Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says China and Pakistan are ‘iron brother’ countries. Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026 China’s President Xi Jinping has hailed Beijing’s “unbreakable” friendship with Pakistan as he met visiting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking to deepen their “all-weather” partnership. Pakistan is among an exclusive group of countries China regards as an…
As American and Iranian negotiators inch toward a deal to end months of conflict, President Donald Trump has dramatically raised the stakes, demanding that a clutch of Muslim-majority nations formally recognise Israel by joining the Abraham Accords as part of any final settlement. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner greet each…
The United States and Iran continue to remain at odds amid peace negotiations. On Tuesday, the Iranian foreign ministry stated that while conclusions have been reached on several points, that does not mean a deal to end the war is “imminent.” In the 14-point memo exchanged between the US and Iran, one of the key…
Is that it? The American people are left to wonder as the terms of President Trump’s emerging “memorandum of understanding” with Iran leak to the press. While the U.S. can claim real achievements from 38 days of war, the job isn’t done and 47 days of cease-fire may deliver a strategic setback. President Donald Trump…
new video loaded: U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Is Still a ‘Work in Progress,’ Rubio Says transcript Back transcript U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Is Still a ‘Work in Progress,’ Rubio Says Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that peace talks between the United States and Iran were still ongoing after the Trump administration signaled earlier that an agreement…
The peace deal between the United States and Iran may be announced soon, with both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirming the progress made in talks. The Strait of Hormuz, which is a key passage for around 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas shipping, was closed after…
Amid peace negotiations with Iran, US President Donald Trump has hinted at a new order in the West Asia region. Taking to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump made a reference to the Abraham Accords, stating that Tehran may just join the pact, which looks to normalise ties between Arab nations and Israel. US President Donald…
Few statesmen have reflected as deeply on the unpredictable nature of war as Winston Churchill. In his autobiography, “My Early Life: A Roving Commission,” written in the aftermath of the Boer War, he wrote: “Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage can…
Beijing —China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Beijing, just days after President Trump left the Chinese capital. The two major U.S. adversaries sought to underscore their close ties with a host of business deals – and to show a united front against “unilateral and hegemonic countercurrents” amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli…
A Power of Siberia natural gas pipelines facility in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, with the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline on the agenda, as the Iran war disrupts energy…