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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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Iran threatens to close Hormuz anew, if U.S. blockade continues Tehran on Saturday threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz once more if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours after the key waterway was reopened in the wake of a ceasefire deal in Lebanon. The resumption of transit had lifted stock…
President Donald Trump said the U.S. war with Iran was a “little diversion” during his second term in power, as recent polling shows the conflict’s unpopularity with the American public. At an event in Las Vegas, Nevada touting his “no tax on tips” measure from the major tax reform bill passed last year, the 79-year-old…
Mr. Wang has sought guarantees of freedom and safety of international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday (April 15). | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has asked Iran to ensure freedom and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a first…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter not to give Iran weapons, and Mr. Xi responded that China was not supplying Tehran, the U.S. President told Fox Business Network in an interview that aired on Wednesday (April 15, 2026). Mr. Trump,…
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) shaking hands with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting before U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, on April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday (April 11, 2026) to begin negotiations towards a deal…
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance U.S. President Donald Trump is tasking the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the conflict with Iran to now find a resolution to the war that began six weeks ago and stave off the U.S. President’s astonishing threat to wipe out…
Aid groups distribute food and basic supplies to displaced families, in Bachoura neighbourhood, which was hit by an Israeli strike in the past weeks, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Not only has the conflict cut…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner at Union Station on March 25, 2026. Photo: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran’s denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has hailed direct talks with Iran as the most effective way to restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday (March 15, 2026). U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (March…