Iran launches retaliatory surface-to-air missile over the Strait of Hormuz, and intense combat air patrols along the Iran-Iraq border, prompting Washington to warn American diplomats and citizens across the region to brace for rapid escalation
U.S. Central Command, announces reward of up to $20 million and third-country resettlement for actionable intelligence on Iran’s nuclear facilities, equipment, supply chains, and scientific personnel
Qatar’s emir and Trump held a phone call on Friday to discuss mediation, dialogue and efforts to end the US-Iran war, the emir’s office said
Saudi Arabia denies Houthi $51bn demand, calling a Wall Street Journal report 'pure fabrication' as renewed fighting with Yemen's rebels continues.
Axios reports that U.S. President Donald Trump meets with top national security advisers to discuss the Iran standoff
Major General Mohsen Rezaei meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, delivering a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on defense cooperation, regional security, and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Democratic gains in the US midterms deal Trump a political blow over the Persian Gulf war
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims its air defenses shot down a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island, marking the 15th such aircraft downed since hostilities began in late February
IRGC Navy announces that three commercial oil tankers caught fire and were abandoned in the Strait of Hormuz after detonating naval mines in unauthorized southern channels, with their tracking transponders deactivated
Doha says the US and Iran are studying proposals for a possible agreement as mediation continues and both sides stay committed to negotiations.
United States carries out limited, unannounced airstrikes on Iranian military installations on Qeshm Island amid US midterm elections
China urges Middle East talks as Wang Yi and Xi Jinping meet Iranian, Omani and Saudi officials in Beijing, and an envoy plans regional trips
Qatari envoys conclude 12+ hours of talks in Tehran, drafting an emergency framework to revive U.S.-Iran diplomacy and avert a potential U.S. military offensive
Iran’s Mecca Defence Pact talks with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey aim to ease regional tensions, strengthen security and advance cooperation.
Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey agree to continue security talks after their first four-way meeting in Tehran amid Strait of Hormuz tensions.
Foreign ministers from R4 and four European powers urged diplomacy to ease the US-Israel-Iran conflict and address Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Islamabad expresses firm solidarity with Jordan following a terrorist shooting at a Greek Orthodox church funeral in Karak Governorate that killed at least seven people and injured dozens
Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to discuss regional developments with UK, France and Germany joining landmark seven-country meeting
The first R4+E3 meeting in Istanbul brings Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Britain, France and Germany together to discuss Palestine, Yemen and Hormuz.
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran to revive stalled US-Iran talks, as disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz keep diplomacy deadlocked.
