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Japan
Japan confirms release of second citizen held in Iran
The person, believed to be the NHK’s Tehran bureau chief, is one of two Japanese nationals who had been detained in Iran.
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‘Keep bombing’: Trump claims Iranians want more US strikes for ‘freedom’
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South Korea
South Korea aims to send ships to Saudi port for oil to bypass Hormuz
6 Apr 2026 - 6:01PM
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Iran rejects ceasefire, wants permanent end to the war
Mediators had proposed a ceasefire plan and peace settlement. Iran will only accept ‘end of the war’ with guarantee of no further attacks.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:57PM
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This video grab taken on Friday from images shared on social media on April 1, 2026, shows thick plumes of smoke following airstrikes in Iran’s central Isfahan province. Photo: via AFP
North Korea
North Korean silence on Iran signals openness to US talks: Seoul’s spy agency
Pyongyang has not sent weapons and supplies to its long-time ally , nor has it issued messages to mark Iranian leadership changes.
6 Apr 2026 - 2:32PM
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Israel estimates 1,000 Iranian missiles threaten it as war grinds into second month
Iran is firing missiles from dozens of tunnel silos in remote mountain regions that are proving hard to destroy pre-emptively.
6 Apr 2026 - 1:43PM
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Trump draws criticism with fiery, foul-mouthed message threatening Iran
US president appears to extend deadline to Tuesday for Iran to ‘make a deal’ or he’s ‘blowing everything up’.
6 Apr 2026 - 4:58PM
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US President Donald Trump before giving his national address on the Iran war last week. Photo: AP
United States
US court reinstates US$656 million judgment against PLO and Palestinian Authority
Following a 2025 Supreme Court ruling, judges revive a decade-old verdict for American victims of terror attacks in Israel.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:32AM
Ukraine war
Ukraine and Syria pledge security cooperation as Zelensky expands Middle East tour
Zelensky and Sharaa discuss drone defence and food security as Kyiv seeks to export its military expertise.
6 Apr 2026 - 9:50AM
Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, Israel announces ‘security buffer’
Israel said it intends to control a ‘security zone’ as deep as 30km into Lebanon and has issued evacuation orders for around 15 per cent of Lebanese territory.
6 Apr 2026 - 7:45AM
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UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait lose water, energy infrastructure to Iran strikes
Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvoes over Iran’s accusation that its neighbours allow US forces to carry out attacks from their territory.
6 Apr 2026 - 9:03AM
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Smoke plumes billowing from the Jebel Ali port and desalination plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after an Iranian strike on March 2. Photo: AFP
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Iran says ‘brotherly’ Iraq’s ships can use Strait of Hormuz
Tehran also thanked the Iraqi people for their support since the US-Israeli war against Iran began.
5 Apr 2026 - 1:26PM
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Iran attacks Kuwait, Israel after Trump set deadline for deal
Kuwait and Israel say their air defences are responding to the latest attacks from Iran.
5 Apr 2026 - 3:56PM
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US commits nearly all of stealthy long-range missiles to Iran war
JASSM-ER cruise missiles are to be pulled from Pacific stockpiles, reducing supplies of systems meant for more capable foes like China.
5 Apr 2026 - 1:53AM
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US arrests niece and grandniece of slain Iran general Qassem Soleimani
Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, who were allegedly living a ‘lavish lifestyle’ in Los Angeles, have had their green cards revoked.
5 Apr 2026 - 4:14AM
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Iranian mourners gather during the final stage of funeral processions for slain top general Qasem Soleimani in his hometown Kerman in January 2020. Photo: AFP
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Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal, as US hunts for missing airman
Iran’s General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi responded by calling the US president’s threat a ‘helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action’.
5 Apr 2026 - 6:39AM
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‘Restrict everything’: Senegal curbs ministers’ foreign trips amid Iran war
PM says budgets in one of the world’s poorest nations were based on an oil price of US$62 a barrel. However, that has almost doubled.
4 Apr 2026 - 9:45PM
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1 dead in strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant: IAEA
It is the fourth such incident in recent weeks involving Bushehr, which is closer to Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar than it is to Iran’s capital.
4 Apr 2026 - 10:26PM
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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons
Iran points finger at Saudis and UAE after Chinese-made drone was shot down
Tehran says it has shot down a Wing Loong II, which could be proof of ‘active complicity’ in the US-Israeli war.
4 Apr 2026 - 6:13PM
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‘Ease the burden’: 5 EU nations urge tax on energy firms’ profits
As fuel prices spike, finance ministers from Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria ‘stand united’ and call for action.
4 Apr 2026 - 7:10PM
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UAE squeezes Iranian economic lifeline in retaliation for attacks
The UAE has quietly banned most Iranians from entering the country or transiting its airports, and cracked down on IRGC-related networks.
4 Apr 2026 - 3:00PM
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Rights groups raise alarm after Iran executes 2 more opposition group members
The hangings are the latest targeting members of the banned People’s Mojahedin of Iran after four others were executed earlier in the week.
4 Apr 2026 - 2:31PM
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People protest outside the US State Department on Monday to highlight the executions of MEK members in Karaj, Iran. Photo: AP
Israel
Israel sets sights on Lebanon’s Hezbollah sites after blowing up crucial bridges
Lebanon was drawn into the Iran war when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel to avenge the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
4 Apr 2026 - 1:36PM
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South Korea
Softly, softly: why South Korea, France prefer diplomacy over force in Hormuz
Presidents Lee and Macron have agreed to cooperate on safety in the strait but they are likely to wade in only after the war, analysts say.
4 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
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What 2 downed jets mean for US vulnerability in the Iran war
US launches rescue mission after F-15E downing; one crew member found, another missing in first such combat loss since war began.
4 Apr 2026 - 6:13PM
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