TEHRAN — Iran on Tuesday said talks with the United States on its nuclear programme and sanctions relief would likely begin later this week, as President Donald Trump’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen sent oil prices tumbling. Officials say negotiations over a final deal will take place within a 60-day window after […]
DUBAI — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the deal ending the war with the United States would also require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon. But with Israel insisting it will keep forces in Lebanon, questions are growing about the still-unpublished agreement and whether disagreement over its terms could prolong the conflict. Foreign Minister Abbas […]
WASHINGTON — Iran and the United States said ships had again started moving through the Strait of Hormuz — with President Donald Trump saying the vital oil route would be “completely open” by Friday — after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war. The reopening of one of the world’s […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran said they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, but offered little indication on the thorny question of Tehran’s nuclear programme. Washington and Islamabad said the agreement was to be signed on Friday in […]
SINGAPORE — Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10%, to $83.75 a barrel by 0004 […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran agreed a peace deal and an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, mediator Pakistan said, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East. Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif posted on X that a peace deal “has […]
TEHRAN — Iran said on Sunday there was “no point” in peace talks with the United States, accusing it of failing to uphold its commitments and casting doubt on a deal that Donald Trump had insisted would be signed imminently. The latest hurdle came hours after Israel — which launched the war alongside the US […]
BEIRUT — Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, killing three people, in response to what it said was Hezbollah fire at northern Israel, while its military also carried out broader strikes on southern Lebanon. The latest escalation came amid expectations that a deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war “within 24 hours”, key mediator Pakistan said Saturday, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal. The foes and mediators of the conflict have claimed a long-awaited accord is in its final throes, despite […]
BEIRUT — Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country’s south on June 13 shortly after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for 20 locations, including the city of Nabatieh, ahead of raids there. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli air strikes hit several areas covered by the warning, including the villages of […]