Around a dozen heads of state, including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Masoud Pezeshkian, will convene in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the 25th anniversary SCO summit to strengthen Eurasian security ties and project a multipolar alternative to Western sanctions
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem publicly rejected the US-sponsored framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, condemning plans for the group's disarmament and calling for the total downfall of the proposal
The USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group will sail from San Diego for a seven-month Middle East deployment, relieving the USS George Washington, USNI reports
At least three Palestinians were killed on Thursday in separate Israeli strikes across Gaza City and Khan Younis, as the Israeli military confirmed targeting alleged Hamas operatives despite the fragile US-brokered ceasefire framework
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a presidential decree appointing Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, days after Abdi formally dissolved the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and merged them into the national army
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will use the upcoming G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina to push member nations to cut economic ties with Iran
Bezalel Smotrich has unveiled a plan to bring one million more Jews to the Negev and Galilee ahead of October elections.
Field Marshal's Iran visit was an independent diplomatic mission, completely free of any mandate from the US or Donald Trump, states FO spokesperson
A commercial oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile near the coast of Oman, triggering a shipboard fire that crew members successfully extinguished without reported casualties
The United States officially designated the UK-based activist network Palestine Action, Italian tech collective Autistici/Inventati, and pro-Palestinian movement Masar Badil as Specially Designated Global Terrorist organizations
The US-led Board of Peace issued a direct warning to Hamas to halt all militant activity, including flying kites, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened retaliatory military strikes
Syrian Democratic Forces leader Mazloum Abdi announced the official dissolution of the Kurdish-led group as an independent military force, finalizing a merger into state army brigades under a unification pact with President Ahmed al-Sharaa
Iran and Oman discuss a temporary Hormuz corridor and mine-clearing plan, as talks continue on reopening the strategic strait.
Trump demands Iran halt its executions of protesters, calling the rising death toll a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions.
An AFP data analysis finds one-third of Iran's 45 blacklisted vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have already been attacked in the conflict.
Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely depressed six months after the onset of the US-Iran war, leaving thousands of sailors stranded across the Persian Gulf while most transits operate as untracked "dark" voyages
Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, concluded a day-long diplomatic mission to Tehran, holding high-level talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior officials to discuss de-escalating the US-Iran conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz
The United States formally rescinded Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and delisted Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham as a global terrorist organization, clearing major financial barriers to stimulate foreign investment in post-Assad Syria
An oil tanker was struck and disabled by an unknown projectile nine nautical miles off Ash Shishah, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room as maritime security tensions escalate across Persian Gulf shipping lanes
The US unveils new sanctions on Iran, vowing economic asphyxiation of Tehran, though Bessent named no specific countries or timelines.
