China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech
China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the…
Iran may allow IAEA inspectors onto its territory — Pezeshkian
Iran is ready to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) onto its territory if this is stipulated in agreements to end the conflict, President Masoud Pezeshkian said…
Trump advocates for trilateral arms control talks between US, Russia, China
US leader Donald Trump advocated for trilateral arms control talks involving the United States, Russia, and China, while hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in Washington, according…
EU warns of energy ‘price crisis,’ asks countries to consider curbing demand, letter shows
The European Union is facing an energy price crisis as a result of the Iran war fallout in oil and gas markets, the bloc’s energy chief said on Friday in…
Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses
Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said Friday, but within hours reports indicated that US President Donald Trump rejected the proposal. – The waterway…
Pope Leo urges leaders not to remain ‘indifferent’ to Mideast suffering
Pope Leo XIV urged leaders not to remain indifferent to suffering in the Middle East, calling for dialogue and diplomacy amid the war in Iran and Lebanon. – “We cannot…
Lebanon PM urges action to ‘avert vacuum’ if UN force leaves
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the UN on Friday on the need to “avert the vacuum” that would be caused by withdrawing the UN peacekeeping mission deployed in…
UN chief Guterres meets Iran’s Pezeshkian, discuss diplomacy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and stressed the need to resolve the war in the Middle East through dialogue and negotiations. – “The Secretary-General stressed…
Bahrain rejects permit, fee regime for Strait of Hormuz passage
Bahrain has rejected any permit or fee system for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, saying transit through the international waterway cannot be suspended or subjected to unilateral conditions. –…
Iran’s Araqchi says now up to US to accept 7-day plan
Iran has given the United States a “concrete” seven-day plan to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the choice now rests with the US, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi…