Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has spoken of how hostile the environment was even when he and other officials from Tehran were holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. He said he asked Witkoff during the talks whether he had ever sat in talks with “a chance of being bombed at any…
Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said Tehran will not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there is certainty that the Iranian people’s rights are secured, state media reported on Sunday. Ghalibaf’s remarks come after reports said that Trump had sent back a new framework to be considered by Iran…
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…
There was no joint statement out of Trump’s China trip today. But there might as well have been. In one of the most secretive spaces in Chinese politics, the walled compound where China’s top leaders live and work, the number of cameras and journalists granted access at the start of the bilateral tea this morning…
This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province. CN-STR | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury warned financial institutions Tuesday that they could face sanctions if they engage in dealings with Chinese refineries that process Iranian oil. The…
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose 1.4 per cent in March, bringing the first-quarter increase to an accelerated pace of 4.4 per cent, according to the latest official data, indicating the property market’s resilience despite uncertainties brought about by the US-Israel war on Iran. The monthly increase was slower than February’s 1.8 per cent, but…
As the tensions between the United States and Iran continue over the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has claimed that Washington is “bragging about holding the cards.” Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf is also the key negotiater with the US amid the stalled peace talks in Pakistan…
Hong Kong authorities launched 18 joint operations against illicit refuelling stations this year amid a global energy price surge, with the customs chief noting the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas. But Commissioner for Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat said on Saturday that despite the upwards trend, illegal refuelling was not widespread locally….
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly is still recovering from severe injuries to his face and leg caused by the airstrike at the beginning of the war that killed his father. The 56-year-old Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still recovering from his wounds and is mentally sharp, sources said. (Reuters) US-Israeli forces launched an…
Up to 80 per cent of Hong Kong’s fishing vessels have suspended operations nearly a month ahead of a planned moratorium, according to a sector representative, as the doubling of “red oil” prices caused by the war in the Middle East has made going out to sea untenable for operators. Representatives for the local transport…