of April, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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The United Arab Emirates has quietly launched military strikes on Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, exposing Abu Dhabi’s role as an active participant in the Israeli-US war that has already engulfed the region.
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US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options
The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options
US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
Two days after United States Central Command launched Project Freedom, a naval operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump paused the operation.
Qatar’s prime minister and Kuwait’s foreign minister have called for continued diplomacy to prevent renewed escalation in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption and stop buying gold, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to jolt the world’s fourth-largest economy.
The European Union and United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on Russian institutions and officials accused of systematically deporting and indoctrinating Ukrainian children.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said there is no viable path forward without recognising the rights of the Iranian people, as set out in Tehran’s 14-point proposal.
Iran has warned European countries on Monday against sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei argued that any European involvement would only push energy prices higher and create additional complications to an already delicate situation.
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Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.
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A US nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine has docked in Gibraltar, the US Navy said in a statement, as tensions with Iran continue to rise.
Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country has gone to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that also showed his approval rating ticking up from the lowest level of his term.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has lashed out at new European Union sanctions targeting Israeli settlers, rejecting the measures as illegitimate.
Oil prices have risen after US President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war was “totally unacceptable”.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday evening responded to France and United Kingdom deploying warships near the Strait of Hormuz, warning that they would “be met with a decisive and immediate response.”
India’s military is exploring alternative energy sources amid surging oil and gas prices caused by supply disruption from the Iran war, a trend that analysts say is set to accelerate among Asian countries heavily dependent on energy imports.
The twenty-seven foreign ministers of the European Union approved new sanctions on Monday on Israeli settlers over rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from May 13th to 15th for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, Iran, and regional security expected to top the agenda.
Oil prices are rising as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the US stock market is nevertheless inching toward more records.
The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and leading Hamas figures.
Washington: The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran is “on life support”, President Donald Trump says, as he meets with his generals and contemplates restarting a short-lived military mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned that the country’s forces stand ready to respond to any attack, as tensions with the United States escalate.
In the latest ‘anti-Christian’ act by Israeli forces, a soldier put a cigarette in the mouth of the statue while the other took a photo
National average for gas prices has risen by well over a dollar a gallon since late February
The British government has imposed sanctions on an Iranian-linked network accused of plotting attacks in the UK and elsewhere.
Los precios de la gasolina son exhibidos en una gasolinera en Centennial, Colorado, el 28 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/David Zalubowski)
There are moments in history when a nation gets pushed past its limits. That is exactly what is happening to Iran right now. The lifeblood of the Iranian regime is oil, and that lifeblood is being squeezed. Iran is in trouble. Not the kind of trouble that appears overnight, but the kind that builds quietly until sud…
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support".
US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockade
Global oil markets are losing 100 million barrels every week that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the head of Saudi Arabia’s state oil producer said on Monday.
Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
President Sheikh Mohamed and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Iran's attacks on the UAE during a phone call on Monday.
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing suspending the federal gas tax as prices at the pump continue to soar ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
LONDON (AP) — The British government sanctioned nine people and three organizations on Monday that it accused of engaging in “hostile activity” on behalf of Iran that threatens U.K. and global security.
President Donald Trump said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected the country’s latest proposal for not including a nuclear concession. He also claimed that Iran went back on his ceasefire proposal to allow the U.S. to come in and help extract its highly enriched uranium.