More than 100 bipartisan members of the US Congress have urged President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai during their upcoming meeting, warning that the 78-year-old’s health is rapidly deteriorating....
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers moved to tighten restrictions on Chinese and other foreign adversary purchases of American farmland and property near sensitive military and infrastructure sites, reflecting growing concerns in Washington over national security and food security....
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he urged US President Donald Trump to pursue dialogue with Iran and handed him a copy of a 2010 nuclear agreement brokered by Brazil and Turkey, as the two leaders concluded a closed-door White House meeting focused on trade, tariffs and global conflicts....
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, said that Washington's conduct during negotiations with Tehran amounted to "stabbing from behind", as tensions continue over the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing regional conflict....
Iran still has the US proposal under scanner, but a response to it is expected by Thursday, as reported by Al Jazeera. Although there is no official deadline for the reponse, Pakistani mediators today are said to be expecting one. A lawmaker in the Iranian parliament and Former Foreign Minister told Al Jazeera that a response will be...
Cargo-empty oil tankers sanctioned by the United States are continuing to arrive in the Gulf region despite the ongoing US naval targeting of Iranian ports, according to vessel monitoring service TankerTrackers. In a post on X, TankerTrackers said the tanker VINA/VALLEY (9157478), a vessel that "routinely delivers Irania...
US President Donald Trump has reportedly halted a planned naval operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Saudi Arabia refused to allow American aircraft involved in the mission to use Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace, according to NBC News....
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated that 11 Indian ships have exited the Strait of Hormuz so far as a result...
S President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) reiterated his assertion regarding comments attributed to Pope Leo, suggesting a difference of view over Iran's nuclear ambitions ahead of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's upcoming diplomatic visit to the Vatican....
The Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran on Thursday announced that it is fully prepared to offer maritime, technical, and medical support services to commercial vessels operating in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and surrounding regional waters, a day after US President Donald Trump a...
