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 […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the US and Iran have reached a “final, agreed upon […]
TEHRAN — Iranian and US officials said Friday a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever, with mediator Pakistan also expressing optimism that an elusive agreement was within reach. But during weeks of halting negotiations — marked by threats and exchanges of fire despite an April truce — US President Donald […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a “great settlement” to end the war with Iran, saying he expected a deal to be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend. Trump — who is hosting a cage fight Sunday at the White House on his 80th birthday — said Vice President JD […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to take over Iran’s oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island but he was not sure Americans have the stomach for a major escalation in the war. “My preference has always been – take Kharg Island … my preference would be that. I don’t know that […]
TEHRAN — Iran warned on Thursday that the shaky ceasefire in the three-month Middle East war was now “practically meaningless” following fresh strikes by the United States that saw Tehran respond with attacks around the region. The war, which began on February 28 with a wave of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, was paused by the […]
TEHRAN — The United States launched a new wave of attacks against Iran on Wednesday night as efforts to end the three-month old war sputtered, and Tehran hit back saying it will target any ship going through the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said American forces began “additional self-defense strikes” at 5:15 pm Washington […]
TEHRAN — Iran attacked American bases in Jordan and Bahrain on Wednesday, warning its Gulf neighbours that they had a “responsibility” to stop the United States and Israel from using their territory to strike the Islamic republic. The strikes came after the US carried out its own attacks on Iran in response to the shooting […]
TEHRAN — Iran attacked US bases in Jordan and Bahrain on Wednesday, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat strikes with the United States after the downing of a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. The worst bout of fighting between Washington and Tehran since their April 8 ceasefire has cast further doubt on US President […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said negotiations over a peace deal to end the Middle East war were in their final stages, after Iran and Israel halted attacks that threatened to reignite the months-long conflict. Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday in response to strikes against Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the southern […]