A proposed breakthrough between Washington and Tehran now appears to rest on a single decision from President Donald Trump, who on Friday announced on Truth Social that he was heading to the White House Situation Room to make a final determination on the future of negotiations with Iran. In a post, Trump suggested that talks …
Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday as diplomatic efforts to end the Iran conflict intensified, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that negotiations were still far from a breakthrough despite some progress in talks with Tehran. “We’re not there yet,” Rubio told reporters after a Nato ministers’ …
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and socialite Bettina Anderson this weekend, saying his responsibilities in Washington require him to remain at the White House. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest …
US President Donald Trump has announced a new maritime initiative, “Project Freedom,” aimed at safely escorting foreign ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said multiple countries, most of them not directly involved in the ongoing regional conflict, had requested US …
US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal for talks aimed at ending the ongoing deadlock, after Tehran—through mediation by Pakistan—submitted a fresh offer for negotiations, raising cautious hopes of a breakthrough. Trump said Iran was seeking concessions he could not accept. “They want to make a deal, but … …
Pakistan is positioning itself as a peacemaker in the West Asia conflict, emerging as an unlikely mediator between the United States and Iran. A nuclear-armed state that does not formally recognise Israel and has had a fraught history with Washington has now secured a high-profile diplomatic role. But how did this striking diplomatic turnaround come …
An Iranian official has said that all ships seeking to pass through the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz must strictly adhere to pre-designated routes decided by Tehran, Iran’s state-affiliated Press TV reported. The remark was made in a live televised interview on Friday, April 17, by Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, who said that such …
The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry made its way back to the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after exiting the Gulf the day before, shipping data showed, failing to break through a US blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports. US President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between …
After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and US officials ended their highest-level talks in decades without a breakthrough, but 11 sources familiar with the negotiations said dialogue was still alive. The weekend meeting to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran, held four days after last Tuesday’s ceasefire announcement, …
US President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying he does not believe the country’s new leader “can live in peace”, even as Washington keeps the option of negotiations with Tehran on the table amid escalating regional tensions. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump voiced …