Israel Iran Conflict
US Centcom says latest salvo targeted Iran's coastal defence systems, missile and drone sites, maritime capabilities; IRGC says air control radar of US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain destroyed.
Updated 14 Jul, 2026 01:20pm
FOR some time, the escalating confrontation between the US and Iran has been playing out round the strategically...
Updated 14 Jul, 2026 08:27am
Trump says MoU "was a test" that Iran did not honour; claims they will be hit hard in the coming days.
Updated 14 Jul, 2026 08:43am
Lasting peace depends upon resolving the disputes that produced them in the first place.
Published 13 Jul, 2026 12:49pm
Brent crude futures climbs to $78.48 while US WTI crude rises to $73.76 a barrel.
Updated 13 Jul, 2026 06:19pm
Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain intercept Iranian projectiles; Tehran says MoU "in crisis", blames US attacks for rendering peace efforts "futile"; Hormuz traffic slows to two-month low.
Updated 13 Jul, 2026 09:48pm
Polls remain challenging, with a majority of Israelis wanting Netanyahu out over the October 7 security failures.
Published 12 Jul, 2026 11:41pm
Dar stresses parties to de-escalate and pursue diplomacy in phone call with Iran FM.
Updated 12 Jul, 2026 10:03pm
US Centcom says 140 Iranian targets hit in latest wave of strikes; UAE, mediator Qatar among Gulf countries struck.
Updated 13 Jul, 2026 02:12am
Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon despite truce.
Updated 12 Jul, 2026 08:14am
Says Iran's programme remains peaceful and under international monitoring; accuses Western countries of using council for political purposes.
Updated 12 Jul, 2026 08:07am
In case the parleys fail, a return to full-scale war would be the likely outcome.
Updated 12 Jul, 2026 08:59am
Naqvi’s visit is being closely followed because of his recent engagements with regional and international officials.
Updated 11 Jul, 2026 07:49am
Pakistan, Egypt and Qatar renew efforts to bring Washington, Tehran back to negotiating table.
Published 11 Jul, 2026 06:04am
The burial in Mashhad in northeast Iran follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies.
Published 10 Jul, 2026 07:23am
Khamenei was buried with his infant granddaughter, son-in-law, daughter and Mojtaba Khamenei's wife Zahra Haddad Adel.
Updated 10 Jul, 2026 12:06am
"If you strike, you will be struck back,” Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, says; US says it struck 90 military targets in Iran.
Updated 09 Jul, 2026 11:57am
IS the fragile US-Iran ceasefire — and the memorandum of understanding that underpins it — collapsing? Unless...
Updated 09 Jul, 2026 08:09am
“There is no alternative to continued engagement, dialogue and diplomacy to achieve a shared goal of peace in the region,” the Foreign Office said.
Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:24pm
Both the US and Iran said they had hit dozens of targets, placing fresh strain on their interim deal to end the war.
Updated 08 Jul, 2026 09:50pm
Says there are no reports of casualties or environmental damage, advises vessels to transit with caution.
Published 07 Jul, 2026 10:33am
That defiance and ability to survive now underpins Iran’s negotiating strategy, which banks on its leverage over Strait of Hormuz.
Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:44pm
Pakistan’s destiny will be shaped by choices made at home, not by its external engagements.
Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:05am
India's energy consumption growing at three times the pace of the rest of the world, says petrol minister.
Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:41pm
It appears that the US-Iran situation cannot revert to the pre-war status quo ante. But can an inclusive regional order emerge in its place?
Updated 09 Jul, 2026 07:58pm
Thousands of mourners carrying red banners gather in the courtyard of Tehran’s vast Grand Mosalla religious complex.
Updated 04 Jul, 2026 06:49pm
Acting defence minister expresses lack of trust in America; Araghchi questions role of Centcom in regional security.
Updated 04 Jul, 2026 07:25am
Millions of mourners expected to converge on Tehran ; processions to pass through holy cities before burial in Mashhad on July 9.
Updated 04 Jul, 2026 07:20am
Khamenei's body lies in state in a vast hall in Tehran ahead of his funeral as foreign dignitaries, clerics, officials and other mourners pay their respects.
Updated 03 Jul, 2026 09:33pm
The walls are draped will massive portraits of the late supreme leader, alongside black flags of mourning and red ones symbolising martyrdom and vengeance.
Published 02 Jul, 2026 09:22pm
