Washington DC [US], March 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that Iran had sought a seven-day pause on American strikes targeting its energy infrastructure, but he decided to extend the window to 10 days, pushing the deadline to April 6.
Iranian Foreign Minister defends Hormuz Strait curb Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a call with UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the country's blocking of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is Tehran's legal right. Araghchi said that the current insecurity in the waterway "was a direct result of lawbreaking and aggression" by the US and Israel, Fars News Agency reported. He added that curbing movement of "enemy" vessels and their allies is a legal right for Iran as a coastal state.
Maduro makes second appearance at New York courthouse Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his second appearance Thursday morning in a New York court after his forcible seizure by U. S. troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January.
How Pakistan positioned itself at the centre of global crisis management In the high-stakes theatre of Middle Eastern diplomacy, where the line between war and peace is obscured by the smoke of active air strikes and the volatility of global energy markets, an unlikely protagonist has stepped into the spotlight. Pakistan , a nuclear-armed state long portrayed through the lens of economic fragility, political volatility, and escalating security tensions along its western frontier with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan , has now positioned itself as a potential mediator between the US and Iran . A proposal , emerging with striking abruptness and catching regional observers off guard, offered Islamabad as a neutral venue for face-to-face negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran’s leadership.
I asked an Iran hawk what victory looks like now.
Just before stocks ended another bruising day, the president took to social media to promote progress in talks with Iran.
Washington, DC [US], March 26 (ANI): US President Donald Trump again claimed on Thursday that he brokered a ceasefire between 'nuclear nations' India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and said he had solved conflicts that had been going on for over three decades. Trump, who was addressing a cabinet briefing, said he solved complicated conflicts quickly.
Paris [France], March 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Nol Barrot on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting and discussed the situation created by conflict in West Asia. The two leaders agreed to continue coordination to ensure the Strait of Hormuz is safe.
The US president has claimed Tehran begged for more time and he granted the "request" US President Donald Trump has walked back from his vow to resume strikes on the Islamic Republic's power facilities and extended the deadline for another 10 days, claiming that talks with Tehran "are going very w
The US president has claimed Tehran begged for more time and he granted the request US President Donald Trump has walked back from his vow to resume strikes on the Islamic Republic's power facilities and extended the deadline for another 10 days, claiming that talks with Tehran "are going very well.
The US president has claimed Tehran begged for more time and he granted the request US President Donald Trump has walked back from his vow to resume strikes on the Islamic Republic's power facilities and extended the deadline for another 10 days, claiming that talks with Tehran "are going very well.
How Pakistan positioned itself at the centre of global crisis management Submitted by Zia Ur Rehman on Thu, 03/26/2026 - 19:07 Pakistan has emerged as the unlikely protagonist for de-escalation between the US and Iran. How did it get here? US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, greets Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, and Pakistan Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.
Washington, Tehran, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Istanbul and Brussels have all received calls as Pakistan plays mediator between the United States and Iran.
US Secretary of State says ‘growing amount of energy’ flowing through Hormuz US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says intermediary countries are “passing messages and progress has been made” in talks with Iran. “There’s a growing amount of energy that’s been flowing through the straits, not as much as should be flowing, but some of it has picked up,” he told reporters. “There’s been some progress in regards to the exchange of messages, but that’s an ongoing and fluid process, and not one we’re going to negotiate or talk about in the media.
Washington DC [US], March 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said he is uncertain whether he will enforce or extend the deadline set for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, indicating that a final decision is yet to be made as diplomatic engagement continues amid the conflict in West Asia.
Washington DC [US], March 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said that Iran allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a 'present' to the United States amid ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington as the conflict continues in West Asia, calling it a significant goodwill gesture.
NEW YORK, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his second appearance Thursday morning in a New York court after his forcible seizure by U. S. troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January.
Washington, DC [US], March 27 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has projected a significant cooling of global inflationary pressures, asserting that energy prices and inflation will be lower once the current conflict in West Asia concludes with what he described as 'absolute security'.
There is renewed urgency for Ukraine to get a drone deal done, as the US increasingly focuses on Iran.
