Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, expressed hope that the country’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, would address the public “very soon.” “I can tell you that he is well…...
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Sweden has evacuated its diplomats from Iran, and the diplomatic mission is now operating from Baku, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said. “Given the deteriorating security situation ...
Germany will not participate in a potential international military effort to safeguard commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Daily Sabah writes, citing Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. “Will we...
Iran has arrested 500 people accused of sharing information with enemies, Reuters writes, citing the Islamic Republic’s police chief Ahmadreza Radan. Half of those cases had involved serious inciden...
A nationwide referendum was held in Kazakhstan, in which 86.7% of voters supported the adoption of a new constitution, Meduza writes. The new Constitution was drafted in just 22 days. It introduces si...
US President Donald Trump says it would be “very bad for the future of NATO” if allies don’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the BBC writes. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said he e...
Iran will continue fighting until US President Donald Trump realizes his mistake in threatening the Islamic Republic, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an X post. “Our powerful armed forc...
The 98th Academy Awards, one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the film industry, took place overnight. The award for Best Picture went to One Battle After Another, beating nine other nominees. Th...
Oil prices have risen in global markets. The price of WTI (Nymex) crude oil increased by 1.04%, reaching $97.85 per barrel. The price of Brent (ICE) crude oil rose by 1.56%, reaching $104.75 per barre...
US President Donald Trump has stated that diplomatic dialogue is underway between Washington and Tehran amid the ongoing tensions between the two countries. “We are negotiating [with Iran], but I don’...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss the situation in the Middle East, the Iranian president’s press office reports. “Th...
The Houthis will support Iran in a war against Israel and the United States, TASS reports, citing Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the movement’s political bureau. “The decision to provide military s...
