Iran war is tearing the polyester fabric of fast fashion – and shoes could be next
Conflict-driven oil price spikes are straining Asia’s polyester supply chain, threatening higher costs for firms like Zara and H&M
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US sanctions China’s ‘teapot’ refinery for buying Iranian oil
The United States has sanctioned a Chinese oil refinery for buying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian oil.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Islamabad locked down as envoys arrive for talks
Large parts of Islamabad remained under tight security lockdown for more than a week as uncertainty persisted over a second round of talks between the United States and Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Iran says deep-buried 'bunker-buster' bomb neutralised
An unexploded “bunker buster” bomb dropped during attacks on Iran has been safely neutralised in Yazd Province, according to Tasnim News Agency.
· Middleeasteye
‘Toughest stance’: Hong Kong launches 18 operations against illegal fuel stations
Customs chief Chan Tsz-tat says the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas
· Leopold Chen
Kushner, Witkoff to restart talks with Iran in Pakistan — without Vance
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, will travel to Pakistan on Saturday to restart negotiations to end the war with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday.
· Aaron Pellish
Islamabad residents bear cost of Pakistan's US-Iran mediation
Traffic congestion in Pakistan on April 24 due to road closures implemented by authorities, following the suspension of transport and closure of markets on security restrictions, as Pakistan prepares to host U.S. and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad. © Reuters
· Adnan Aamir
Trump envía emisarios a Islamabad mientras Irán descarta conversaciones directas
Un agente de policía desvía el tránsito en una calle cortada por las autoridades debido a las medidas de seguridad ante una posible segunda ronda de conversaciones entre Estados Unidos e Irán, en Islamabad, Pakistán, el 24 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/M.A. Sheikh)
· Munir Ahmed
US negotiators to go to Islamabad, but Iran says no direct talks
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
· Jee Geronimo
From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly becoming an economic and political force, accruing multi-billion dollar valuations and drawing support from key officials in the Trump administration.
· Gregory Svirnovskiy
India to exit Chabahar port stake amid sanctions pressure
India is planning to sell its stake in the Chabahar Port to an Iranian company due to the expiry of a US sanctions exemption, according to a report by Business Standard.
· Middleeasteye
Iran War Live Updates: Witkoff and Kushner to Travel to Pakistan for Talks on Iran
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, met with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Islamabad on Saturday morning, according to Pakistani officials and the Iranian embassy in Pakistan. Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Friday.
· Elian Peltier, Michael Crowley, Luke Broadwater, Farnaz Fassihi, Euan Ward, Pranav Baskar, Sarah Chaayto, Alan Rappeport
Hanged under the cover of war: letters and videos tell stories of Iran’s death row victims
Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March
· Daniel Boffey
Iran says large share of missile capability remains unused
Iran’s defence ministry said a significant portion of the country’s missile capabilities remains unused, while highlighting domestic production of more than 1,000 types of weapons, according to Press TV.
· Middleeasteye
Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan for Iran negotiations
Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoy
· Wendy Frew
UK PM vows legislation to ban Iran Guards — report
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to propose legislation within weeks to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, a report said Friday.
· Agence France-Presse
Trump sends envoys to Islamabad as Iran rules out direct talks
Abbas Araghchi is due to meet with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday. Acting as a mediator, Pakistan has been trying to get the United States and Iran to a second round of ceasefire negotiations.
· Munir Ahmed
Tehran denies new talks with Trump’s envoys
Iran has denied that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s trip to Islamabad will include new talks with Washington, pushing back on reports that President Donald Trump is dispatching envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to restart negotiations.
· RT
US hopes for progress, but Iran says not direct talks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire.
· Agence France-Presse
Tehran denounces Israeli remarks on targeting leadership
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned remarks by Israeli defence minister Israel Katz about potential action against Iran’s leadership, warning that Iranian forces would defend the country “trench by trench”.
· Middleeasteye
Trump is in ‘no rush’ for an Iran deal, but he can’t wait forever
During an Oval Office news conference about healthcare on Thursday (Washington time), Donald Trump drew everyone’s attention to a repaving of the West Wing colonnade, where he is replacing decades-old flagstone pavers with polished black granite.
