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Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

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President Masoud Pezeshkian

France

Iran frees French citizen after nearly 900-day prison ordeal

Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and sentenced to five years in prison on espionage charges, which his family denies.

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Israel-Gaza war

Hamas in no-win situation as Israeli strikes on Gaza resume

20 Mar 2025 - 8:58AMvideocam

Music

US visa fee increases, delays make tours there ‘not worth it’ for artists

19 Mar 2025 - 7:15PM

Ukraine war

Trump, Putin agree on partial Ukraine ceasefire. Kyiv wants details

Ukraine ceasefire talks set for Sunday in Jeddah after Trump and Russian president hold lengthy phone call.

19 Mar 2025 - 4:00PM

Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar towards Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on Sunday. Photo: 24th Mechanised Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces/AFP

Middle East

Trump threatens Iran with ‘dire’ consequences over Houthi attacks

Trump’s warning escalates his administration’s new campaign of air strikes targeting the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.

18 Mar 2025 - 2:28PM

Pakistan

Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise

In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.

16 Mar 2025 - 4:00PM

Israel-Gaza war

US strikes hit Yemen’s Houthis as Trump threatens ‘lethal force’

The White House said multiple Houthi leaders died during Saturday’s air strikes, and warned Iran to stop backing the rebel group.

17 Mar 2025 - 5:22AMvideocam

People gather on Sunday by the rubble of a house in Yemen hit by a US strike. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan

US targets 41 countries for travel curbs ranging from Iran to Pakistan: memo

The countries are divided into three separate groups with varying degrees of travel restrictions, according to an internal memo.

15 Mar 2025 - 11:17AM

US-China relations

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:47PMvideocam

China-Russia relations

China urges US to make ‘sincere’ efforts to resolve Iranian nuclear issue

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges Washington to resume talks after a meeting to discuss the issue in Beijing attended by Iran and Russia.

14 Mar 2025 - 9:55PMvideocam

Iran scaled back its cooperation with the Internationa Atomic Energy Agency after the US pulled out of the deal. Photo: Reuters

US-Iran tensions

China to host Russia and Iran for nuclear talks as Trump tries to make a deal

China is deepening strategic ties with Russia and Iran, highlighted by ‘Security Belt-2025’ naval drills in the Gulf of Oman this month.

12 Mar 2025 - 7:28PMvideocam

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi will join counterparts from China, Ma Zhaoxu, and Russia, Sergei Ryabkov, in Beijing for discussions about his country’s nuclear programme.
Photo: Getty Images

Donald Trump

Iran president to Trump: I will not negotiate, ‘do whatever the hell you want’

The US president says he has sent a letter urging Iran to engage in new talks on a nuclear deal.

12 Mar 2025 - 7:43AM

China’s navy

China set for joint naval exercise Security Belt-2025 with Russia and Iran

The drills in the Gulf of Oman will include simulated attacks and joint search and rescue operations, the Chinese defence ministry says.

9 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader slams US ‘bullying’ after Trump threats

The US president is applying ‘maximum pressure’ as he seeks to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

9 Mar 2025 - 2:44PM

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adjusts his eyeglasses during a news conference in Tehran in May. Photo: AFP/TNS

Donald Trump

Trump says he wrote to Iran leader to negotiate nuclear deal

A landmark 2015 deal that imposed curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme fell apart after Trump withdrew the US from the agreement in 2018.

7 Mar 2025 - 11:35PMvideocam

A man writes on a portrait of the US President Donald Trump during a rally commemorating the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the late pro-US Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and brought Islamic clerics to power, in Tehran on February 10, 2025. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Taiwan a focus at hearing for Trump’s choice to run Pentagon strategic policy

Republican senators question Elbridge Colby, up for Defence Department’s No 3 post, about his ‘softened’ views on protecting Taipei.

5 Mar 2025 - 6:07AMvideocam

Russia

‘Ready to do everything’: Putin to help Trump mediate US-Iran nuclear talks

Senior US and Russian officials discussed the matter during their meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.

4 Mar 2025 - 8:45PMvideocam

Middle East

Iran’s Vice-President Zarif resigns under hardliner pressure

Mohammad Javad Zarif is stepping down from the VP post for the second time since his appointment.

3 Mar 2025 - 5:15PM

Mohammad Javad Zarif has resigned as Iran’s vice-president. File photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu thanks Trump for weapons to ‘finish the job’ against Iran axis

Israeli prime minister says Trump ‘is the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House’.

3 Mar 2025 - 11:11AM

Middle East

Iran parliament sacks minister over economic woes

Decades of sanctions have battered Iran’s economy, with soaring inflation increasing prices since the US pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal.

2 Mar 2025 - 9:26PM

US-China relations

US imposes sanctions on more Hong Kong firms for aiding Iran drone makers

Treasury Department alleges six companies obtained components for Iranian drones and missiles in violation of US bans.

27 Feb 2025 - 5:32AM

An Iranian Shahed drone displayed at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Opinion | Trump can’t break Russia’s alliance with China – but he can shake it

With Washington and Moscow advancing talks for peace in Ukraine, a successful deal would draw them closer, which could prove disadvantageous for Beijing.

27 Feb 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting China’s President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are seen in a souvenir shop in St Petersburg, Russia, on November 21. Photo: AP

Saudi Arabia

From Gaza to Ukraine: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE expand clout as mediators

The international community is increasingly turning to the Gulf monarchies to mediate conflicts as trusted go-betweens, analysts say.

26 Feb 2025 - 5:57PMvideocam

China's military weapons

Chinese missile defence systems on show at IDEX as conflicts heat global market

China set to capitalise on Mideast market as Russia cuts back on sales and the US has restrictions for some countries, analyst says.

25 Feb 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

US-Iran tensions

US imposes new sanctions on Chinese and Indian firms for helping Iran oil sales

More than 30 individuals, entities and vessels are cited for allegedly helping Tehran fund terrorism through energy sales and transport.

25 Feb 2025 - 3:48AM

A gas flare on an Iranian oil production platform. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Thousands attend funeral of Hezbollah’s Nasrallah months after Israel assassination

The assassination in Lebanon, and the death of Nasrallah’s heir in the same strike, was a devastating blow to Iran’s most powerful militant group.

23 Feb 2025 - 6:06PMvideocam

Mourners hold pictures of Lebanon’s former Hezbollah leaders, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine during their funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday. Photo: AP

Crime

US man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing the writer and blinding him in one eye.

22 Feb 2025 - 4:46AMvideocam

US-China relations

US should consider barring Chinese citizens from its national labs, Senate hears

Hearing showcases support for restricting access to American scientific research as Beijing’s ‘stealing’ cited.

22 Feb 2025 - 12:04AMvideocam

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