US Iran Rift
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
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
Trump warns any attempt to assassinate him would lead the US to “completely decimate” Iran; mediators working to bring diplomacy back on track.
Published 11 Jul, 2026 09:15pm
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
Huge crowds thronged the streets of Najaf and packed the courtyards of its majestic shrine of Imam Ali where the coffin was brought from Iran before being flown to Karbala.
Updated 09 Jul, 2026 07:47am
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
Naqvi is currently in New York to represent Pakistan at the Fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit 2026.
Updated 08 Jul, 2026 07:44am
String of attacks revives concerns about freedom of navigation; vessels were struck close to Oman.
Published 07 Jul, 2026 10:42pm
Says there are no reports of casualties or environmental damage, advises vessels to transit with caution.
Published 07 Jul, 2026 10:33am
Netanyahu acknowledges "differences" with Washington, plays down "deeper rifts"; Israel continues to test Lebanon ceasefire as four killed in fresh strike.
Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:36am
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
Khamenei’s sons Mostafa, Meysam, Masoud gather alongside mourners at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla; Iran’s military says ceasefire being used to boost "combat readiness".
Updated 06 Jul, 2026 07:29am
Oil-producing group agrees to increase quotas by 188,000 barrels per day from August, on top of similar increases for June and July.
Published 05 Jul, 2026 07:37pm
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
THE funeral ceremonies for Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, which...
Updated 05 Jul, 2026 08:47am
US, Iran trade barbs despite pause in negotiations; Trump mocks Khamenei funeral as Tehran vows justice against US, Israel.
Published 05 Jul, 2026 07:32am
US, Iran trade barbs despite pause in negotiations; Trump mocks Khamenei funeral as Tehran vows justice against US, Israel.
Published 05 Jul, 2026 07:21am
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
Govt to hold funeral events in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad and Iraq; hotels offer discounts, buses and trains diverted for mourners.
Updated 03 Jul, 2026 08:03am
Istanbul trip will focus on trade, investment; Andrabi clarifies unauthorised work on "dilapidated" Punjab gurdwara halted.
Updated 02 Jul, 2026 11:44pm
