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Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in the Persian Gulf region,…
A file image of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Pool via Reuters 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 Sunday (May 10, 2026). Also Read | Iran-Israel war LIVE “It’s not over, because…
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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social platform that the war with Iran could soon end. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end war….
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the Strait…
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Negotiations between Iran and U.S. have stalled as the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, while Iran has kept the key Strait of Hormuz largely closed. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (May 3, 2026) that the United States faced a choice between an “impossible” military operation or a…
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U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defence’s FY27 budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters Skeptical Democrats confronted Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) for the first time since the Trump administration went to war…
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U.S. Marines boarded a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea suspecting it was headed to Iran in violation of the U.S.-imposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: X@CENTCOM U.S. Marines boarded a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea suspecting it was headed to Iran in violation of the U.S.-imposed blockade of the Strait of…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S. on April 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States and Iran clashed over Tehran’s nuclear programme as a review of the treaty meant to prevent the spread of atomic weapons…
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, center, shakes hands with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, as Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad Natalie A. Baker, second left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, right look on, after arriving for…
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A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran vowed it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States continues to blockade its ports, in a tense standoff on Thursday (April 23, 2026) that has dominated the…
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