During the United States-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran has said the Strait of Hormuz is open to all except the US and its allies. One-fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit through the strait. On March 2, Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the…
Iran may be using a Chinese satellite navigation system to target Israel and United States military assets in the Middle East, intelligence experts say. Former French foreign intelligence director Alain Juillet told France’s independent Tocsin podcast this week that it is likely that Iran has been provided access to China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system because…
The Central Government Complex of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stands against the blue sky in Central, Hong Kong on Oct 13, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / HONG KONG) Hong Kong officials are working to reserve seats for residents to fly out of the United Arab Emirates at the weekend, as UAE-based carriers have partly resumed…
Israel launched another wave of large-scale strikes on Tehran and hit Hezbollah command centers in Beirut, while Iran fired more missiles toward Israel and struck its northern neighbor, Azerbaijan, the 13th nation to be attacked since the start of the war. Dubai news; Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds calls with China’s Wang Yi amid Israeli-US attacks on Iran. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 3 Mar 20263 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Iranian minister of foreign affairs has briefed senior members of China’s…
Japan’s plans to deploy missiles on its westernmost island, close to Taiwan, within five years will further add to the growing tensions with China, analysts say. Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the surface-to-air systems – designed to intercept aircraft and ballistic missiles – will be deployed to Yonaguni island, located about 110km (68 miles)…
Washington wants Beijing to join a new nuclear weapons treaty after expiration of the New START accord between the US and Russia. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 7 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share An international monitor said it has seen no evidence to support…
Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, opened a briefcase with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing next to him. Inside were a set of glistening minerals. Their display was part of Pakistan’s latest offer to the Trump administration: The…
Japan calls for the ban’s withdrawal, calling the measures ‘absolutely unacceptable’ and ‘deeply regrettable’. Published On 7 Jan 20267 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share China has unveiled new export controls on Japan amid elevated tensions over Taiwan, prompting a rebuke by Tokyo. China’s Ministry of Commerce said it had…
Tensions are flaring along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border in Central Asia with the Tajik government reporting multiple armed incursions this month, straining its fragile relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders. More than a dozen people have been killed in attacks by men whom Tajik authorities call “terrorists” and the resulting clashes with Tajik forces, officials in Dushanbe…