1+ day, 37+ min ago   (313+ words) Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has welcomed China’s offer to mediate between Iran and the United States, calling it a timely opportunity to reduce tensions as Beijing steps up diplomatic efforts to prevent a wider conflict in the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (397+ words) South Korea has not made a final decision to deploy military forces to the Strait of Hormuz, despite ongoing discussions with France and other countries over efforts to restore freedom of navigation through the strategically important waterway, officials said. South…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (312+ words) Severe cuts in humanitarian funding have forced hundreds of health facilities across Afghanistan to close or scale back services, leaving millions of people with reduced access to essential medical care, according to reports. Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday, citing new…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (294+ words) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that it had seized an advanced U.S. unmanned underwater vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a series of competing military claims between Tehran and Washington as tensions in the Gulf continue to…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (289+ words) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the United States of escalating from economic pressure to military confrontation after decades of sanctions failed to achieve Washington’s objectives, as the Trump administration unveiled sweeping new sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector amid…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (338+ words) U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship in regional waters, marking the latest escalation in the growing military confrontation between Washington…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (393+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed oil prices will “drop precipitously” if the United States wins its conflict with Iran, predicting that gasoline prices in the United States could eventually fall below $2 per gallon, even as crude prices have climbed close…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (291+ words) A new United Nations report warns that Afghanistan’s children are facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with nearly one-third of all children suffering from severe hunger and millions more experiencing acute malnutrition in the country. Richard Bennett, the…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (210+ words) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces targeted a U.S. unmanned surface vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the remotely operated craft was attempting to enter what it described as a protected maritime zone. In a statement…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (375+ words) Six nationals from Afghanistan and Cuba deported from the United States have arrived in Guyana under a new migration cooperation framework between Washington and Georgetown, as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump expands its use of third-country deportations. Guyana’s Foreign…...