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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctions before a peace deal is reached. West Asia war LIVE updates – June 7, 2026 Mr. Trump said he would…
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The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war crept into its 100th day on Sunday (June 7, 2026) with no end in sight. Weeks of indirect talks marked by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic exchanges of fire have failed…
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Debris burns on the ground in a parking lot following reports of missile and drone attacks, in Sabah Al Nasser, Kuwait. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Iranian drone and missile attack struck Kuwait’s international airport early on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), causing injuries and forcing authorities to divert flights, Kuwait’s state news agency reported. Follow…
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File photo of U.S. President with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. | Photo Credit: Reuters Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran has suspended exchanging texts with the U.S. over a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the war, in response to Israel’s escalating military strikes in Lebanon, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday (June 1, 2026). “Due to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s [Israel]…
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with U.S. President Donald Trump and Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. File | Photo Credit: AFP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday (May 24, 2026) praised Donald Trump for his diplomatic efforts aimed at promoting peace and stability in West Asia, underlining that the U.S. President held…
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This handout photograph taken and released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on May 23, 2026 shows Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) meeting with Pakistan’s Army Chief Syed Asim Munir, in Tehran. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has held talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to end the…
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the West Asia war, as a means to blackmail Gulf states, Qatar’s top diplomat and premier said on Tuesday (May 12, 2026). Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani…
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Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster yesterday. “It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear material — enriched uranium — that has to be taken out of Iran. There are still enrichment sites that…
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A general view of the liquefied natural gas plant operated by Sakhalin Energy at Prigorodnoye on the Pacific island of Sakhali. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan has taken delivery of its first stockpile of oil from Russia since global supplies were choked off by the closure of the Strait…
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