カテゴリー: US foreign policy
US president says on Truth Social attacks are on hold until Iran submits proposal and talks reach end Middle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump announced in a social media post on Tuesday that he was…
Declaration comes amid intense efforts to bring two sides together in Pakistan for new round of talks Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic efforts to bring the two sides back to th…
Washington reportedly limits satellite data after minister spoke publicly about suspected facility in North KoreaThe US has partly restricted intelligence sharing with South Korea after the country’s unification minister publicly identified a suspected…
Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefitsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs Pakistan works frantically to narrow differences between Iran and the US in its newfound role as global pea…
Donald Trump’s ‘favourite field marshall’ Asim Munir has been a key figure in securing the US-Iran ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesStepping off a plane on Wednesday evening, Field Marshal Asim Munir walked straight into the warm embrace of Ir…
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir• Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and compli…
This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues hereCircling back to Donald Trump’s coming naval blockade, the US military said it would block all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 10am ET on Monday (5.30pm in Iran and 1400 GMT), effectively seizin…
This blog is now closed. Our live coverage continues hereA post about an hour ago on the Israel Defense Forces Telegram channel claimed that overnight, the IDF “identified a rocket launcher positioned and ready to launch toward the State of Israel in t…
Iranian delegates say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran conflict are to be successfulMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has blamed the failure of marathon negotiations…
US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesJD Vance has warned Iran not to “try and play” the US at talks planned for Saturday in Islamabad, while Tehran…
Mediating a deal at the 11th hour between Iran and the US, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected negotiator between the two countries and is now preparing to host their delegations for peace talks. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly prec…
Israeli PM says he will continue to attack Hezbollah ‘with full force’ after attacks that killed more than 300 peopleMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said there is “no ceasefire in Lebanon” and Israel would continue “to strike He…
In today’s newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, but unresolved disputes and competing interpretations of what was agreed, threaten to pull the region back toward crisis at a moment’s noticeGood morning. On Tuesday, just a…
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over TehranMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormu…
‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs
Shane Dunphy sends bill for almost $3,000, along with letter saying ‘The USA is responsible for this and therefore should be held accountable’A New Zealand doctor has asked the US embassy in Wellington to reimburse his clinic for petrol costs, saying D…