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Who wants to be the sheriff of the Middle East?
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (859+ words) DO not be disheartened when Pakistan's effort at mediation between the warring parties did not produce the desired results. Thank you, Pakistan for the effort. An optimist I have always been, it is my fervent prayer that the war between…...
Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockade with ships mid-transit
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (753+ words) The toing and froing over the strait cast doubt on US President Donald Trump's" optimism the day before, that a peace deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran was "very close. Tehran had on Friday declared the strait, which…...
Iran threatens to close Hormuz anew, if US blockade continues
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (653+ words) The resumption of transit had lifted stock markets on Friday and prompted optimism from Washington, with US President Donald Trump telling AFP a peace deal was "very close" and saying Iran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium " a…...
Oil plunges, stocks jumps as Iran declares Hormuz open
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (606+ words) Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that "passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire. The strategic waterway, through which one-fifth of the world's crude oil normally…...
Iran says exchanges with US via Pakistan continue after failed talks
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (296+ words) Since Sunday, when the Iranian delegation returned to Tehran, several messages have been exchanged through Pakistan," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing. Today, we are very likely to receive a Pakistani delegation as a continuation…...
US-Iran talks in Pakistan uncertain as sides trade accusations
1+ week, 1+ day ago (790+ words) US President Donald Trump has voiced displeasure at Iran's handling of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which was meant to be reopened under the deal, while Tehran has reacted angrily to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, insisting that it too falls…...
Israel vows to fight on as Iran warns ceasefire talks at risk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (630+ words) At least 203 people were killed and 1, 000 wounded in airstrikes on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, while Hezbollah said it was engaged in close quarters combat against Israeli forces on the ground on Thursday in the south Lebanon town of…...
Hormuz halt still weighs on Malaysian economy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1664+ words) The real danger for the country is not whether its own ships are stopped, taxed or turned back, but whether one of the world's most important trade and energy corridors becomes impaired long enough to trigger a global energy crisis…...
'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
1+ week, 5+ day ago (604+ words) Christians around the world marked the holiday under the shadow of a war that began with US-Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 and has drawn in the whole region, convulsing the global economy. "We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning…...
Trump says US airman rescued in Iran in 'miraculous' operation
1+ week, 6+ day ago (646+ words) The announcement came as Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait early Sunday, and a day after Trump said the Islamic republic had 48 hours to cut a deal or face "all Hell. "This brave Warrior was behind enemy…...