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UAE reports drone, missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

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UAE reports drone, missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

Logo of the the UAE Defence Ministry. Photo: X@modgovae The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defence on Friday (May 8, 2026) announced that the country’s air defences are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack as the Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was again challenged. The Ministry advised residents not to approach, photograph or touch…

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U.S. seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surge

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U.S. seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surge

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States is pressing ahead with plans for an international coalition to open the Strait ‌of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surge on fears of ​lengthy disruptions to global fuel supplies. Two months into the war that…

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Iran’s FM Araghchi calls his Islamabad visit ‘successful’’ after arriving in Russia

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Iran’s FM Araghchi calls his Islamabad visit ‘successful’’ after arriving in Russia

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, greets Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi before their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 25, 2026. Photo: Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, after arrival in Russia on Monday (April 27, 2026), said that his…

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Iran says final deal still far off as Strait of Hormuz remains closed

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Iran says final deal still far off as Strait of Hormuz remains closed

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman. The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on April 19, 2026 in the stand-off between Iran and the United States | Photo Credit: Reuters The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on Sunday (April 19, 2026) in the stand-off between Iran and the…

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Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz, British military says

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Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz, British military says

Iran announced on April 18, 2026, it was reimposing restrictions on Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian shipping and ports. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The British military said on Saturday (April 18, 2026) that two gunboats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a…

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Trump says Iran deal ‘very close,’ may go to Pakistan to sign

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Trump says Iran deal ‘very close,’ may go to Pakistan to sign

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said on Thursday (April 16, 2026) that the United States and Iran were “very close” to a peace deal and that he would consider going to Pakistan to sign an agreement. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Mr. Trump added that Tehran…

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U.S. military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday

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U.S. military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, on April 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Central Command said ​it will begin implementing ‌a blockade of all ​maritime traffic entering ⁠and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at ‌10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT), after President ‌Donald Trump said…

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How was the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal reached?

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How was the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal reached?

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher-Ghalibaf in Islamabad, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: REUTERS In the early hours of Saturday (April 11, 2026), an Iranian delegation, led by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, reached Islamabad and was welcomed by Field Marshal Asim Munir and Foreign Minister Mohammed…

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Netanyahu authorises direct talks with Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

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Netanyahu authorises direct talks with Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

Damaged buildings at Kafr Kila following Israeli army activity across the border between Israel and Lebanon, as seen from Metula on the Israeli side of the border on April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (April 9, 2026) that he has authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon “as…

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