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US-Iran tensions

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Houthi soldiers stand guard in Sana’a, Yemen. On Thursday the US accused Chinese firm Chang Guang Satellite Technology of directly supporting attacks on US interests by Houthi fighters. Photo: EPA-EFE

US says Chinese satellite firm is supporting Houthi attacks on US interests

State Department said ‘Chang Guang Satellite Technology … is directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi terrorist attacks on US interests’.

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Trump blocked Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites to avoid military clash

17 Apr 2025 - 11:46AMvideocam

US-China relations

US sanctions China oil refiner, shipping companies for covert business with Iran

17 Apr 2025 - 4:14AMvideocam

Iran ‘not far’ from having nuclear bomb, UN watchdog chief says

International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi is in Tehran ahead of a second round of talks between Iran and the US.

17 Apr 2025 - 3:29AM

A uranium enrichment facility is seen in Natanz, south of Tehran, Iran, in March 2006. Photo: Reuters

Iran’s military power non-negotiable in US talks, Revolutionary Guard says

The warning comes as Tehran and Washington are set for another high-level nuclear talks in Oman.

15 Apr 2025 - 7:01PM

US Pentagon chief says military ready to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear bomb

Pete Hegseth said Trump hoped to avoid military option ‘but if we have to, we will to prevent the nuclear bomb in Iran’s hands’.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:22AMvideocam

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US in hurry for nuclear deal, Iran says after high-stakes talks, Trump threats

Iran’s foreign minister briefly spoke face-to-face with the US president’s special envoy, and says discussions will resume next week.

13 Apr 2025 - 3:46PM

A 3D-printed miniature model of US President Donald Trump and the US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration from January 15. Photo: Reuters

Last chance for diplomacy? US, Iran open decade-defining nuclear talks

With Trump’s threats and a tight two-month deadline, analysts warn that failure to compromise could trigger a dangerous escalatory cycle.

12 Apr 2025 - 1:10PM

US moves B-2 bombers to Indian Ocean base in message to Iran

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth insists Tehran ‘should not have a nuclear bomb’.

10 Apr 2025 - 1:10PMvideocam

Trump says he’d use US military to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons

The US president says Israel would be ‘the leader’ of such a strike if necessary.

10 Apr 2025 - 7:41AM

A woman walks past a mural depicting the US flag with the stars replaced by skulls and the white and red stripes with silhouettes of soldiers firing assault rifles, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Trump says US, Iran beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme

During meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House, Trump warned Tehran of ‘great danger’ if talks are not successful.

8 Apr 2025 - 3:41PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

US ends some USAID contracts providing life-saving aid across Middle East

The projects were being cancelled ‘for the convenience of the US government’, according to letters sent to USAID partners.

8 Apr 2025 - 9:04AMvideocam

Iran calls Trump’s direct talks on nuclear deal ‘meaningless’

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is ‘ready to try the path of indirect negotiations’.

6 Apr 2025 - 3:44PM

US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions rise

The Carl Vinson will join the Harry S. Truman as US forces hammer Yemen’s Houthi rebels with near-daily air strikes.

2 Apr 2025 - 3:49PM

A F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for launch from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 16. Photo: Photo: DVIDS via AFP

Iran warns it will acquire a nuclear weapon if attacked

Trump has threatened Iran with ‘bombing’ if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

1 Apr 2025 - 1:24PM

Iranian missiles displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran. File photo: West Asia press Agency via Reuters

Iran rejects direct negotiations with US as Trump threatens ‘bombing’

US president threatens Iran with bombs and tariffs if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

31 Mar 2025 - 1:31PM

Iran nuclear deal ‘cannot be revived’, foreign minister says

After Trump pulled out of the deal and restored sanctions in 2018, Iran breached and surpassed the deal’s limits in its nuclear development.

23 Mar 2025 - 6:20PM

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Israel-Gaza war

Israeli military says it intercepts 2 missiles launched from Yemen

Israeli said it also downed a missile launched from Yemen earlier in the day after sirens blared in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

21 Mar 2025 - 7:36AM

People protect themselves as they stand next to a wall in Jerusalem, Israel on Thursday as sirens goes off indicating a missile attack from Yemen. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery

China is largest importer of Iranian oil and ‘teapot’ refiners are private Chinese refineries that are primary buyers of Iranian oil.

21 Mar 2025 - 12:48AMvideocam

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

Houthis claim attacks on aircraft carrier group after US strikes in Yemen

The United States has vowed ‘unrelenting’ strikes on the Houthis over Red Sea attacks.

17 Mar 2025 - 5:19PMvideocam

The US strikes were one of the most extensive attacks against the Houthis since the war in Gaza began in October 2023. Photo: Photo US Central Command via AFP

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

China-Russia relations

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 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

Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity

The US aims to isolate Iran from the global economy and eliminate its oil export revenues to slow Tehran’s development of a nuclear weapon.

9 Mar 2025 - 4:18PM

A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf. Photo: Reuters

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

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

‘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

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