Trump says US delegation heading to Pakistan for Iran talks
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Iran says final deal still far off as Hormuz Strait shuttered
AFP, Tehran
8 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Iran 'victorious' in war with US, speaker says
AFP
19 April 2026, 08:26 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Strait of Hormuz to stay closed until port blockade lifts, Iran says
AFP
19 April 2026, 08:21 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Trump, Iran cite progress in talks as uncertainty hangs over Strait
Reuters
19 April 2026, 08:12 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Iran shuts Hormuz again
Agencies
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Iran says reviewing 'new proposals' from US
AFP, Tehran
18 April 2026, 21:26 PM US-Israel war on Iran

What options does Iran have now?

As Israel-Iran conflict continues, former US nuclear negotiator Alan Eyre told Al Jazeera that Iran’s options in the face of the Israeli onslaught are “very bleak” and “very limited”.
15 June 2025, 19:49 PM

Trump’s threats are ‘not what allies do’

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday criticised US President Donald Trump for his threats to take over Greenland, saying that was “not what allies do”, as he arrived in the Danish autonomous territory for a visit.
15 June 2025, 19:49 PM

What are the worst-case scenarios?

For now, the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations. But what if calls to de-escalate fall on deaf ears? What if the fighting escalates and expands? Here are just a few possible, worst-case scenarios:
15 June 2025, 19:49 PM

Conviction for graft: Ex-president Sarkozy stripped of France’s top honour

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour -- the country’s highest distinction -- following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published yesterday.
15 June 2025, 19:39 PM

Israel and Iran exchange attacks raising fears of wider conflict

First daylight sirens in Israel; explosions in Tel Aviv
15 June 2025, 19:29 PM

Israeli fire kills 25 in Gaza

Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians across the enclave yesterday, local health authorities said, at least five of them near two aid sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
15 June 2025, 18:39 PM

Arch foes vow escalation

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other yesterday, killing scores, as US President Donald Trump said the conflict could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets.
15 June 2025, 18:12 PM

Toddler among 7 killed in India chopper crash

Seven people including a toddler were killed in India yesterday when a helicopter ferrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed in the Himalayas, officials said.
15 June 2025, 18:00 PM

US police hunt gunman after state lawmaker killed

A manhunt was underway yesterday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s governor said were politically motivated attacks.
15 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US officials say

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said top US officials have been in constant communications with Israeli officials in the days since Israel launched a massive attack on Iran in a bid to halt its nuclear program
15 June 2025, 16:45 PM

Trump tells ABC 'it's possible' US gets involved in Iran-Israel conflict

President Donald Trump told a news network Sunday the United States could become involved in the Iran-Israel conflict, and that he would be "open" to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin being a mediator
15 June 2025, 15:31 PM

Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says

The directive was part of an immigration crackdown Trump launched this year at the start of his second term
15 June 2025, 14:42 PM

Latest developments

Strikes in both countries persisted throughout the day, as the death rose following Israel's large-scale attacks on Friday aimed at crippling Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, sparking retaliation
15 June 2025, 14:30 PM

Israel vows to make Iran pay 'heavy price' as fighting rages on

With no let-up in sight, Iran said it would begin opening mosques, metro stations and schools to serve as makeshift bomb shelters for civilians, as Israel kept up its withering blows
15 June 2025, 14:20 PM

German chancellor urges G7 to show unity in tackling conflict

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he hoped agreement could be reached on four points at an upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit in pursuit of a resolution to the conflict between Israel and Iran..Speaking as he prepared to fly to Canada for the meeting, Merz said he expected t
15 June 2025, 13:59 PM

Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel amid escalating conflict

Both Iran state media and Israeli military confirm
15 June 2025, 13:44 PM

Cyprus says it has been asked by Iran to convey 'some messages' to Israel

Iran has asked Cyprus to convey "some messages" to Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding he expected to speak to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later in the day
15 June 2025, 11:00 AM

Iran arrests two suspects linked to Israel's spy agency

Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday
15 June 2025, 10:59 AM

Britain’s finance minister signals possible support for Israel in Iran conflict

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday.
15 June 2025, 10:32 AM

Israeli attacks have ‘backfired’ while fostering Iranian ‘unity’: Expert

Hamid Gholamzadeh, director of Tehran’s Diplo House think-tank, says Israeli attacks on Iranian energy and other sites have failed to create domestic unrest and instead united the population.
15 June 2025, 09:53 AM