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Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission.
Arms trade watchdog slams countries' lack of transparency
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Countries are failing in their obligations to report the weapons they are buying and selling, the monitor charged with overseeing the global Arms Trade Treaty s...
Sanctions-weary Iranians fear toughest US squeeze on economy
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian architecture student Taneen was a mixture of despair and resignation on Tuesday after the United States announced its toughest sanctions on the Iranian ...
CIA director Ratcliffe visiting Moscow: US media
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow for meetings, US media said Tuesday after flight data showed an American military airc...
Oman's top diplomat in Iran for talks
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Oman's top diplomat held talks in Iran on Monday, Tehran said, as the two countries seek a way to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerg...
Israel defence minister vows to keep troops in Syria during visit
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there ...
Those behind hybrid attacks against Germany 'will pay': Merz
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the perpetrators of hybrid attacks against Germany, such as an explosive drone found at an airport, "will pay for th...
Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralysed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gul...
Six months of war: 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz, IMO says
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit...
CORRECTED: Oman's top diplomat in Iran for talks
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Oman's top diplomat held talks in Iran on Tuesday, Tehran said, as the two countries seek a way to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emer...
Trump veers from boredom to denial after six months of Iran war
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
At an impromptu press conference last week, US President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his helipad, his ballroom and his granite paving stones.
China says will 'safeguard own interests' after US vows Iran sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Beijing's economic partner Iran.
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
Oil tanker struck by projectile off Oman: UKMTO
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
An oil tanker was struck and disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime agency...
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
US Treasury chief vows to cut every 'economic lifeline' of Iran
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
Trump spoke to Pakistan army chief ahead of Iran mediation: source
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump spoke last week to Pakistan's powerful army chief, who is visiting Tehran in a fresh attempt at mediation, a US source familiar with t...
US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and war...
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