TEHRAN: Iran has announced that a temporary transit corridor agreed with Oman in the Strait of Hormuz will be seven miles wide, while stressing that the arrangement does not mean the strategic waterway has been fully reopened. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the agreed route would allow commercial vessels to pass through a...
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that Washington is entering an “economic D-Day” against Iran, signalling a major escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to isolate Tehran financially. In a statement, Bessent said the United States was entering the “endgame” of its pressure campaign and would use every available economic tool to cut...
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi have departed for Iran as part of Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace and stability in the region. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Munir’s visit will focus on supporting efforts for a “peaceful, lasting,...
TEHRAN: Iran has warned neighbouring countries against joining the United States’ economic campaign against Tehran, saying nations that cooperate with Washington could be treated as enemies and face retaliation. Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, issued the warning on Saturday, saying Tehran would target the interests of neighbouring states if they participated...
A senior Iranian military commander has claimed that the United States and Israel failed to achieve their objectives against Iran during the ongoing conflict, according to Iranian media. Brigadier General Hassan Zadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Mohammad Rasulullah Corps in Tehran, made the remarks while visiting upgraded air-defence units of the...
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will postpone a planned military strike on Iran, saying he wants to give diplomacy an opportunity and hopes a swift agreement can be reached to ease tensions between the two countries. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had agreed to cancel the...
Global oil prices fell by more than 1% on Friday as improved crude shipments through key maritime routes eased supply concerns, even as the conflict between the United States and Iran continued to fuel geopolitical uncertainty. Brent crude futures declined by $1.03, or 1.2%, to $88 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...
The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme has announced a $15 million reward for information leading to the disruption of an alleged financial network linked to Kimia Pars Sivan Company (KIPAS), which Washington claims supports the drone operations of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. In a statement posted on X, the...
The United States launched a two-hour wave of heavy retaliatory airstrikes against Iran on Thursday after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at American military bases in Jordan, significantly escalating the ongoing conflict between the two countries. According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the operation targeted dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities, including command...
Iran’s government says Bushehr Airport in the country’s southwest has been rendered inoperable following US airstrikes, marking another escalation in the ongoing conflict between Washington and Tehran. According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said the airport can no longer function after sustaining significant damage in the latest wave of US...