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US-Iran tensions
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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

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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Donald Trump

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

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Donald Trump

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

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.

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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.

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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US President Donald Trump watching military operations on a screen. Photo: White House via Reuters
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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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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epa11934141 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a Parliament session to defend his Minister of Economy and Finance at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran, Iran, 02 March 2025. According to the IRNA news agency, Pezeshkian said that we are in an economic war and, following the Iranian Supreme Leader’s order, we will not negotiate with the U.S. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Middle East

Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity

The US aims to isolate Iran from the global economy and eliminate its oil export revenues to slow Tehran’s development of a nuclear weapon.

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A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader slams US ‘bullying’ after Trump threats

The US president is applying ‘maximum pressure’ as he seeks to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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Donald Trump

Trump says he wrote to Iran leader to negotiate nuclear deal

A landmark 2015 deal that imposed curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme fell apart after Trump withdrew the US from the agreement in 2018.

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Russia

‘Ready to do everything’: Putin to help Trump mediate US-Iran nuclear talks

Senior US and Russian officials discussed the matter during their meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.

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Iranians march during a rally marking the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran on February 10. Photo: AP
Iran

Iran’s Vice-President Zarif resigns under hardliner pressure

Mohammad Javad Zarif is stepping down from the VP post for the second time since his appointment.

Middle East

Iran parliament sacks minister over economic woes

Decades of sanctions have battered Iran’s economy, with soaring inflation increasing prices since the US pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal.

US-China relations

US imposes sanctions on more Hong Kong firms for aiding Iran drone makers

Treasury Department alleges six companies obtained components for Iranian drones and missiles in violation of US bans.

An Iranian Shahed drone displayed at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
United States

US imposes new sanctions on Chinese and Indian firms for helping Iran oil sales

More than 30 individuals, entities and vessels are cited for allegedly helping Tehran fund terrorism through energy sales and transport.

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A gas flare on an Iranian oil production platform. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

‘Open the gates of hell’: US and Israel present united front on Gaza and Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio endorses Israel’s war aims in Gaza, says Hamas must be eliminated.

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India

India fears impact of Trump’s Iran sanctions on Chabahar port

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Washington this week, a US$370 million question looms over his visit.

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Iran

Will Trump’s pressure tactics derail hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran?

Analysts suggest Trump’s strategy may either force a breakthrough or trigger further confrontation, depending on Tehran’s response.

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in White House on February 4. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US Treasury sanctions network delivering Iranian oil to China

Actions follow Trump’s decision to reinstate ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran over claims it is trying to develop nuclear weapons.

The US Treasury Department building in Washington. The Treasury on Thursday sanctioned an ‘international network’ accused of shipping Iranian oil to China to fund Tehran’s military activities. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump says he’s ordered that Iran be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him

The US president made the remarks as he signed a memorandum to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Tehran to stop it from obtaining nuclear arms.

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Russia

Opinion | Why Russia’s treaties with Iran and North Korea differ in scope

Key differences in comprehensive strategic partnership treaties with Pyongyang and Tehran give insight into Moscow’s diplomatic strategy.

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