Iran’s oil minister: Crude sales remain strong, revenue to aid industry repairs
Iran’s oil sales remain strong despite the ongoing conflict, with revenue allocated to repairing industry damage caused by wartime attacks, says the oil minister.
Middle East
Chinese tanker sanctioned by US crosses Strait of Hormuz despite blockade
Vance says next step in negotiations up to Iran, US has all the cards with blockade in effect
Trump says Iran wants to make deal 'very badly' as US blockade on Hormuz goes into effect
Dialogue between US, Iran still alive after Islamabad talks ended
A source involved in the talks said the parties came "very close" to an agreement and were "80% there" before running into decisions that could not be settled on the spot.
Trump claims Iran calling United States, wants to make deal 'very badly'
Trump said he didn't want to comment on what would happen if a deal wasn't reached by the end of the ongoing ceasefire, but that "it won't be pleasant for them, let me put it that way."
'The regime is a customer': BBC interviews activist behind pro-Iran Lego propaganda videos
A creator behind viral Lego-style pro-Iran videos told BBC that Tehran is a client, while spreading false claims about the US, Israel, and war events.
Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’
Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.
Ukraine downed Iranian drones in Middle East during Iran war, Zelensky claims
In recent years, Ukrainian drone-makers have unveiled and combat-tested several drone interceptors that can sometimes be 3D-printed and cost significantly less than traditional air defense systems.
NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade
Trump said the US military would work with other countries to block all maritime traffic in the waterway, after weekend talks failed to reach an agreement to end the six-week conflict with Iran.
Iranian passenger plane destroyed in US strikes on Mashhad International Airport - report
The US has not officially taken responsibility for the strike.
Fatah conference is a 'test' of Palestinian Authority support for prisoners
Fatah leadership announced that Palestinians who served 20 years or more in Israeli prisons would be members of the conference.
'Israel cannot live without hostility': Turkey warns Israel may target it next
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came just a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply escalated rhetoric by threatening possible military action against the Jewish state.
Archbishop Emil Nona appointed patriarch of Chaldean Catholic Church
Archbishop Emil Nona was born in the Iraqi town of Alqosh in 1967 and was appointed Archbishop of Mosul in 2009 at the age of 42.
