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The White House confirms that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have reached a fragile consensus to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to global shipping. This agreement follows two days of intense negotiations in Beijing against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in Iran. Both leaders recognise that a total blockade of the…
Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping as the shadow of a widening war in Iran threatens global stability. The meeting, their first face-to-face encounter of 2026, focuses on five critical friction points: the Middle East conflict, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, trade tariffs, and semiconductor exports. Xi opened the session…
Donald Trump has dismissed Iran’s latest peace proposal as “totally unacceptable,” pushing the Middle East back toward open warfare. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the US president gave no specifics about the counteroffer but made his disdain clear. This rejection follows weeks of Pakistani-mediated talks aimed at ending the war that began on 28…
Iran has delivered its formal response to a US peace proposal through Pakistani mediators. While the contents remain secret, the exchange marks the first significant diplomatic movement since the conflict began in February. President Masoud Pezeshkian insists that negotiation does not signal surrender. He maintains that Tehran acts only to defend national interests and sovereign…
American warplanes disabled two Iranian tankers on Friday as Washington attempts to force Tehran into a diplomatic corner. An F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision strikes to enforce a port blockade just as negotiations to end the ten-week-old Gulf conflict reached a tipping point. The strikes represent a sharp escalation of the American “maximum pressure” strategy….
The fragile ceasefire between Iran and the American-Israeli coalition is buckling under fresh naval skirmishes. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims Washington prefers “reckless military adventure” over the diplomatic deals currently on the table. Both sides exchanged heavy fire in the Strait of Hormuz this week while accusing the other of starting the fight. Despite…
A fragile truce between the United States and Iran came under severe pressure on Friday after Iranian forces launched attacks on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering US retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets and raising fresh fears that weeks of painstaking diplomacy could unravel. Despite the exchanges of fire, US…
United States President Donald Trump has openly questioned FIFA’s pricing structure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, declaring in a published interview that he would not personally pay the steep ticket costs being charged for the tournament set to be hosted on American soil. Speaking to the New York Post in an interview published…
United States President Donald Trump has issued a direct ultimatum to Tehran, demanding Iran accept a framework agreement to end hostilities or face a renewed American bombing campaign at a “much higher level and intensity.” The threat, delivered Wednesday on his Truth Social platform, marks the latest in a series of abrupt policy reversals…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as Donald Trump signaled a possible deal with Iran. Brent crude dropped 1.7% to $108 a barrel, while American crude fell to $100.60. This shift reversed a week of gains caused by fighting in the Middle East. Markets moved after the White House paused “Project Freedom,” a military plan to…
