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SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's imports of crude oil from the Middle East slipped 37 percent in April from a year earlier amid prolonged geopolitical tensions in the region, data showed Sunday.
Energy-security fears are slowing Beijing’s solar capacity cuts, deepening a ‘fight to the death’ among manufacturers trapped in a price war
Energy-security fears are slowing Beijing’s solar capacity cuts, deepening a ‘fight to the death’ among manufacturers trapped in a price war
Former Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of turning Israel into a “banana republic” amid growing criticism of US-led efforts to reach an agreement with Iran.
Former head of Israel's domestic security council, Giora Eiland, said Iran emerged as the winner of the latest conflict involving the United States and Israel, arguing that both Washington and Tel Aviv now face a difficult strategic situation.
Eleven weeks ago President Trump said the outcome of the Iran war would be simple.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with his counterparts from Iraq, Turkey and Qatar to discuss regional developments and ongoing Pakistan-mediated talks between Tehran and Washington.
US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain under Iranian control
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for a diplomatic agreement to end current tensions with Iran and prevent renewed escalation during a phone call with US President Donald Trump and several Middle Eastern leaders, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a peace agreement with Iran has been "largely" negotiated, subject to "finalization," noting that the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened as part of the deal with the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, said regional conditions now provide an opportunity for countries to work together on rebuilding and development.
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Former CIA director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the emerging agreement between the United States and Iran, arguing that it resembled the approach taken by officials involved in the Obama-era nuclear deal.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei invoked the Roman emperor Marcus Julius Philippus in a pointed message directed at Washington, saying that when Rome marched east against Persia, it was ultimately forced to make peace on Sasanian terms.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard dismissed US President Donald Trump’s latest social media comments as propaganda, saying Tehran has made no commitments regarding its nuclear programme.
UK Royal Navy personnel inspect autonomous vehicles with sonar sensor that can detect and identify mines, on RFA Lyme Bay in territory of Gibraltar, on Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Kwiyeon Ha)
Dozens of right-wing protesters gathered outside the home of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in a community in the Sharon region, following an incident in which a soldier wearing a "Messiah" patch was jailed after Zamir visited the guard post and saw him.
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US President Donald Trump has said that a peace agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and is now being finalized, signaling a potential breakthrough after nearly three months of war and repeated threats of renewed US strikes.
US President Donald Trump has said that a peace agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and is now being finalized, signaling a potential breakthrough after nearly three months of war and repeated threats of renewed American strikes.
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British and Irish activists onboard the Gaza-bound flotilla returned to London and Dublin on Saturday after being abducted and imprisoned by Israeli forces.
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A peace agreement has been "largely negotiated" among the United States, Iran, and several Middle Eastern countries, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday.
Washington: A deal to end the war in Iran is being negotiated this weekend and is on the verge of being signed, US President Donald Trump said, as prominent Washington war hawks publicly pleaded with him to reject the peace plan and resume bombing.
United States President Donald Trump has said that a Memorandum of Understanding in ceasefire talks to end the US-Israeli war with Iran “has been largely negotiated”.
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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a deal with Iran is almost done and that final details are being discussed and will be announced shortly, subject to finalisation by Gulf allies and other countries.
US President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social that “an Agreement has largely been negotiated” with Iran and details currently being discussed will be “announced shortly”.
President Trump announced on Saturday that the United States was close to reaching an agreement with Iran toward ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The Basque country police force detained four people at Bilbao airport in northern Spain on Saturday, including two activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla who had just returned home after being abducted by Israel.
Jugadores de la selección de Irán saludan a la afición durante un evento organizado para el gobierno antes de que el equipo se dirija a su campamento y juegos de preparación en Turquía antes de la Copa Mundial el miércoles 13 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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On Thursday, May 14, as violence by far-right thugs was raging against Arabs around the now infamous Jerusalem Day, the head of Peace Now was assaulted by a far-right settler in the West Bank. These two separate incidents displayed the same violence and the same culture of impunity.
Now that Jerusalem Day has passed, once again, we have been made aware that there is a significant media theme surrounding the day, celebrating its unification, and it is mostly negative.
Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said in a post to X that he spoke to the Pakistani minister of interior, who offered congratulations on “the achievements of the negotiations” with the US mediated by Pakistan, stating his hopes that they will lead to “lasting peace in the region”.
Over the last six months, the Middle East has been on edge about the chances of renewed fighting with Iran. After the US and Israel carried out strikes in June 2025, many reports suggested that fighting might happen again.
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Iran’s national soccer team players stand onstage as they are greeted by a crowd during a pro-government gathering before their departure for training and friendly matches in Turkey ahead of the World Cup at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
At the upcoming Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, which will be held in New York on June 1, Nefesh B’Nefesh will be presented with the Jerusalem Post Award for its efforts in addressing the country’s needs through four key areas – Aliyah and Integration, National Service, National Development, and Zionist Education,…
The French foreign ministry on Saturday imposed a ban on the Israeli security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, entering France over his “unacceptable actions” toward activists detained this week on a flotilla attempting to break an Israeli blockade of Gaza.
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The Israeli army reported on Saturday that a soldier was killed near the border with Lebanon, bringing the number of Israeli troops killed since the conflict began to 22.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump told CBS in a phone interview on Saturday that the United States and Iran are "getting a lot closer" to an agreement to end the war in the Middle East.