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Lindsey Graham. File | Photo Credit: AP Republican Senator Lindsey Graham termed “problematic” the role of Pakistan as a mediator in the United States’ war with Iran. Mr. Graham’s remarks came as Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said he is not in favour of Islamabad joining the Abraham Accords, which deal with establishing diplomatic, economic…
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An Iranian woman who lost two of her children in the Minab school strike on February 28 | Photo Credit: Reuters — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday (May 22, 2026) without agreement as the United States and Iran sparred over Iran’s nuclear program….
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with the Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Saturday (May 23, 2026) it was finalising a 14-point framework for a deal with the United States, signalling some convergence in positions while cautioning that…
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U.S. President Donald Trump and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to…
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Pakistan’s powerful army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday (May 22, 2026), with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic Republic examines a new U.S. proposal to end the West Asia war. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said the visit did not necessarily mean “we have reached a turning point or…
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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. File | Photo Credit: AP The Senate advanced legislation on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the President’s wishes. Since Mr. Trump ordered the attack on Iran at the end of February, Democrats…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose as they visit the Western Precinct or Saiin Garan, at the Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, western Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held their fourth meeting in…
“In line with the recent practice of exchanging messages, Iran has also once again submitted its text in 14 points through the Pakistani mediator after making amendments,” an Iranian official said, according to the Tasnim news agency. Tasnim quoted another Iranian official as saying that the U.S. has agreed to waive sanctions on Iran during…
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European Council President Antonio Costa, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin participate in a media conference during a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP European leaders talked up independence on defence and closer ties with Canada on Monday (May…
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File picture of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The UAE’s decision dealt a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the…