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US-Iran tensions
The latest news, analysis and opinion on US-Iran tensions. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing the crowd during his annual Nowruz speech, in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

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.

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli military says it intercepts 2 missiles launched from Yemen

US-China relations

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

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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.

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US President Donald Trump watching military operations on a screen. Photo: White House via Reuters
Middle East

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Middle East

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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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.

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Iran

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.

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.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) speaks during a Parliament session to defend his Minister of Economy and Finance at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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

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.

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Israel-Gaza war

‘Open the gates of hell’: US and Israel present united front on Gaza and Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio endorses Israel’s war aims in Gaza, says Hamas must be eliminated.

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India

India fears impact of Trump’s Iran sanctions on Chabahar port

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Washington this week, a US$370 million question looms over his visit.

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Chabahar port. New Delhi entered an agreement with Tehran in 2016 to develop the port in southeastern Iran. Photo: Handout
Iran

Will Trump’s pressure tactics derail hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran?

Analysts suggest Trump’s strategy may either force a breakthrough or trigger further confrontation, depending on Tehran’s response.

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US-China relations

US Treasury sanctions network delivering Iranian oil to China

Actions follow Trump’s decision to reinstate ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran over claims it is trying to develop nuclear weapons.

Donald Trump

Trump says he’s ordered that Iran be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him

The US president made the remarks as he signed a memorandum to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Tehran to stop it from obtaining nuclear arms.

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Members of Iran’s female paramilitary force hold a cartoon of Donald Trump during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran in January. Photo: EPA-EFE
Russia

Opinion | Why Russia’s treaties with Iran and North Korea differ in scope

Key differences in comprehensive strategic partnership treaties with Pyongyang and Tehran give insight into Moscow’s diplomatic strategy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a ceremony to sign an agreement of comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on January 17. Photo: Sputnik / Pool via Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

‘No guarantees’ Gaza truce will hold, Trump says ahead of Netanyahu talks

Israel’s PM is in Washington for talks with Trump’s administration on the second phase of a truce with Hamas, which has not been finalised.

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Middle East

Iran tests missile it says can hit US ships in Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman

The Ghadr-380 has a range of over 1,000km and anti-jamming capabilities, and can be launched from an underground base.

United States

Opinion | To truly make America great again, Trump must succeed in 2 things

Losing the power balance in a potentially rancorous cabinet or failing to win over Asia’s rising non-aligned powers would trip up his plans.

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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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Anthony Fauci in Washington in 2022. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

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

After leaving his White House job, Bolton had called his former boss ‘unfit to be president’ and said he would appease China and Russia.

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Iran

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.

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