Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Pakistan is facilitating behind-the-scenes contacts between the US and Iran, Islamabad’s ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, said on Wednesday. – “Pakistan believes in diplomacy. And that’s what we do,…
U.S. President Donald Trump said there was an “all-day negotiation” on Tuesday with Iran, characterizing the talks positively while also threatening to hit Iran “really hard” if a deal with…
Iran’s state-owned Press TV is reporting that talks between Tehran and Muscat have entered “a new phase”, with a “bilateral understanding within reach”. – Citing a senior Iranian official, the…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington on Tuesday. – Ramirez and Rubio signed the “123 Agreement,”…
Qatar said on Tuesday mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks are…
Hamas on Tuesday called for clarifications from US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, voicing “unease” over comments it made regarding the group’s prospective disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal in Gaza.…
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel’s phased withdrawal from the country’s south. – Convoys carrying delegations from the…
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, warned on Wednesday that Pyongyang would adopt “additional military options” in response to what she called Japan’s…
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari says that “the state of Qatar has a clear position,” which is “to go back to the normal situation in the Strait of Hormuz.”…
Iran defends its borders but does not seek an expansion of war, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday according to state media. – While US President Donald Trump said on…