Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly elevated Supreme Leader, is undergoing treatment for a “severe” medical condition in Qom and is reportedly unconscious, according to a report by The Times citing an intelligence assessment. A man holds a poster of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a solidarity rally in support of Iran and against Israel…
Life for Hong Kong-based Iranian biomedical researcher Behzad Nasiri Ahmadabadi is filled with anxiety as he spends each day waiting for a call from his family that may not come amid the conflict in the Middle East. The stress is similar for Iranian student Ali*, who spends his days scrolling through news reports from across…
Amid a day with dozens of threats and escalating rhetoric toward Iran, President Trump took a significant step back on one key issue for energy markets: a US campaign to control Iran’s oil. “I’d like to take the oil because it’s there for the taking,” the president told reporters at the White House easter egg roll….
After reports emerged that two US warplanes were shot down by the Iranian military on Friday, President Donald Trump, in first reaction, ruled out the possibility of the downing affecting negotiations. The US officials, as cited by Reuters, confirmed that two fighter jets, an F-15 and an A-10 Warthog, were downed in Iran. US President…
Pakistan on Saturday pushed back against media reports claiming that its initiative to facilitate talks between the United States and Iran had run into obstacles after an initial exchange of proposals. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Pakistan counters reports of US-Iran talks collapse, calls claims ‘figment of imagination’ (REUTERS) Calling the reports “baseless” and a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. Ng Han Guan/AP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the media center, in…
Iran has released a list of eight major bridges across the Gulf and Jordan, signalling potential retaliatory targets following a deadly strike on a bridge near Karaj. The list was released on Thursday by Fars News Agency, a semi-official outlet closely linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The B1 bridge damaged by a strike,…
Iran’s paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz has continued to upend global oil and gas markets as the United States-Israeli war on the country enters its second month. After US President Donald Trump pledged to continue aggressive strikes on Iran for another two to three weeks in a speech on Wednesday night, oil prices surged…
More Hongkongers have chosen to head north to mainland China during the Easter holiday amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has disrupted air traffic, an industry leader has said. Hong Kong Tourism Association executive director Timothy Chui Ting-pong said the number of outbound tour groups to the mainland during Easter rose 30…
April 2 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine’s expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid conflict in the Middle East. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had taken…