Trump’s Coast Guard Address: ‘Good Looking Men’ and Deja Vu
President Trump’s commencement address was a mixture of jokes and praise for the seafaring life of the Coast Guard graduates. But there were detours into choppy waters.
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Putins China visit: Key moments and results in VIDEOS
Moscow and Beijing have inked dozens of agreements and pledged deeper cooperation Russian President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up a two-day state visit to Beijing, during which he and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, hailed "unprecedented" bilateral ties, describing the relationship as a stabilizing force amid growing global turbulence.
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Autocracy’s ‘Loyal Losers’
Even the most capable autocrats need help hanging on to power. Mediocre officials are often best for the job, according to new research.
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"Iran will either have a deal or US will do nasty things," says Trump
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (local time) that the US is in the final stages with Iran, and cautioned they might do something 'nasty' if Iran doesn't sign a deal. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews while travelling to Groton, Connecticut, Trump said, 'We're in the final stages with Iran. We'll see what happens.
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Trump administration charges Cuba's Raul Castro with murder
Trump administration charges Cuba's Raul Castro with murder Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 19:15 This sets the stage for Castro to potentially be brought to the US to face trial in the way President Nicolas Maduro was abducted from Venezuela Cuba's President Raul Castro, centre, talks to Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, left, and Ortega's wife Rosario Murillo during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of 19th-century Cuban independence hero Jose Marti in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on 26 July 2013 (Alejandro Ernesto/Reuters) Off The US has unsealed an indictment against Cuba's former president, Raul Castro, charging him with conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder related to the 1996 shootdown of two American aid planes close to the island. Five other defendants are named: Lorenzo Alberto Perez‑Perez, Emilio Jose Palacio Blanco, Jose Fidel Gual Barzaga, Raul Simanca Cardenas, and Luis Raul Gonzalez‑Pardo Rodriguez. The move sets the stage for 94-year-old Castro to be brought to the US to face trial, potentially via the same "law enforcement operation" that the Trump administration employed to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Exclusive: US Sends New Text to Iran via Pakistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – After Iran sent a 14-point text as the basis of talks with the US, the Americans have once again given Iran a text via Pakistan.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the US and Israel’s unlikely choice to lead Iran
Populist former president’s falling-out with the Tehran regime allegedly drew him into a takeover plot US and Israel hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader For all their outward differences, there always seemed to be things that linked Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Donald Trump. A visit to the then Iranian president’s rather humble Tehran neighbourhood nearly 20 years ago highlighted cost of living problems that prefigured those facing Trump now. Continue reading...
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Calls for pragmatism grow in Iran but rulers appear unmoved
A growing range of political voices in Tehran are calling for realism abroad and reconciliation at home rather than deeper confrontation as Washington signals both openness to talks and readiness for further military action.
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UK signs trade agreement with Gulf states
UK signs trade agreement with Gulf states The UK has reached a trade agreement with the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, becoming the first Group of Seven country to secure such a deal with the bloc. The agreement includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and is expected to bring relatively limited economic gains for the UK. “At a time of increased instability, today’s announcement sends a clear signal of confidence,” UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle said.
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Saudi foreign minister urges Iran to respond to negotiations
Saudi foreign minister urges Iran to respond to negotiations Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Riyadh welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to allow more time for negotiations with Iran. In a post on X, he said the move would “give diplomacy a chance to reach an acceptable agreement to end the war, restore the security and freedom of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”. He also urged Iran to “urgently respond to the efforts to advance the negotiations leading up to a comprehensive agreement”.
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US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’
Airstrike at the start of the war was aimed at freeing populist ex-president from house arrest, US newspaper claims Middle East crisis – live updates Fresh questions have been raised over the US and Israeli effort to depose the Iranian regime after it was claimed that Israel wanted to put the populist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power. Ahmadinejad’s turbulent presidency from 2005 to 2013 was marked by incendiary attacks on Israel but he recast himself as a critic of the regime and champion of the poor after falling out with the supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Continue reading...
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US Heading toward ‘Another Hillbilly’, Qalibaf Warns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Parliament speaker warned that the US is once again being dragged into unwinnable wars at the expense of poor and marginalized Americans, saying “another hillbilly” era is approaching as ordinary citizens pay the price for the policies of Washington’s war elites.
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Rumors of Qalibaf Leaving Iran’s Negotiating Team Rejected
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the Iranian Parliament’s media center rejected reports claiming that Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has stepped down as head of Iran’s negotiating team, describing the reports as “completely false”.
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Leader Releases Message on Martyrdom Anniversary of Late President Raisi
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday issued a message on the second martyrdom anniversary of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage.
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Initial vote in Israel brings parliament closer to dissolution
Initial vote in Israel brings parliament closer to dissolution The Israeli parliament passed a preliminary reading on Wednesday of a bill to dissolve itself, paving the way for early elections. Of the 120 members of the Knesset, 110 approved the bill introduced by members of the ruling coalition.
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Pakistani Minister Visits Tehran for Second Time in A Week
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Federal Minister for Interior of Pakistan Mohsin Naqvi traveled to Tehran on Wednesday for meetings with Iranian officials, marking his second visit to the Iranian capital in a few days.
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Pakistani interior minister heads to Iran for talks: state media
Pakistani interior minister heads to Iran for talks: state media Pakistan's interior minister is heading to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials on Wednesday, according to Iranian state media, to continue negotiations over the conflict with the US. Iran’s Tasnim news agency said Mohsin Naqvi would meet with officials in his second trip to the country in a week.
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Sources say Egypt pressing Al-Azhar 'to back UAE' against Iran
Sources say Egypt pressing Al-Azhar 'to back UAE' against Iran Submitted by MEE correspondent on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 15:45 The Sunni world’s top Islamic body shifted its line after a presidential warning that Egyptian jobs in the Gulf were at stake UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) receiving Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, at al-Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi on 12 July 2024 (AFP/UAE Presidency/file photo) Off Egypt ’s presidency has pressed Al-Azhar, the leading authority in Sunni Islam, to publicly back the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states in their confrontation with Iran , security sources and sources close to the institution’s grand imam said. The Cairo-based seat of Sunni learning has issued four statements since the start of the current war, including one that condemned Iranian strikes on the UAE as “the aggression of the Islamic Republic of Iran against its Muslim neighbour, the United Arab Emirates”. Al-Azhar has not condemned American or Israeli strikes on Iran in any of its statements, a shift from its position during last year’s war, when it described that conflict as “the aggression of the occupying entity against the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
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US Hostility toward Iran Began with 1953 Coup: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said US hostility toward the Iranian nation dates back not to 1979 but to the 1953 Anglo-American coup that overthrew the government of then prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh for defending Iran’s national sovereignty and resources.
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Trump went to Beijing to talk Iran. He came back empty-handed
Trump went to Beijing to talk Iran. He came back empty-handed Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 18:20 While Washington doubles down on military force, Beijing is quietly weaving the Middle East together through infrastructure and diplomacy - on its own terms US President Donald Trump gestures towards Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China on 15 May, 2026 (Reuters) On On the eve of the 14 May Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, there were understandably high expectations that the two great powers would find common ground on key issues. As Shanghai-based analyst Nelson Wong recently remarked in these pages : "Beneath the polished schedule lies a striking paradox...
