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Iran, Oman say discussed temporary Hormuz corridor, mine-clearing
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman's foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing p...
Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish. But after six months of inconclusive h...
CORRECTED: Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Ghanim Alsulaimani still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops...
Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops no...
Trump says executions of Iran protesters must stop
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this y...
Israel defence minister vows to keep troops in Syria during visit
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there ...
CIA director Ratcliffe visiting Moscow: US media
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow for meetings, US media said Tuesday after flight data showed an American military airc...
Arms trade watchdog slams countries' lack of transparency
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Countries are failing in their obligations to report the weapons they are buying and selling, the monitor charged with overseeing the global Arms Trade Treaty s...
Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralysed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gul...
Six months of war: 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz, IMO says
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit...
Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission.
Greece moves Patriot system over reported Iran threats to US bases: media
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
The Greek military on Monday moved one of its Patriot missile interceptor systems to the island of Crete in response to Iranian threats to hit US military bases...
China's Xi urges 'diplomatic' Mideast solution in talks with Jordan's king
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged a "diplomatic" solution to the Middle East crisis as he told the King of Jordan on Monday that the sovereignty of countries i...
Tanker on fire off Saudi Arabia after strike by 'unknown projectile': maritime agency
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
A tanker struck by an "unknown projectile" caught fire off Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast on Monday, a British maritime agency said, as Yemen's Houthis target Sau...
Iran defiant as US threatens 'economic D-Day'
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Iran responded with defiance on Monday to a US threat of the "single greatest financial offensive ever", saying it was an admission of military defeat and warni...
Iran central bank chief says currency weakness 'temporary'
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
The governor of Iran's Central Bank Abdolnaser Hemmati on Monday said the depreciation of the country's national currency was "temporary" as the Iranian Rial, a...
Trump claims Iran 'collapsing' as US threatens 'economic D-Day'
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran was "collapsing" as Washington prepared to announce the details of a new economic pressure campaign that Tehran ...
France readies high school phone ban for next month
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but trade unions warned that the measure mig...
Trump spoke to Pakistan army chief ahead of Iran mediation: source
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump spoke last week to Pakistan's powerful army chief, who is visiting Tehran in a fresh attempt at mediation, a US source familiar with t...
US Treasury chief vows to cut every 'economic lifeline' of Iran
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
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