“A fire has been reported after a tanker has been hit by an unidentified projectile while sailing southbound towards the port side,” UKMTO said in a post on Twitter. The agency said there were no reports of any injuries or environmental damage. “Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to […]
ceasefire tension Since the US-Iran deal was signed last month, the two sides have exchanged fire in the Gulf, underscoring the difficulty of turning an initial cease-fire into a permanent agreement. Tehran targeted a commercial ship that it said had deviated from its approved route through the Strait of Hormuz, and US Central Command responded […]
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al Ansari confirmed on Tuesday that Witkoff and Kushner were in Doha, but said “they are not here for talks with the Iranians”. “They came there to meet the mediators, the Qatari officials and the talks will be on all regional issues… Of course, talks with Iran, but Lebanon is […]
Israeli analyst Danny Citrinowicz described the agreement as a strategic “disaster”. In their view, what was designed as a joint US-Israeli campaign to weaken or even overthrow the Islamic Republic has turned into US recognition of Iran. Citrinowicz, a senior researcher on Iran at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said, “We set out to […]
israeli attack The deal was sealed despite the Israeli attack on Lebanon on Sunday, which was criticized by both Iran and Trump. Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf previously said in a post on Twitter that Israel’s latest attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which Israel said targeted Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants, shows the United States lacks “the […]
There was no immediate reaction from the Iranian government. But Tasnim news agency, linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said the US was still blocking parts of a potential deal, including Tehran’s demand for the release of frozen funds. Iranian parliament spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei said on Monday that Iran’s strategy during the military conflict was “an […]
The United States believes that “comprehensive peace is dependent on the full restoration of Lebanese state authority and the complete disarmament of Hezbollah,” a State Department statement said. “The aim of these talks is to break decisively with the failed approach of the past two decades, which allowed terrorist groups to strengthen and enrich themselves, […]
Despite behind-the-scenes diplomacy, Tehran maintained its defiant policy in public. “We will never bow before the enemy, and if there is talk of dialogue or negotiations, it does not mean surrender or retreat,” Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday. According to state broadcaster IRIB, Tehran’s response to the US plan, submitted to Pakistani mediators, […]
Underscoring the Gulf states’ concerns, UAE Presidential Advisor Anwar Gargash said that “the collective international will and the provisions of international law” were the primary guarantors of freedom of navigation through the strait. “And, of course, no unilateral Iranian regime can be trusted or trusted after its treacherous aggression against all of its neighbors,” Gargash […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate hearing Thursday that he understood the 60-day clock had stopped on the ceasefire. Opposition Democrats opposed this, saying that there is no such legal provision. The US Constitution says only Congress can declare war, not the President, but this prohibition does not apply to operations conducted by the […]