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Iran has rejected a deadline set by Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a response to the latest US peace proposal, saying Tehran does not operate on anyone else’s schedule. The rejection comes as the Trump administration waits for Iran’s…
President Donald Trump said he will review a new plan from Iran but made clear he expects far more than words on paper after years of conflict between the two nations. In a post shared on social media Saturday, May 2, Trump stated he could…
The Pentagon said Friday it will pull about 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany over the next six to 12 months, following a direct order from the top of the Defense Department. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the move in a…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a strong message on Thursday, April 23, denying any split between hardliners and moderates in Iran, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran faces deep…
The State Department told U.S. citizens in Iran to leave the country immediately on Wednesday as its airspace partially reopened during a fragile ceasefire with the United States. The Bureau of Consular Affairs issued the alert after…
Russia has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his recent remarks comparing Iran’s nuclear ambitions to the Holocaust, calling the comparison historically false and offensive to victims of World War II. In a…
The United States is reportedly preparing to board and seize oil tankers and commercial vessels linked to Iran in international waters around the world, significantly expanding its ongoing maritime crackdown tied to the conflict with Iran,…
A former Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has warned that Iran is ready to launch an attack on all United States warships. Speaking in an interview on Iran Press TV, Mohsen Rezaei, who is also the IRGC military adviser,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke publicly on the escalating tensions in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 15th, following Iran’s threat to expand shipping disruptions to the Red Sea in response to a U.S. naval blockade. Xi made the…
Russia has warned of the possibility of a U.S.-Israel ground military operation against Iran as the Pentagon continues to increase its troop presence in the Middle East. Russian media RIA Novosti and TASS reported on April 14 that the…
Péter Magyar said Monday he will not call U.S. President Donald Trump but that his government will be available if Trump or anyone from the U.S. administration reaches out. The statement came one day after Magyar’s party secured a…
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in Hungary’s parliamentary election on Sunday, April 12th, after 16 years in office. Opposition leader Péter Magyar, head of the Tisza party, is set to become the next prime minister with a large…
President Donald Trump has suffered a significant diplomatic setback after Keir Starmer refused to support his proposed naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route. The US president announced the blockade after…
Negotiations between the United States and Iran stretched late into the night in Islamabad, Pakistan. Still, they ended without a breakthrough, prompting both sides to agree to extend talks for another day. The discussions, mediated by…
President Donald Trump said the US military is preparing for another action after a ceasefire with Iran showed immediate signs of strain. Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday, April 9th, that US forces remain positioned around Iran. He…
Iran cast doubt on the newly announced 14‑day truce with the United States hours after President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire late Tuesday, warning Washington to choose between honouring the deal or facing “continued war via…
President Donald Trump is facing a tightening political and military timeline as Republicans set their own deadline for congressional oversight while the world awaits his 8 p.m. decision on Iran. Trump set an 8 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday,…
President Donald Trump said he deliberately dismantled a nuclear agreement negotiated under Barack Obama in order to prevent what he described as an existential threat to Israel. Speaking to reporters, Trump argued that the deal, widely…
President Donald Trump said on Sunday April 5th that the ongoing conflict with Iran should conclude in days, not weeks, and warned that without a deal, the United States would bomb the entire country. Trump made the statements in an…
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Iran, signaling potential military action targeting the country’s critical infrastructure. In a strongly worded post on Truth Social, Trump indicated that key facilities such as power…
Iranian state media has reported that a U.S. C‑130 Hercules military transport aircraft was shot down in the southern region of Isfahan amid ongoing hostilities between Tehran and Washington. According to the reports, Iran’s police…
A missing U.S. Air Force F‑15E Strike Eagle weapons systems officer has reportedly been recovered after ejecting over Iran on Friday, April 3. According to journalist Jack Murphy, the officer had been evading capture on the ground as…
A second U.S. Air Force combat aircraft has reportedly crashed near the Strait of Hormuz just hours after a fighter jet was lost in the Persian Gulf region. According to officials who spoke to the New York Times on condition of anonymity,…
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported that a tanker transiting north of Doha, Qatar, has been struck by an unidentified projectile. This comes as regional tensions continue to escalate and the United Arab…
