15+ hour, 32+ min ago   (751+ words) This year’s BRICS summit has wrapped up in New Delhi with the usual promises of deepened cooperation and expanding economic ties. But there was an important absence. Although the US-Israel war on Iran has affected most of BRICS’ 11 members and…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (859+ words) ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters): Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. The world’s largest crude oil exporter said…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (446+ words) DUBAI: Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting between Gulf states and Iran in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran had been restored. Citing Iranian…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (147+ words) WASHINGTON: The US military said Saturday that it has pushed back 100 commercial vessels in the past 60 days under its blockade of Iranian ports. “ZERO ships have passed through the blockade without US forces allowing. American service members remain laser focused…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (210+ words) ISLAMABAD: Asim Iftikhar has been appointed as Pakistan’s new Foreign Secretary, replacing Amina Baloch, whose tenure is set to conclude later this month. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of Asim Iftikhar as Foreign Secretary, according to official…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (214+ words) TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in the months-long Middle East war. “The IRGC naval forces captured one of the most modern, unmanned,…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (660+ words) Imran Khalid Iranian missiles and drones came down on Kuwait on September 3, two days after American aircraft struck roughly a hundred positions along the Hormuz coast and across western Iran, including a strike that killed five people at a wedding…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (314+ words) TEHRAN: Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the enemy is deeply concerned about Iran’s operational initiatives, warning that the Armed Forces can “ground” the enemy anywhere if necessary. Irani made the remarks during the 12th theoretical training course on…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (266+ words) TEHRAN (AFP): Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would have “serious consequences”. On Friday, Seoul said it was considering “contributions” to…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (676+ words) Mohsen Rezaei’s comments to Iran’s state broadcaster came with few details, a day after the US struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at US warships. Experts called the launches a dangerous escalation after Iran’s…...