ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The US and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow UN inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Han Hee-na, a 96-year-old Korean War veteran, wiped away his tears as he traced with his fingers the name of a beloved comrade engraved on the hall of fame at the military headquarters.
If war can be thought of as a zero-sum game with clear winners and losers, then diplomacy is its more nuanced counterpart. Monday’s reports that the US has lifted sanctions on Iranian oil exports for 60 days reflect such ambiguity. This is because what could be presented by Tehran as a hard-won concession can easily…
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
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The US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing US President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.
The majority of Israelis view the agreement between the US and Iran negatively and feel that the war’s objectives were not fully achieved, according to a survey conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute.
North Korea's recent fencing and landmine operations along the inter-Korean border do not constitute violations of the Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, the United Nations Command said Wednesday, countering South Korea's claim that the North is breaching the agreement.
Four more South Korean-operated vessels have exited the Strait of Hormuz following last week's ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, bringing the total number of vessels that have left the region to six, the maritime ministry said Wednesday.
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent fencing and landmine operations along the inter-Korean border do not constitute violations of the Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, the United Nations Command (UNC) said Wednesday, countering South Korea's claim that the North is breaching the agr…
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Four more South Korean-operated vessels have exited the Strait of Hormuz following last week's ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, bringing the total number of vessels that have left the region to six, the maritime ministry said Wednesday.
War broke out after North Korea invaded the South. Three years later, the war ended in a truce — not a peace treaty — leaving the two Koreas technically still at war. Backed by the Soviet Union and later aided by China, North Korean forces rapidly captured Seoul and pushed deep into the peninsula during the opening …
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In this photo provided Wednesday, June 24, 2026, by the North Korean government, North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon leaves the port following a commissioning ceremony in Nampo Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean…
Four Republicans broke with their party to support the measure, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month – key US politics stories from Tuesday 23 June at a glance
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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has commissioned a new 5,000-ton destroyer with leader Kim Jong-un voicing expectations that the Navy's combat capabilities will be strengthened to a level "admirable beyond imagination," state media reported Wednesday.
The US Senate has, for the first time, passed a resolution directing President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces from hostilities involving Iran.
TEHRAN — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington would not accept Iranian tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, as disputes over the vital waterway, nuclear inspections, and missiles exposed early strains in negotiations to end the Middle East war.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country was "equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons," state media reported Wednesday, as he also unveiled plans to build 10,000-ton warships.
El escocés Andy Robertson en la sesión de entrenamiento de su selección de cara al partido por el Grupo C del Mundial ante Brasil, el martes 23 de junio de 2026, en Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AP Foto/Rebecca Blackwell)
LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania/DUBAI – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into “infinity,” while Tehran said it had made no such concession in negotiations, raising questions about the viability of their fragile peace deal.
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Two weeks before hosting a NATO summit that will be attended by leaders including US President Donald Trump, Turkey arrested more than 200 people with alleged ties to jihadist and far-left groups.
Washington’s efforts to rebuild the domestic copper industry are colliding with Chinese dominance in a metal central to advanced tech and defence systems
Washington’s efforts to rebuild the domestic copper industry are colliding with Chinese dominance in a metal central to advanced tech and defence systems
The Republican-majority US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to halt US military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how it would affect the war as US President Donald Trump's administration negotiates a peace agreement with the Islamic Republic.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance before boarding Air Force Two at Emmen Military Air Base, Emmen, Switzerland, Monday, June 22, 2026, after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has begun evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz following the memorandum of understanding signed by the United States and Iran to end the US-Israel war on Iran.
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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran has "fully and completely agreed" to allow nuclear inspectors to return to the country, and that US Navy forces would no longer blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Iran's ballistic missiles were "never on the table" during US-Iran talks, despite the US and Israel citing it as one of the primary reasons for going to war with the Islamic Republic.