Israel Iran Conflict
Details to be announced soon; final decision to be made at higher levels, says Iranian official.
Updated 08 Aug, 2026 07:35am
The system can intercept aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, depending on the interceptor used.
Updated 07 Aug, 2026 11:12pm
Says Oman, other "brotherly states" leading different aspects of diplomacy; insists Islamabad is focused on settlement rather than "individual symptoms of crisis".
Updated 07 Aug, 2026 08:07am
Tehran says "geographical coordinates of route" agreed upon, joint statement expected soon.
Published 06 Aug, 2026 07:38am
FROM the looks of it, America has no exit strategy to extricate itself from the disastrous war with Iran. US...
Updated 05 Aug, 2026 08:26am
Qassem says talks will bring Lebanon "nothing but shame, humiliation"; Salam accuses group of "helping Israel".
Updated 05 Aug, 2026 07:51am
Brent crude futures slides 5.11pc to $83.44 a barrel while US WTI crude reaches $79.77 a barrel, down 5.79pc.
Published 03 Aug, 2026 11:32am
“Iran is not currently holding talks with the US and is now in discussions with Oman over a temporary safe route through the Strait of Hormuz,” says Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson.
Updated 03 Aug, 2026 02:24pm
Global institutions have already stopped treating the Iran war as a regional story.
Updated 03 Aug, 2026 07:16am
Pezeshkian terms Islamabad MoU "centre of gravity" of Iran’s future foreign ties; Iranian official says efforts on to "revive" agreement.
Updated 03 Aug, 2026 07:33am
Says Iran and "other Middle Eastern countries" asked for time to complete a deal for the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Updated 02 Aug, 2026 01:39pm
As some question Iran's strategy, Ejaz Haider attempts to unpack the strategic logic that underpins Tehran's decisions.
Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:30pm
Top American commander warns navy is stretched too thin; US has used nearly half of its THAAD interceptors.
Updated 02 Aug, 2026 07:51am
US embassies urge citizens to "consider departing" the region; Iran says any country acting as US defensive shield will be "engulfed by flames of war".
Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:14am
AS the US-Iran war drags on, new battle lines are being drawn. The pro-US Gulf Arab monarchies and Iran have enjoyed...
Updated 01 Aug, 2026 08:25am
US president says he is "losing patience" with Tehran; tells cabinet "we just want to win".
Updated 01 Aug, 2026 07:39am
WITH neither of the belligerents willing to back down, and the theatre of conflict expanding geographically, the...
Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:36am
14 countries, including Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, back joint statement; Dar, Saudi counterpart discuss Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb situation.
Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:13am
Condemns attacks by non-state actors against kingdom; stresses Islamabad will honour defence commitments with Gulf partners.
Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:13am
FO spokesperson terms documentary aired by DW "misleading", affirms Pakistan's "full confidence" in mechanisms governing nuclear programme.
Updated 30 Jul, 2026 01:23pm
Iranian media says attack on Qeshm island killed three people; Iran's Guards target US bases in Jordan.
Published 30 Jul, 2026 10:49am
Retaliatory strikes by US and Saudi fighter planes hit logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq belonging to “Iran-aligned terrorists”, US military says.
Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:09am
The talks — which the White House describes as “positive and productive” — lasted for about an hour and a half.
Published 28 Jul, 2026 10:30pm
AFTER two weeks of escalating violence, the US has halted its strikes on Iran, with Tehran also silencing it guns....
Updated 28 Jul, 2026 08:13am
Analysts at Goldman Sachs estimated that seven new pipelines are being considered that could carry about 60pc of the oil that was being shipped through it.
Updated 27 Jul, 2026 08:12am
Iran summons Ukrainian charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest the “hostile and criminal act”.
Published 26 Jul, 2026 01:33pm
US media, citing sources, reports that plans to escalate the war on Iran have been shelved in part because of shrinking supplies.
Updated 26 Jul, 2026 07:03pm
Accepting Israel would mean legitimising its violence against the Palestinians, as well as its neighbouring Arab states and Iran.
Updated 26 Jul, 2026 08:57am
Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed to retaliate against Saudi Arabia after they accused the kingdom of targeting civilian...
Published 25 Jul, 2026 07:28am
Say their position is “limited to a maritime blockade that only affects the Saudi side”.
Updated 25 Jul, 2026 07:36am