· Michael Koziol
Blinding the world with lies makes peacemaking an impossible task
From Iran to the Horn of Africa, disinformation is killing diplomacy. Mediators need facts, not state-sponsored fictions
· Michael Vatikiotis
Blinding the world with lies makes peacemaking an impossible task
From Iran to the Horn of Africa, disinformation is killing diplomacy. Mediators need facts, not state-sponsored fictions
· Michael Vatikiotis
Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he underwent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, admitting that he delayed publication of the medical report for two months during the war with Iran.
· RT
Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
US imposes sanctions on Chinese 'teapot' refinery for buying Iranian oil
The Trump administration said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an independent "teapot" refinery in China for buying billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran head into another round of peace talks over the weekend.
· REUTERS
UAE schools step up support for 'resilient' students after exam cancellations | The National
UAE schools are striving to help students stay on course for academic success after the Iran war led classrooms to temporarily close and critical GCSE and A-level exams to be scrapped.
· Katy Gillett
Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.
· Associated Press
Pentagon Email Seeks Ways To Suspend Spain From NATO, Brussels Says Not Possible
Washington is eyeing how to pressure Spain out of the NATO alliance, after the Spanish government has taken firm anti-Israel positions, as well as come out strongly against Trump's Iran war, even disallowing some base and logistics access to the US armed forces.
· Tyler Durden
Russia accuses US of using coups, kidnappings to ‘defend its well-being’ at any cost
‘The United States has officially declared that no one can dictate to it,’ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says
· Reuters
Washington rules out oil waivers, freezes $344m in Iran-linked assets
The United States has frozen $344 million in digital assets linked to Iran as part of efforts to increase economic pressure, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
· Middleeasteye
Israel charges F-15 fighter jet technicians with spying for Iran, report says
Two Israeli Air Force technicians working on F-15 fighter jets have been charged with spying for Iran, according to a report by Jewish News Syndicate.
· Middleeasteye
Iran says it won't meet US, will convey position to Pakistan amid mediation
Iran said no meeting is planned with the United States in Islamabad, according to foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.
· Middleeasteye
Mixed bag: Indonesia’s 8% growth dream hits a plastic ceiling
Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Mixed bag: Indonesia’s 8% growth dream hits a plastic ceiling
Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Time is on Trump’s side versus Iran, but not forever
Can we afford to let talks to end the war with Iran go on for a while?
· Dan McLaughlin
Forecast for strong El Niño fans worries about global crops as Iran war bites
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· Acor Arceo
Iran’s airspace is re-opening, but it’s still risky to fly via the Middle East
Iran partially reopened its eastern airspace this month, offering a positive sign for a region roiled by war.
· Chris Zappone
US Sanctions Cambodian Senator Linked To Crypto Romance Scam Centers
Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
· Tyler Durden
Beijing will pay for backing Iran, Palestinians should offer a map and other commentary
Conservative: Beijing Will Pay for Backing Iran
· Post Editorial Board
EEUU no renovará exenciones petroleras a Irán y Rusia, dice secretario del Tesoro
El secretario del Tesoro de EEUU, Scott Bessent, habla con periodistas en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Fatima Hussein
Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said.
· Jaroslav Lukiv
Bessent rules out renewal of Iranian and Russian oil waivers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Fatima Hussein
Kuomintang gets the carrots, DPP the stick
Beijing and Taiwan’s opposition KMT want to foster cross-strait interdependence but DPP offers only isolation and endless confrontation
· Alex Lo
China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US
The recent surge in fuel prices due to the war in Iran has spurred demand for electric vehicles around the world, and Chinese car makers are making the most of the opportunity.
· Suranjana Tewari
Iran makes frantic move to store overflowing oil supply — in sign regime is nearing brink
Iran is scrambling to get a massive crude carrier to Kharg Island, in a sign that President Trump’s blockade is bringing the regime’s oil-critical hub — which controls roughly 90% of Iranian crude oil exports — to the brink, according to a report.
· Georgia Worrell
US sending envoys to Pakistan, raising hopes of talks with Iran’s Araghchi
US sends envoys to Pakistan as Iranian FM heads for talks
· Al Jazeera Staff
U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet
The United States rolled out a blitz of sanctions on Friday, targeting 40 shipping firms and vessels that it identified as being part of Iran’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, as the Trump administration broadened its efforts to cripple the Iranian economy.
· Alan Rappeport
(2nd LD) Trump says Iran will make offer aimed at meeting U.S. demands: Reuters
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· Song Sang-ho
Iran seizes ship it says linked to US military
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has seized a vessel it suspects of collaborating with the US military.
· Middleeasteye