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Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

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President Masoud Pezeshkian

last updated:

6 January, 2025

Anthony Fauci in Washington in 2022. Photo: TNS

Donald Trump

Trump revokes protection for Covid adviser Fauci despite death threats

The US president said he would not feel responsible if harm came to the doctor, or to John Bolton, whose protection he also revoked.

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Donald Trump

Trump strips protection from ex-adviser Bolton, target of Iran murder plot

22 Jan 2025 - 6:45AMvideocam

Middle East

Gunman shoots dead 2 Iranian judges tied to 1988 mass executions

18 Jan 2025 - 8:55PM

US-Iran tensions

Opinion | Why time is right to press Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions

Iran’s economic vulnerabilities, the region’s changing dynamics and a new reform-minded administration present an opportunity for a new deal.

18 Jan 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian meets International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi in Tehran, Iran, on November 14. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Russia

Russia, Iran to boost military and trade ties in ‘real breakthrough’ pact

Both countries signed a broad cooperation pact in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

18 Jan 2025 - 1:19AMvideocam

US-China relations

US executive order targets China, other alleged cyberattackers before Biden exit

Rules include tougher standards to ensure software is more secure and bolster sanction authority against likes of Beijing.

16 Jan 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

‘Big question marks’: experts doubt Gaza ceasefire deal will lead to lasting peace

Israel and Hamas’ truce agreement is set to start on Sunday, but analysts warn unresolved core issues leave the future uncertain.

16 Jan 2025 - 1:42PM

Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Middle East

‘New era’: Iraq PM says he will sign security deal with Britain

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani touts Iraq-UK ties in London visit, will sign security and strategic partnership deals.

14 Jan 2025 - 12:39PMvideocam

Middle East

At UN, Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to rebuild with Iran’s help

Israel’s UN ambassador urges action against arms smuggling amid 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:57AMvideocam

European Union

Iran, European powers hold ‘constructive’ nuclear talks ahead of Trump return

Iran and European powers hold talks in Geneva on lifting sanctions and nuclear issues.

14 Jan 2025 - 12:40PM

A billboard of a satellite rocket in Tehran. Iran denies any intention to develop atomic weapons. Photo: AFP

United States

US limits AI chip sales to China, others, as Nvidia slams ‘sweeping overreach’

New controls go beyond China, setting quotas for about 120 countries; exports to 18 allies including Japan, UK, the Netherlands are exempt.

14 Jan 2025 - 4:51PMvideocam

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The US government has imposed new restrictions on AI chip exports, aiming to maintain its dominance in AI technology while limiting China’s access. Photo: Shutterstock

Italy

Italy releases Iranian wanted by US in deadly drone attack on troops

Iranian Mohammad Abedini was arrested in Italy last month at the behest of the US for supplying parts for drone used in 2024 attack.

13 Jan 2025 - 2:45PM

Afghanistan

Biden spoke to families of Americans detained in Afghanistan

The US has been negotiating with the Taliban to exchange three Americans for a high-profile prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay.

13 Jan 2025 - 2:28PMvideocam

United States

Jimmy Carter honoured at state funeral as US mourns former president

President Joe Biden praised the late US leader for rising above politics in his ‘mission to serve and shape the world’.

10 Jan 2025 - 12:26PMvideocam

Soldiers carry away the casket of former US president Jimmy Carter, on the day of his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Reuters

Japan

Japan gangster may face life behind bars over bid to sell nuke material to Iran

Takeshi Ebisawa admitted at his plea that he ‘brazenly trafficked’ material including weapons-grade plutonium out of Myanmar.

9 Jan 2025 - 2:44PMvideocam

Takeshi Ebisawa poses with a rocket launcher at a warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark. File photo: Reuters

War and conflict

Opinion | China can help Syria transform from conflict corridor to bridge of commerce

An inclusive, tolerant Syria and a China-led grand coalition to rebuild and revive the economy could see regional strife give way to prosperity.

7 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Art

Artist’s vibrant viral Instagram works lift up crumbling district

Adel Yazdi has turned his neighbourhood in Shiraz, Iran into a vivid visual tapestry that many tourists are discovering through social media.

7 Jan 2025 - 12:45PM

Middle East

Opinion | Syria a chance for Middle East to shape its own, better future

The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.

7 Jan 2025 - 5:32AMvideocam

Syrian leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani waits to welcome a Ukrainian delegation in Damascus, Syria, on December 30. The world has been beating a path to his door. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Israeli military says commandos raided missile factory in Syria in September

Military spokesman called nighttime raid on Iranian-led facility one of Israel’s most complex operations in years.

3 Jan 2025 - 3:21PM

Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on January 13

The 3 European nations had accused Iran of growing its stockpile of high-enriched uranium to ‘unprecedented levels’.

2 Jan 2025 - 12:35AMvideocam

Middle East

Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, following a ‘final warning’ to Houthis to halt attacks.

31 Dec 2024 - 3:13PM

Fragments of a Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen at Israel in the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Opinion | 2024 shows US-China tensions no longer the biggest story

Unrestrained regional powers jostling for control, building weapons and taking bolder risks are influencing trajectory of world politics.

26 Dec 2024 - 8:35AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives to meet US President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel acknowledges it killed ex-Hamas leader Haniyeh in Iran

Defence chief Israel Katz admitted to killing Ismail Haniyeh in July, warning the military would ‘decapitate’ leadership of Yemen’s Houthis.

24 Dec 2024 - 5:17AMvideocam

China-Middle East relations

China’s diplomatic clout in Mideast at risk as threats build around ally Iran

Trump factor and fall of Assad in Syria will force nations, including China, to reassess ties.

23 Dec 2024 - 4:36PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu vows to act with ‘force, determination’ against Yemen’s Houthis

Israeli prime minister makes statement a day after a missile fired from Yemen fell in the Tel Aviv area, injuring 16 people.

23 Dec 2024 - 12:13PM

The scene of a missile strike that, according to Israel’s military, was launched from Yemen and landed in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident

The US Navy is investigating the cause of the accident which saw a two-seater F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down over the Red Sea.

22 Dec 2024 - 12:38PM

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The US Navy says an F-18 Super Hornet was shot down in an apparent “friendly fire” incident over the Red Sea. File photo: AP

Middle East

US scraps US$10 million bounty on Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

Top US diplomat for the Middle East Barbara Leaf welcomed ‘positive messages’ from their talks, including a promise to fight terrorism.

21 Dec 2024 - 4:28AM

United States

Opinion | How Biden’s memos can ensure continuity in US foreign policy under Trump

For the sake of national security, transition memos must offer a real road map on key specific foreign policy challenges, like the ones Bush did for Obama.

19 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

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