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Iran’s Araghchi floats diplomacy as Trump rejects June deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that resuming diplomacy with the United States "isn't impossible," but conditioned progress on Washington abandoning its economic pressure campaign — a demand that appears to have no audience in the Trump administration, which…
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Pakistan says it won’t comply with US sanctions on Iran
Pakistan declared on Thursday that it does not consider itself bound by US unilateral sanctions on Iran, joining China in openly defying Washington's campaign to economically isolate Tehran. The rejections from two of Iran's key partners deal a blow to…
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Trump rejects return to June Iran deal, stalling talks
Efforts to restart diplomacy between Washington and Tehran have hit a wall, with the Trump administration signaling it has no interest in reverting to the terms of the memorandum of understanding it signed with Iran in June, according to The…
Russia, Pakistan push back on US Iran sanctions campaign
The Trump administration this week launched an expansive economic pressure campaign against Iran, drawing swift condemnation from Tehran and resistance from several of its trading partners, while Pakistan moved to clarify remarks that had been interpreted as a direct rebuke…
Four EU states urge Brussels to unlock frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, and Poland are jointly urging the European Commission to restart work on using more than €200 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets to fund Ukraine, according to a report by the Financial Times published on…
China vows to fight back after US sanctions Chinese entities over Iran ties
Beijing pushed back forcefully on Tuesday against the Trump administration's latest sanctions targeting Chinese entities over their dealings with Iran, warning that China will "adopt all necessary measures" to protect its interests and accusing Washington of destabilizing the global financial…
US unveils ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions against Iran
The United States is set to unveil what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called "the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary" on Monday, escalating Washington's economic campaign against Iran as the two sides' 60-day ceasefire window closed without…
Bessent to unveil ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran Monday
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday to detail what he has called "the toughest sanctions in history" against Iran, marking a deliberate pivot from military strikes to full…
Syria set to leave U.S. terrorism sponsor list after 47 years
The United States is set to formally remove Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list after nearly 47 years, following the expiration on Saturday of a mandatory 45-day congressional review period without action to block the move. The final…
Cuba says US sanctions undercut the economic reforms Washington long demanded
Cuba's ambassador to the United Nations has challenged the United States to explain why it continues to escalate sanctions against the island even as Havana implements the kind of sweeping economic reforms Washington has long demanded. Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán,…
Trump shifts to long-term economic pressure on Iran after talks collapse
The Trump administration has abandoned its pursuit of a rapid diplomatic breakthrough with Iran and pivoted toward a long-term campaign of economic and military pressure, after the 60-day window established by the June memorandum of understanding expired without a final…
US sanctions ICC president in latest bid to dismantle court
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, escalating Washington's campaign to dismantle the Hague-based tribunal. The ICC responded by saying the measures "undermine…
Iran shifts to ‘offensive doctrine’ as US talks stall
Iran has adopted a more aggressive military and diplomatic posture as negotiations with the United States remain deadlocked, demanding sweeping economic concessions before agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while reorganizing its armed forces for what one senior commander…
Trump says U.S. is ‘low keying it’ with Iran
President Trump told Axios on Sunday that the United States is "low keying it" with Iran, signaling a deliberate shift toward letting economic pressure erode Tehran's position rather than ordering a resumption of major combat operations.
Trump walks back Patriot missile license promise to Ukraine
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has not decided whether to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles, walking back expectations set by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who claimed Washington had agreed to grant production licenses.
Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ after missile attack on US forces in Jordan
President Donald Trump issued a profanity-laced vow of retaliation against Iran on Wednesday morning after Tehran launched a surprise ballistic missile attack on American forces in Jordan overnight, shattering a brief respite in the months-long conflict between the two nations.
Netanyahu lands in Washington for Trump talks on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington on Monday ahead of a Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump, their first face-to-face encounter in more than five months as the two allies navigate the aftermath of a U.S.-led military campaign…
Netanyahu vows to reject US demand for troop withdrawals
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that he will defy US President Donald Trump's demand to withdraw Israeli forces from southern Syria, southern Lebanon, and Gaza, setting the stage for a tense White House meeting on…
Trump ties Saudi nuclear deal to Abraham Accords
President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the civil nuclear cooperation agreement signed this week between the United States and Saudi Arabia is contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel — a condition that was absent…
Lebanon’s Aoun to meet Trump to press for Israeli withdrawal
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, marking the first face-to-face encounter between the leaders of the two countries in nearly 20 years, as Beirut presses Washington to help secure…
New UK PM Burnham speaks with Trump on defense, Hormuz
Andy Burnham held his first phone call with President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon, just hours after being formally appointed as Britain's prime minister by King Charles at Buckingham Palace. The conversation touched on football, the Middle East, and a…
Rubio says US open to diplomacy after ninth night of Iran strikes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Sunday that the United States remains open to a diplomatic solution with Iran even as American forces completed a ninth consecutive night of strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure across multiple cities. Speaking to reporters…
US military death toll in Iran conflict rises to 17
A U.S. service member was killed Saturday in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday, raising the American military death toll in the conflict with Iran to…
US lifts some Hong Kong sanctions as ’emergency’ expires
The Trump administration allowed a national emergency declaration over Hong Kong to expire on July 14, partially unwinding sanctions imposed during the president's first term in 2020, though the move falls short of restoring the territory's special autonomous status in…
US restores Hong Kong’s special trade status as 2020 order lapses
The United States will restore Hong Kong's special trading status after Washington declined to renew the executive order that had stripped the city of preferential treatment six years ago, China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
Pew survey: China viewed more favorably than US worldwide
For the first time in the Pew Research Center's decades of global polling, more people hold favorable views of China than the United States in a majority of countries surveyed, marking a dramatic reversal in international public opinion. The survey,…
Trump administration launches campaign to isolate the ICC
The Trump administration is escalating its confrontation with the International Criminal Court, launching a new effort to isolate the Hague-based tribunal that it frames as a threat to American sovereignty, Reuters reported on Monday.
Trump, MBS discuss Iran talks amid lingering rift over Hormuz operation
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump held a phone call on Friday in which they discussed ongoing US-Iran negotiations, regional stability, and maritime navigation security in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Anadolu Agency and reports from…
US sets Saturday deadline for Iran to open strait as deal pessimism grows
The Trump administration is increasingly doubtful that a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran can be reached, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Friday, marking a rare acknowledgment that one of President Trump's stated foreign policy goals…
Trump agrees to continue Iran talks despite declaring ceasefire ‘over’
President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States and Iran would continue negotiations despite his declaration earlier this week that the ceasefire between the two countries is "over," a contradictory posture that has left diplomats and analysts scrambling to…