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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Monday took a swipe at the "failed" US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan with an Urdu couplet, saying only god knows now what will happen. "Ab kya hoga, ye rab jane; Na woh mane, na ye mane (only god...

New Delhi: Iran is open to holding another round of peace talks with the US if it refrains from "unlawful demands" and accepts Tehran's conditions, Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali said Monday, as the US blockade of Iranian ports takes effect, further escalating the tensions. The...

Cairo: The US military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday in an effort to force Tehran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accept a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of...

Washington: The US has threatened to "vigorously prosecute" anyone who buys or sells sanctioned Iranian oil, the top Justice Department official has said as President Donald Trump announced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade, which was announced after the US-Iran peace talks...

Cairo: The Pope pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump's criticism of him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn't fear the Trump administration. Leo XIV's comments...

Tokyo: Oil prices resumed their climb and global markets mostly declined Monday as the US military prepared to blockade traffic to and from Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war. US...

London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer Monday said Britain will not be part of a US blockade of Iranian ports in response to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. Starmer told BBC radio that "we're not supporting the blockade" and "we're not getting dragged into...

Washington: US-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump's broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn't fear the Trump administration. "To...

Cairo: The US military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas Monday, tempering President Donald Trump's earlier vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz as early reports indicated that ships had stopped crossing the waterway. The move...

Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said Sunday that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a firm and forceful response, according to two semi-official Iranian news agencies. Earlier Sunday, Trump said the US Navy would begin a blockade on the critical...