Lebanon ceasefire separate from Iran deal: Rubio
Negotiating and maintaining a ceasefire in Lebanon will be kept separate from any deal with Iran, Rubio told reporters when he landed in Abu Dhabi. – “That process is separate.…
Oman, Iran to hold talks regarding future management of Strait of Hormuz
Oman and Iran will form a team to reach an agreement on “administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz” and associated costs and services, the two countries said in…
Russia says US drifting from role as ‘objective mediator’ in Ukraine war
Russia on Tuesday said the United States was no longer trying to be an “objective mediator” in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war, launched by Moscow’s…
Iran’s Pezeshkian lands in Islamabad for state visit during US talks
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has touched down in Pakistan’s capital for a one-day state visit, his first foreign trip since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February…
PM says Israel should ‘free’ itself from arms dependency on US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel needs to stop relying on US military assistance and instead develop its own weapons systems. – “I greatly appreciate the support we have…
UN detects no air attacks in Lebanon for first time since March
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says that Sunday marked the first day that UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon “did not detect any trajectories or observe any interceptions” since fighting began between…
Iran Says Deal Reached with US to Unfreeze $12 Billion in Assets
Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says an agreement has been reached with the US to release $12bn in frozen Iranian funds. – This comes after the US announced a…
Trump says he can resolve Israel’s troop withdrawal dispute with Lebanon
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he can resolve the dispute over Israel’s refusal to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon. – “I’m a problem solver. I get problem…
North Korea’s Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said exercising the country’s position as a nuclear state is the only way to cope with an unpredictable and complicated global security situation, KCNA…
EU ‘re-assessing’ summit with UK after Keir Starmer lays out exit plan
A summit between the EU and UK due to be held on July 22 is looking increasingly doubtful after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out a timetable for his…