Rubio arrives to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to the Vatican on Thursday for a potentially fraught encounter with Pope Leo as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging…
IRGC says it will allow ‘safe, stable’ transit via Hormuz ‘with aggressor threats neutralized’
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that transit through the Strait of Hormuz will gradually become safe and stable as the security situation in the Persian Gulf improves…
Macron Meets Pezeshkian, Calls for Hormuz De-escalation
I have just met with the Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian. I expressed my deep concern over the ongoing escalation, and condemned the unjustified strikes against Emirati civilian infrastructure and several…
China Positions Itself as Key Mediator in Iran–US Negotiation Process
Wang Yi holds talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi On May 6, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks…
Hormuz on Edge as Trump Pauses Escort Mission Amid Fragile Deal Push
U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled a tactical pause in Washington’s effort to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he described as “great progress” toward a…
FM Araghchi to travel to Beijing for continued diplomatic consultations with key partners
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Beijing on Tuesday for high-level talks with his Chinese counterpart on bilateral ties and regional developments. – The visit is part of…
France’s Macron to speak with Iranian counterpart
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will speak with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian later today to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. – “I will be speaking…
Macron urges ‘coordinated reopening’ of Hormuz by US, Iran
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States and Iran Monday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a “coordinated” way, as the US military pressed ahead with a mission…
European Union Condemns Attacks on United Arab Emirates Civilian Infrastructure
Full solidarity with Mohamed Bin Zayed and the people of the United Arab Emirates following Iran’s unjustified missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure. These violations of sovereignty and international…
Saudi Arabia Condemns Iran Over Attacks on United Arab Emirates
The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation in the strongest terms of the Iranian targeting—through missiles and drones—of civilian and economic facilities in the brotherly…