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Possible talks in limbo as Hormuz blockade persists

Tehran vows to ‘resist bullying’ despite Trump’s unilateral truce extensionThe United States and Iran remained far apart on their preconditions for talks on Wednesday, even after US President Donald...
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Iran says decision to rule out peace talks ‘definitive’ as Trump extends truce

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/LONDON - Tehran has called its decision not to take part in the second...
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Minister: Attack on Iran’s cultural heritage ‘a great crime’

TEHRAN –  Over 140 Iranian historical monuments and sites were attacked during the war...
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Spain urges EU to send ‘strong signal’ to Israel over policy concerns

MADRID/LUXEMBOURG – on Tuesday called on the European Union to send a "clear...
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Mullin: DHS will run out of money for salaries in early May

WASHINGTON – US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that...
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Rocket barrage targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosions heard

BAGHDAD - The US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was targeted by rockets on Saturday evening, and explosions were heard, an Interior Ministry...

Kuwait’s national oil company announces precautionary production cut amid tensions

CAIRO - Kuwait's major national oil company the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced Saturday a precautionary cut in crude oil production and refining.Citing escalating...

Iran strikes Israeli refinery after attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/AMMAN/MANAMA - Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it attacked a refinery in Israel's Haifa on Saturday night in retaliation for a US-Israeli...

Death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 294 in Lebanon after Hezbollah’s rocket launches

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - The death toll from Israeli attacks on since early Monday has risen to 294, with 1,023 people injured, Lebanon's authorities said...

Economic concerns, calls for diplomacy as ME tensions ripple across Asia-Pacific

HONG KONG – The ongoing has sent shockwaves across the Asia-Pacific, triggering economic uncertainty, energy security alarms and urgent diplomatic calls for an...

NBC: Trump privately weighs small US ground forces in Iran

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/TEHERAN - US President Donald Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying US ground forces into Iran, NBC News reported on Friday,...

Trump rules out talks, demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/TEHERAN - US President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will accept no agreement with Iran short of "unconditional surrender," one...

Japan’s ruling coalition proposes to ease rules on lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition on Friday submitted a proposal to revise the operational guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment...

Trump says he must be involved in selecting Iran’s next leader

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON -US President Donald Trump said he must be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader, the US news website Axios reported Thursday.In a...

Japan confirms new highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido

TOKYO - Japan's agriculture ministry has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Hokkaido, marking the northern prefecture's...

Middle East conflict continues to expand

Gulf states call on Iran to refrain from retaliatory strikes as turmoil deepensAmid incessant attacks and diplomatic restraints, the Middle East remained in turmoil...

WHO raises alarm over attacks on health care in Iran, Lebanon

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has verified 13 attacks on health care in Iran and one in...

Indian Air Force’s fighter jet goes missing in northeastern India

NEW DELHI - A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI of the (IAF) on Thursday went missing in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said. The...

Japan begins 18th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

TOKYO - Japan on Friday began the 18th discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled into the ocean.The discharge operation, which started Friday...

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