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Iranian sailors leave Sri Lanka after attack

More than 200 Iranian sailors who had been stranded in Sri Lanka following a naval incident have now returned home after spending over a month in the country. According to Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara, a total of 238 sailors were repatriated. This included 32 crew members rescued from the Iris Dena and 206 from the Irins Bushehr. The group departed on Tuesday night after being flown out of Sri Lanka. The incident began on 4 March, when the Iris Dena sank approximately 40 kilometres off Sri Lanka’s southern coast after being struck by a torpedo reportedly launched from a US submarine. The attack resulted in the deaths of 104 sailors. The following day, Sri Lankan authorities took control of the Irins Bushehr after it requested permission to dock due to engine failure. The vessel was allowed into port on […]

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China calls US blockade of Iran ports ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

China has condemned the United States over its blockade of Iranian ports, describing Washington’s actions as “dangerous and irresponsible” amid soaring tensions in the Gulf. US President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade threatening to sink ships entering or leaving Iranian ports after weekend peace talks between Washington and Tehran collapsed. The blockade took effect at 1400 GMT on Monday, despite the two sides having agreed to a fragile two‑week ceasefire just days earlier. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the US decision to increase military deployments and enforce a targeted blockade would only heighten tensions and undermine the already fragile ceasefire. He warned that the move further endangers safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipments. Iran has effectively closed the strait to most traffic, allowing only vessels serving countries it regards […]

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Iran resumes rail services on routes damaged by war

Iran has resumed rail services on several key routes after repairing sections of track damaged during the recent war with Israel and the United States, according to state media reports on Monday. Authorities have begun reconstruction work on bridges, railway lines and other infrastructure that were hit during nearly 40 days of fighting. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since Wednesday, creating space for emergency repairs and limited restoration of transport links. In Iran’s northwestern Azerbaijan region, the director general of the railways said trains have started running again from the city of Tabriz to the capital Tehran and to Mashhad in the northeast. “These trains have resumed service after an interruption of four to five days,” Alireza Soleimani told the official IRNA news agency. He added that the Tehran–Tabriz–Van service also left Tehran for Van in Turkey on […]

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Turkey accuses Israel of portraying it as ‘new enemy’

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has accused Israel of trying to portray Turkey as its “new enemy” amid rising tensions over the Gaza war and the broader regional conflict involving Iran. Speaking in a televised interview with state‑run Anadolu news agency, Fidan said Israel “cannot live without an enemy” and is now attempting to cast Turkey in that role following years of confrontation with Iran and its allies. Relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv have steadily worsened since the Gaza war erupted after Hamas’s October 7, 2023 cross‑border attack on Israel. Fidan’s remarks came after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned United States President Donald Trump of possible “provocations and sabotage” that could undermine an initial ceasefire understanding in the US‑Israeli war on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will continue to confront Tehran and its regional […]

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US denies agreeing to unfreeze Iran assets

A senior United States official has denied a report that Washington agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks as part of ongoing talks with Tehran. The denial came after an unnamed Iranian source told Reuters that the US had consented to releasing the frozen funds in return for safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In a message from the White House, a senior US official dismissed the report as false, stressing that the meetings between both sides had not even started at the time the claim was made. Iran and the US have sent delegations to Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks aimed at ending the wider war in the Middle East. Tehran has publicly insisted that any permanent ceasefire must include unfreezing its sanctioned assets and an end to Israel’s war on Hezbollah […]

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Five key facts about the US Iran talks in Pakistan

The United States and Iran are holding their highest level talks in years in Islamabad, Pakistan, in a bid to turn a fragile two week ceasefire into a lasting end to the war that has shaken global energy markets. The war behind the talksOn February 28, the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and hit key military and nuclear sites, with more than 2,000 people killed in five weeks. Tehran responded by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about a fifth of global oil and gas passes, pushing energy prices higher and disrupting trade. On April 8, Pakistan brokered a two week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council saying the talks could last up to 15 days and the truce expected to expire […]

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Iran sets new ship routes in Strait of Hormuz

Iran has announced new shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, citing safety concerns over possible sea mines in the main channel used by vessels. The decision comes as Tehran agreed to temporarily reopen the strategic waterway under a two week truce deal, after weeks of tension that threatened global oil supplies. About one fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait. In a statement reported by local media, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advised all ships to follow designated alternative paths to reduce the risk of hitting sea mines and to improve maritime safety. The guidance includes revised entry and exit routes for vessels using the corridor. The move follows a ceasefire agreement reached between Iran and the United States, which took effect overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. The truce was reportedly secured less than an hour before […]

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Iran insists on right to enrich uranium in talks

Iran’s nuclear chief has insisted that Tehran will keep its right to enrich uranium in any future peace talks with the United States. Mohammed Eslami, head of Iran’s nuclear programme, spoke on Thursday on the sidelines of a memorial service for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He rejected US demands that Iran should end uranium enrichment, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency. “Those are their wishes, and those wishes will be buried,” he said, referring to US calls for Tehran to halt enrichment. Even before the ongoing war, officials from Washington and Tehran had been holding indirect talks over Iran’s nuclear activities. US President Donald Trump has said his goal is to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb. Tehran has repeatedly denied it is seeking nuclear weapons, saying its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes even as it […]

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Strait of Hormuz reopens as US, Iran agree two‑week ceasefire

Iran has confirmed a conditional two‑week ceasefire with the United States that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic under tight military control. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said ships will be allowed “safe passage” through the vital waterway for 14 days, provided all attacks against Iran are halted. The arrangement follows President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks if Tehran completely reopened the strait for global oil and gas flows. Both sides are presenting the 11th‑hour truce as a victory, with Washington citing pressure on Iran and Tehran claiming it forced the US to pause strikes and recognise its control over Hormuz. Markets have reacted positively, with global oil prices sliding by around 15 percent and stock indices rallying on hopes that exports from the Gulf can resume, even if partially. Analysts, […]

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U.S., Iran agree two‑week ceasefire as Hormuz passage set to resume

The United States and Iran have agreed to a conditional two‑week ceasefire that will see a partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping and oil tankers. The deal, announced late Tuesday just before President Donald Trump’s deadline for possible massive strikes on Iran, was brokered with help from Pakistan and other regional intermediaries. Under the arrangement, the U.S. and Israel will halt air and missile strikes on Iranian territory for 14 days, while Tehran commits to allowing “safe passage” through the strategic waterway in coordination with its armed forces. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a statement that, for the duration of the ceasefire, ships can transit the strait subject to “technical limitations” and prior coordination with Iranian military authorities. Trump hailed the agreement on social media as a “double‑sided ceasefire,” claiming Washington had already met […]

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