WASHINGTON — They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier “crazy.” Trump unleashed a profane tirade over the phone at Netanyahu over Israel’s threats to bomb the Lebanese capital Beirut, fearing it would undermine talks with Tehran, […]
TEHRAN — Negotiations to end the Mideast war appeared in deep trouble on Monday, as Iranian news agency Tasnim reported Tehran had suspended dialogue with mediators in protest against Israel’s expanding Lebanon offensive. Iran’s move came hours after it again exchanged strikes with US forces despite a weeks-long ceasefire. Weeks of indirect talks marked by […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran. Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and open the Strait […]
SINGAPORE — The US is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reached, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday, as negotiators from Washington and Tehran worked to bridge major differences blocking an agreement. “Our ability to recommence if necessary…we are more than capable,” Hegseth said in Singapore. “Our stockpiles are […]
WASHINGTON — The United States carried out new strikes on southern Iran on Thursday, after President Donald Trump threatened to “finish the job” if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal. Iranian media reported three loud explosions rang out in the port city of Bandar Abbas in the early hours of Thursday morning, following […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has shared with the US a revised proposal from Iran to end the conflict in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters on Monday, as peace talks appeared to remain stalled. “We don’t have much time,” the source said, when asked if it would take time to close gaps, adding that […]
TEHRAN — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The war, which erupted more than two months ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the […]
WASHINGTON — The United States’ war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month. With just six months before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump’s Republicans may face an uphill battle to keep their House […]
ISLAMABAD — Senior Iranian officials have arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks with the United States as violence continues across the region. Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are leading the Iranian side in the negotiations, while Washington is being represented by US Vice President JD Vance, along with […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Srinagar Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday reacted to Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach over the ongoing West Asia tensions, saying India’s position in regional and global affairs has been affected by the policies of the present government. In a post on X, Mehdi said that such statements in the past […]