Iran is using the ongoing ceasefire with the United States to rapidly excavate and reposition concealed missiles, drones, and munitions — accelerating its rearmament even as diplomatic talks continue to falter and President Donald Trump has flatly rejected Tehran’s latest peace proposal. According to a US official and two other people familiar with the matter,…

A transatlantic trade relationship that had appeared to stabilise under last year’s Turnberry Agreement was thrown back into turmoil on May 1, 2026, when President Donald Trump announced he was raising tariffs on all cars and trucks imported from the European Union from 15% to 25% — accusing the bloc of failing to honour a…

The US war with Iran has sent ripples far beyond the Persian Gulf — reaching even the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, where one of the world’s smallest nations has found itself at the centre of a surprisingly sharp diplomatic incident. The United States has moved to repair fraying ties with the Maldives after…

In a moment Tehran has seized on as proof of American vulnerability, the United States’ most powerful aircraft carrier — the USS Gerald R. Ford — is preparing to leave the Middle East combat zone, drawing immediate ridicule from Iran’s military establishment and raising fresh questions about Washington’s staying power in its ongoing war with…

In one of the most consequential phone calls of the ongoing Iran war crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down with US President Donald Trump on April 29, 2026, for a 90-minute conversation that covered two of the world’s most dangerous active conflicts — and delivered a blunt Russian warning about what happens if the…

A rapidly escalating diplomatic crisis between Israel and Ukraine is putting two unlikely adversaries on a collision course — and at the center of it all is grain that Kyiv says Russia has systematically looted from its war-torn fields. What began as a quiet intelligence exchange has exploded into a very public confrontation. Ukraine and…

The war between Iran and the United States has crossed into a chilling new domain. Iranian hackers have published the personal data of 2,379 US Marines deployed in the Middle East — exposing home addresses, phone numbers, and family details — and delivered direct death threats to the service members via WhatsApp. It is among…

When the United States imposed a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz in April 2026 — locking down one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints as part of its ongoing war against Iran — energy analysts feared India faced an imminent supply crisis. Nearly half of India’s crude oil imports and roughly 60%…

As the Israel Iran US war continues to escalate across the Persian Gulf region, a new flashpoint has emerged involving civilian shipping and Indian nationals. In the latest act of maritime aggression tied to the deepening Strait of Hormuz crisis, Iran’s forces attacked the MT Siron — a Togo-flagged chemical tanker — near the outer…

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in St. Petersburg for a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin — a visit that made explicit what Moscow has been signaling for weeks through diplomatic channels: Russia will not stand aside as the United States attempts to bludgeon Iran into submission through ultimatums, blockades, and…