Iran FM Abbas Araghchi addressing media in Delhi Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said Tehran has “received messages” from the United States seeking the continuation of talks.Click here for live updates on US-Iran warAraghchi made the remarks at a press conference in New Delhi, where he is attending the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting.“What […]
US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened, as the two leaders discussed the ongoing Iran conflict and global energy disruptions during high-level talks in Beijing.Speaking to Fox News after his meeting with Xi, Trump said both leaders agreed that the strategically crucial shipping route, effectively shut since […]
When Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, one phrase unexpectedly dominated strategic discussions between the world’s two biggest powers: the “Thucydides Trap”.“Whether China and the United States can transcend the so-called Thucydides Trap and create a new normalization of relations between major powers; whether we can join hands […]
JD Vance on Trump’s visit to China Holding fort at the White House, vice president J D Vance compared his situation to Macaulay Culkin in the 1990 film Home Alone.US secret service rules do not allow the president and vice president to travel abroad together, in order to protect the line of succession.US President Donald […]
US and Iran could resume negotiations as early as next week in Islamabad, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The report said both sides are working through mediators on the one-page, 14-point MoU intended to establish the framework for a month-long negotiating process aimed at ending […]
Nepali Congress-led opposition MPs on Thursday pressed Balendra Shah govt “to move beyond diplomatic notes” and open high-level talks with India and China to “reclaim” Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani — Indian territories Kathmandu claims is theirs, reports Vishant Agarwala. The demand was raised at the house of representatives’ international relations and tourism committee in Singha […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump The United States has reportedly put two new conditions ahead of the second rounds of peace talks with Iran scheduled in Pakistan on Thursday.According to a report by he Israel Hayom, Washington wants full and unrestricted reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.The report claimed that the Americans are sticking […]
China on Tuesday outlined a four-point proposal for lasting peace in the Middle East, with foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning sharing details of remarks made by President Xi Jinping.Xi made the proposal during a meeting in Beijing with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.The development […]
The US military has announced it will begin blockading all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 1400 GMT (April 13), while allowing vessels not bound for Iran to continue transiting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including […]
Negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to a halt without a deal after 21 hours of marathon talks in Islamabad, as both sides failed to bridge deep differences despite the highest-level engagement in decades. While both countries indicated that discussions may continue, sharp disagreements over nuclear commitments, sanctions relief and regional control […]
