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Smoke from a fatal explosion is seen at a port near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Saturday. Photo: via AP

Middle East

At least 14 killed, hundreds injured in Iran port explosion

The cause of the blast is not confirmed, but an official blames the poor storage of chemicals at the major container hub.

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Yemen

Yemen prepares ‘biggest offensive ever’ against Houthi rebels with US support

26 Apr 2025 - 7:30PMvideocam

US-China relations

Unpredictable Trump leaves China struggling to respond to US foreign policy

25 Apr 2025 - 1:06AMvideocam

Mainland China

China backs Iran holding nuclear talks with ‘bullying’ US: Wang Yi

Foreign ministers meet in Beijing and decry America’s ‘abuse of tariffs’ ahead of negotiations this week between Washington and Tehran.

24 Apr 2025 - 3:49PMvideocam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) holds talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

US-China relations

‘Stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, US advises allies in leaked memo

State Department talking points suggest foreign governments take steps to exclude China-based providers because of security risks.

22 Apr 2025 - 5:11PMvideocam

United States

Iran, US ‘make some progress’ towards a nuclear deal in Rome

At their second indirect meeting this week, Iranian and US diplomats agreed to experts drawing up a framework for a potential nuclear deal.

19 Apr 2025 - 11:53PM

US-China trade war

China plans to host UN event to denounce US tariffs and ‘bullying’

The informal meeting is part of Beijing’s drive to rally international support for its efforts to hit back at Donald Trump’s measures.

17 Apr 2025 - 10:41PMvideocam

China has invited all UN members to the informal meeting. Photo: Getty Images

Donald Trump

Trump blocked Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites to avoid military clash

A report said the goal was to set back the Islamic republic’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon by a year or more.

17 Apr 2025 - 11:46AMvideocam

US-China relations

US sanctions China oil refiner, shipping companies for covert business with Iran

Move is second case of US sanctions on Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery in less than a month, and takes place amid Washington’s denuclearisation talks with Iran.

17 Apr 2025 - 4:14AMvideocam

Middle East

Iran ‘not far’ from having nuclear bomb, UN watchdog chief says

International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi is in Tehran ahead of a second round of talks between Iran and the US.

17 Apr 2025 - 3:29AM

A uranium enrichment facility is seen in Natanz, south of Tehran, Iran, in March 2006. Photo: Reuters

US-Iran tensions

Iran’s military power non-negotiable in US talks, Revolutionary Guard says

The warning comes as Tehran and Washington are set for another high-level nuclear talks in Oman.

15 Apr 2025 - 7:01PM

Missiles displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

Iran’s meth cartels target Australia via Malaysia’s Port Klang

Experts say crime syndicates from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are using Malaysia as a transshipment hub for drugs destined for Australia.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:34AMvideocam

US-Iran tensions

US Pentagon chief says military ready to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear bomb

Pete Hegseth said Trump hoped to avoid military option ‘but if we have to, we will to prevent the nuclear bomb in Iran’s hands’.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:22AMvideocam

Middle East

US in hurry for nuclear deal, Iran says after high-stakes talks, Trump threats

Iran’s foreign minister briefly spoke face-to-face with the US president’s special envoy, and says discussions will resume next week.

13 Apr 2025 - 3:46PM

A 3D-printed miniature model of US President Donald Trump and the US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration from January 15. Photo: Reuters

US-Iran tensions

Last chance for diplomacy? US, Iran open decade-defining nuclear talks

With Trump’s threats and a tight two-month deadline, analysts warn that failure to compromise could trigger a dangerous escalatory cycle.

12 Apr 2025 - 1:10PM

Iranian missiles are seen at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran. Photo: West Asian News Agency/Reuters

US-Iran tensions

US moves B-2 bombers to Indian Ocean base in message to Iran

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth insists Tehran ‘should not have a nuclear bomb’.

10 Apr 2025 - 1:10PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump says he’d use US military to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons

The US president says Israel would be ‘the leader’ of such a strike if necessary.

10 Apr 2025 - 7:41AM

Science

US decouples from China in war on cancer, denying access to research databanks

National Institutes of Health issues security update one day after its new director takes office amid Washington’s anti-Beijing policies.

9 Apr 2025 - 4:07PMvideocam

Scientists in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau have been blocked from previously accessible US data that plays a vital role in global cancer research. Photo:
Shutterstock

Iraq

Amnesty says Iran, Iraq and Saudi executed 1,380 people last year

The rights group said that drug-related offences accounted for more than 40 per cent of all executions globally.

8 Apr 2025 - 11:50AMvideocam

US-Iran tensions

Trump says US, Iran beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme

During meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House, Trump warned Tehran of ‘great danger’ if talks are not successful.

8 Apr 2025 - 3:41PMvideocam

Sex and relationships

Dating is a fraught affair in Iran, where tradition and modernity collide

In Iran, cultural shifts and societal pressures create challenges for young people eager to find a partner. To succeed they must break rules.

6 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

An Iranian couple walk together in a park in central Tehran. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

Donald Trump

Iran calls Trump’s direct talks on nuclear deal ‘meaningless’

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is ‘ready to try the path of indirect negotiations’.

6 Apr 2025 - 3:44PM

A man repaints one of the famous anti-US murals in Tehran, Iran, on March 29. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions rise

The Carl Vinson will join the Harry S. Truman as US forces hammer Yemen’s Houthi rebels with near-daily air strikes.

2 Apr 2025 - 3:49PM

Middle East

Iran warns it will acquire a nuclear weapon if attacked

Trump has threatened Iran with ‘bombing’ if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

1 Apr 2025 - 1:24PM

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down another US Reaper drone

Claimed downing of US$30 million drone came as Trump warned ‘real pain is yet to come’ for Houthis and Iran.

1 Apr 2025 - 3:03PM

Donald Trump

Iran rejects direct negotiations with US as Trump threatens ‘bombing’

US president threatens Iran with bombs and tariffs if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

31 Mar 2025 - 1:31PM

An anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

Tehran sit-in dispersed after 48 days outside Iran’s parliament

The protesters were calling for the implementation of a bill imposing tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the covering.

30 Mar 2025 - 4:31PM

United States

Opinion | Trump’s Maga ambition may be more audacious than we think

Outrageous? Yes. But a United States of all Americas and including Greenland would be the first truly planetary North-South superpower.

29 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

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