President Trump, in a sudden reversal, announced on Tuesday evening that the United States was pausing “for a short period of time” efforts to help guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked to most commercial ships for weeks. The president’s announcement came one day after the effort began. He said…
Pakistan said Monday that it had helped transfer 22 crew members from an Iranian ship, describing the move as a “confidence-building measure” coordinated with the United States and Iran. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the crew, who had been held aboard the MV Touska after its capture by the U.S. Navy, were flown to Pakistan on…
Oil prices were marginally lower Thursday amid stalled peace talks between Iran and the United States, and continued restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Oil prices fell Friday after Iran sent an updated peace prososal to mediators in Pakistan, raising hopes again that a settlement with the U.S. is still…
The strikes were the first since the two agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month. Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026 Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused one another of launching new cross-border attacks. Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Monday that four people were killed in attacks in the eastern Kunar province….
Abbas Araghchi travels to Russia, where he will speak with “senior officials”, Iran’s foreign ministry says. By AFP and The Associated Press Published On 26 Apr 202626 Apr 2026 Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, has left Islamabad for Moscow, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, as mediators hope to keep the prospect of more…
Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, and talks to end the war in Iran were in limbo, putting two Mideast truces on shaky ground. The Israeli military said that overnight it had attacked structures used across southern Lebanon by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group. The attacks were launched just days after the…
With plans for U.S.-Iran peace talks derailed, at least for now, Tehran and Washington are sinking into an awkward limbo of neither peace, nor war, each hoping to outlast the other in a standoff with drastic stakes for the global economy. Iranian officials seem confident they can withstand economic pain caused by war longer than…
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s authorities and state media project that they are less interested than before the war in negotiations with the United States if they go beyond their accepted terms, as mediated talks failed to materialise in Pakistan. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met senior Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Saturday and left for Oman,…
NewsFeed An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Iran outlined its proposal to Pakistani mediators as part of efforts to revive direct negotiations with the US. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…
As nuclear talks restart in Pakistan this weekend, President Trump will confront the complicated legacy of his own decision, eight years ago, to cancel what he has called “a horrible, one-sided deal.” That Obama-era agreement suffered from flaws and omissions. It would have expired after 15 years, leaving Iran free after 2030 to make as…
