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US-Iran tensions
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9 September, 2024
In October, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th Brics summit in Kazan, Russia. Photo: Xinhua
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.

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Israel-Gaza war

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

Middle East

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

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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.

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US President Joe Biden with president-elect Donald Trump during a transition meeting at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on November 13. Photo: White House / Zuma Press Wire / dpa
Middle East

Iran confirms increase in IAEA nuclear inspections

Iran’s nuclear chief says ‘it is natural’ to increase the number of inspections with an increase to capacity and nuclear activities.

Joe Biden

Biden says Assad’s fall a ‘fundamental act of justice’, but ‘a moment of risk’

The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Deepening Hong Kong, Iran ties show US curbs have ‘lost their potency’: envoy

Ambassador Mohsen Bakhtiar says measures have been taken to overcome sanctions restricting Iranian firms from accessing services in the city.

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Mohsen Bakhtiar, the Iranian ambassador to China, has called for more exchanges between his country and Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Iran

Iran says it conducted a successful space launch

Rocket carried an ‘orbital propulsion system’ and research payloads to a 400km orbit above the Earth.

China-Middle East relations

Iran’s president vows greater cooperation with China and Russia

President Masoud Pezeshkian tells visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing Tehran is committed to their 25-year deal.

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Middle East

Syrian conflict escalates as US-backed forces clash with Assad’s troops

The clashes come after rebel advances in Aleppo and Hama, highlighting the volatile situation in the region.

A Syrian flag lies on the tarmac of the Aleppo international airport, on December 2. Photo: AP
Middle East

‘Nixon in China’: can Trump and Iran reach a ‘grand bargain’ Middle East deal?

Officials are aiming to reach agreements to end the Israel-Gaza war and on Iran’s nuclear programme following the Lebanon ceasefire deal.

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Israeli soldiers visit the site where a house was damaged, after projectiles were fired across over to Israel from Lebanon. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks in Geneva with European powers

Iran accelerated uranium enrichment plans after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.

Middle East

Iran plans to activate thousands of centrifuges after IAEA dispute

According to media reports, Tehran plans on installing the devices within the next 4 to 6 months.

Middle East

Iran to stop producing near bomb-grade uranium, UN watchdog says

The move is a sign the Islamic Republic may be ready to resolve a stand-off with the West over its atomic activities.

The Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building that houses the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, in May 2021. Photo: Reuters
US presidential election 2024

Musk met Iran UN ambassador on defusing tension under Trump, US report says

The meeting, if confirmed, would again show the immense influence of the world’s richest man, who has constantly been at Trump’s side.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a Trump rally in New York, in October. Photo: AFP
United States

Opinion | Why US influence in Southeast Asia could decline under Trump 2.0

Despite Trump positioning himself as a peacemaker, his foreign policy agenda is likely to push allies in Asia further away.

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Donald Trump

Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon

While Trump has promised peace in the Middle East, he has said Biden should let Israel ‘finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza.

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US presidential election 2024

FBI thwarts Iranian plot to murder Donald Trump

A suspect, identified as Farhad Shakeri, was allegedly ordered by an official to come up with a plan to kill Trump before the election.

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Donald Trump points to the crowd at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Trump’s victory raises fears of Israel-Iran clash before he can ‘stop wars’

Analysts warn both sides are likely to ‘take even more risks’ in the dying days of the Biden administration.

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United States

US deploys F-15 fighter jets to Middle East in warning to Iran

Pentagon spokesman says the US will take ‘every measure’ to defend American personnel and interests in the region.

US presidential election 2024

Israel’s Netanyahu discusses ‘Iranian threat’ with Trump

Tehran-backed Hezbollah says its militants are ready to fight Israel, and the US election result will have no bearing on the war in Lebanon.

Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel museum in Jerusalem in May 2017. Photo: AP
Middle East

Iran slams US deployment of B-52 bombers as ‘destabilising’

The US has announced the deployment of B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a warning to Iran, which has vowed to respond to Israeli strikes.

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The United States military has announced the deployment of B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a warning to Iran. Photo: Shutterstock
Middle East

US journalist detained in Iran as tensions rise over Israeli attack

Iranian-American Reza Valizadeh once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster and is believed to have been detained by Iran for months.

Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, US with ‘crushing response’ over Israeli attack

The warning comes as the country marks the 45th anniversary of the US embassy hostage crisis in Tehran.

Middle East

Iran preparing to strike Israel from Iraq within days, US report says

Attacking through pro-Iran militias in Iraq could be a bid by Tehran to avoid Israeli retaliation on its own soil, the article says.

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A woman walks past an anti-Israel hoarding in Tehran on October 26 depicting Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel and a sentence reading in Persian: “If you want war, we are the master of war.” Photo: EPA-EFE
Middle East

Iran warns it will defend itself after Israeli strikes

Tehran stressed its right to retaliate against Israeli action but said it was also focused on a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Iran warned Israel that it has the right to defend itself. Photo: EPA-EFE
War and conflict

Opinion | Ukraine and Gaza wars offer a lesson on the merits of nuclear weapons

Nuclear arms on both sides of tensions can prevent escalations into outright war, as has been the case in South Asia.

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US presidential election 2024

Russia, China and Iran could stoke post-election violence: US intelligence

Foreign actors may also use cyberattacks and espionage to spread disinformation, promote confusion about the results and divide Americans.

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