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After more than 130 days of postponements, Iran has begun funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s longest-serving Supreme Leader. The delay, driven by war, security fears, and religious...
The much-anticipated Pakistan-Iran-USA peace deal has collapsed after Iran walked out of negotiations. What was billed as a breakthrough moment now stands as another failed attempt at diplomacy, leaving the...
Katz's remarks were the first official Israeli comments after the United States and Iran announced a preliminary peace deal overnight that is set to be signed on Friday. Iran has tied the deal to a cessation of Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, although the exact terms have not been announced. Pakistan, which announced the deal, has insisted it includes Lebanon.
As the world waited for rational outcomes from irrational players, the people being bombed were forced to adjust to the fact of terror as part of daily life, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik.
The growing energy and supply chain crisis is unlikely to ease even if the US and Iran step back from the brink. Experts warn that reopening the Strait of Hormuz and repairing infrastructure could take months or years.
President Donald Trump traveled to Beijing in November 2017 during his first term to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. president to do so, nearly 30 CEOs accompanied him – signing 37 major deals worth more than $250 billion. China was the first major country to retaliate against tariffs announced by the Trump administration in April 2025.
US President Trump says the US effort to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz is on pause amid a push for an Iran deal. The US says it will now only operate defensively to enforce a naval blockade. DW has more.
“The actions and statements of US officials are primarily media-driven, aimed first at preventing a drop in oil prices and second at extricating themselves from the mess they have created,” Asadi said. ” The resolution’s May 1 deadline is now set to pass without action, as lawmakers left town for a week on Thursday after the Senate rejected a Democratic attempt to halt the war for a sixth time.
