US Iran Rift
The remarks come after President Donald Trump threatened to target Iran’s cultural heritage.
Updated 07 Jan, 2020 08:37am
US official says PM Imran among world leaders who have reached out to the regime in Iran.
Updated 07 Jan, 2020 01:41pm
At times such as this there is much talk of how a single miscalculation can lead to war.
Updated 07 Jan, 2020 09:10am
"The situation in the Middle East is very sensitive, fluid and concerning," says Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Updated 07 Jan, 2020 03:17pm
There is no evidence that Iran directly supported the 9/11 hijackers, many of them Saudi members of Al Qaeda.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 03:11pm
Two main crude contracts up more than two per cent in early Asian trade.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:46pm
Japan has walked a fine line in balancing its alliance with Washington and its longstanding relations with Iran.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:03pm
"Crazy Trump, don't think that everything is over with my father's martyrdom," says Qasem Soleimani's daughter.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 02:52pm
US president stands by threat on Iranian cultural sites, warns of 'major retaliation'.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 12:56pm
The report does not specify when and why the two former presidents were offered this option.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 08:25am
What we are seeing now in the US body politic is a warped repeat of what we saw in 2003.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 07:46am
Saudi Arabia is vulnerable to possible Iranian reprisals after Tehran vowed "revenge" following the strike on Friday.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 08:29am
Urges Congress, judiciary to hold Trump administration accountable for the ‘unlawful’ action.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 08:54am
FM reiterates Pakistan's willingness to play a role in maintaining regional peace during call with counterparts.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 09:46pm
Statement by President Hassan Rouhani's administration says the country will not observe limitations on its enrichment.
Published 05 Jan, 2020 11:39pm
Caretaker PM Adel Abdel Mahdi attends extraordinary session to slam the US strike as a “political assassination.”
Updated 05 Jan, 2020 09:00pm
Many Iranians have rallied to grieve the death of Soleimani, while others worry his death may push the country to war.
Updated 05 Jan, 2020 03:41pm
Says killing of Iran's Major General Qasem Soleimani in US drone strike has altered the regional situation.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 07:25am
Demonstrators condemn Trump administration’s move to send more troops to Middle East.
Published 05 Jan, 2020 12:52pm
The protesters carried portraits of Iran's Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani and chanted slogans of "Death to America!"
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 08:50am
Soleimani's remains are expected to be flown to the Iranian capital for more tributes on Sunday evening.
Published 05 Jan, 2020 10:47am
The operative American policy seems to be ‘shoot first and ask questions later’.
Published 05 Jan, 2020 07:40am
"Targeting cultural sites is a WAR CRIME," responds Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Updated 05 Jan, 2020 03:20pm
The killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad has the world bracing for a possible retaliation.
Updated 05 Jan, 2020 08:54am
Two mortar rounds hit Baghdad's Green Zone and two slam into an airbase north of the Iraqi capital.
Updated 08 Jan, 2020 11:37am
France urges Tehran to stick with the 2015 nuclear accord; Iranian FM discusses situation with Qatari counterpart.
Updated 04 Jan, 2020 10:21pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and militia commander Hadi al-Amiri attend funeral procession in Baghdad.
Updated 06 Jan, 2020 11:37am
Iraqi political leaders and clerics attend the mass ceremony to honour Soleimani and nine other victims of the attack.
Updated 04 Jan, 2020 05:30pm
The US attack is the most dramatic escalation yet in a feared proxy war between Iran and the US on Iraqi soil.
Updated 04 Jan, 2020 11:38pm
The strike targeted a convoy belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network.
Updated 04 Jan, 2020 11:29pm
