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US-Iran tensions
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People walk next to a mural depicting Iran and the US negotiation table in a street in Tehran on April 26. Photo: EPA-EFE
Israel

Iran rebuffs Israel’s demand for giving up nuclear programme in US talks

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel’s ‘fantasy that it can dictate what Iran may or may not do is detached from reality’.

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Middle East

US strike on Yemen facility holding migrants kills dozens, Houthis say

Yemen

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

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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.

US President Donald Trump (left) addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attending a ceremony in Tehran on March 8. Photo: AP
Yemen

US says Chinese satellite firm is supporting Houthi attacks on US interests

State Department said ‘Chang Guang Satellite Technology … is directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi terrorist attacks on US interests’.

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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.

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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.

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Panamanian-flagged MT Freya and the Iranian-flagged MT Horse vessels are seen anchored in the waters off Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia in January 2021. Photo: Antara Foto/via REUTERS
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.

Iran

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.

Iran

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’.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. Photo: Reuters
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.

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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
Iran

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.

Iran

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’.

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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.

A woman walks past a mural depicting the US flag with the stars replaced by skulls and the white and red stripes with silhouettes of soldiers firing assault rifles, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

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.

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US President Donald Trump, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Donald Trump

US ends some USAID contracts providing life-saving aid across Middle East

The projects were being cancelled ‘for the convenience of the US government’, according to letters sent to USAID partners.

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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’.

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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.

A F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for launch from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 16. Photo: Photo: DVIDS via AFP
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.

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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.

Middle East

Iran nuclear deal ‘cannot be revived’, foreign minister says

After Trump pulled out of the deal and restored sanctions in 2018, Iran breached and surpassed the deal’s limits in its nuclear development.

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing the crowd during his annual Nowruz speech, in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Israeli military says it intercepts 2 missiles launched from Yemen

Israeli said it also downed a missile launched from Yemen earlier in the day after sirens blared in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

People protect themselves as they stand next to a wall in Jerusalem, Israel on Thursday as sirens goes off indicating a missile attack from Yemen. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery

China is largest importer of Iranian oil and ‘teapot’ refiners are private Chinese refineries that are primary buyers of Iranian oil.

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Middle East

Trump threatens Iran with ‘dire’ consequences over Houthi attacks

Trump’s warning escalates his administration’s new campaign of air strikes targeting the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.

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Middle East

Houthis claim attacks on aircraft carrier group after US strikes in Yemen

The United States has vowed ‘unrelenting’ strikes on the Houthis over Red Sea attacks.

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The US strikes were one of the most extensive attacks against the Houthis since the war in Gaza began in October 2023. Photo: Photo US Central Command via AFP
Israel-Gaza war

US strikes hit Yemen’s Houthis as Trump threatens ‘lethal force’

The White House said multiple Houthi leaders died during Saturday’s air strikes, and warned Iran to stop backing the rebel group.

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People gather on Sunday by the rubble of a house in Yemen hit by a US strike. Photo: Reuters
China-Russia relations

China to host Russia and Iran for nuclear talks as Trump tries to make a deal

China is deepening strategic ties with Russia and Iran, highlighted by ‘Security Belt-2025’ naval drills in the Gulf of Oman this month.

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Donald Trump

Iran president to Trump: I will not negotiate, ‘do whatever the hell you want’

The US president says he has sent a letter urging Iran to engage in new talks on a nuclear deal.

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