United States President Donald Trump’s administration rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.Iran rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until US and Israeli strikes ended, two senior […]
Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, provided that the oil cargo is traded in Chinese yuan, CNN reported quoting an Iranian official.Tehran is working on a new plan to manage the flow of tankers through the key maritime corridor amid escalating tensions in […]
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (File photo) Vladimir Putin couldn’t make an offer Donald Trump would not refuse? During a phone call with Trump this week, Putin proposed that Russia take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a broader deal linked to end the ongoing war, while leveraging the shifting dynamics in the […]
Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi (ANI photo) Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday sharply criticised the United States over its stance on Russian crude oil, claiming Washington was now “begging” countries, including India, to buy Russian oil after earlier pressuring them to halt such imports.In a post on X, Araghchi said, “The […]
Did Banks Start Leaving Dubai? Standard Chartered Issues Urgent Statement Amid Iran vs US-Israel War The intensifying geopolitical conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel is beginning to ripple through global financial markets, prompting international banks to reassess operations in the Gulf. At the center of the latest developments is Standard Chartered, which has […]
US Expands Middle East Military Presence Amid Iran-Israel Tensions, USS Tripoli Deploys Marines The United States is significantly expanding its military footprint in the Middle East, sending thousands of Marines and a powerful amphibious assault ship to the region as tensions with Iran intensify. The deployment comes amid a rapidly escalating conflict involving the United […]
President Donald Trump said the US was going to be hitting Iran “very hard over the next week”, shortly after issuing a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil, hoping to ease prices fuelled by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Prices have been whipsawing on Trump’s changing comments on the likely duration of […]
6 fingers and technical glitches: Internet claims Netanyahu’s war speech amid Iran vs US/Israel tensions is fake, ‘AI-generated’ video goes viral A new controversy is sweeping across social media after a recent video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu triggered a storm of speculation online, with thousands of users on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that […]
President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was helping Iran in its war against the United States and Israel.Trump’s comment came in a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, and 1 week after the President lashed out at Fox News reporter Peter Doocy for asking him at […]
Representative image (AI-generated) The war between the United States, Israel and Iran is about to enter its third week with no signs of de-escalation as missile strikes, drone attacks and air raids continue across the Middle East.US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran is “about to surrender” in a virtual meeting, news agency Reuters reported […]
