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Iran defies US blockade as oil prices soar

Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, on Thursday received Jean-Noël Barrot, French Republic’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. The meeting took place at the General Diwan of the Foreign Ministry...

Iranian women walk at the Revolution Square in Tehran on Thursday. — AFP

Iranian delegation to reach Islamabad Thursday, Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says

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Bahrain reopens airspace after ceasefire

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US-Iran agrees on two weeks of shaky truce

Iranians perform noon prayers as they gather in Tehran's Revolution Square. — AFP

Israel launches most violent strikes on Beirut

First responders rush to the site of an Israeli air strike, in southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre. — AFP

Iran hits oil facilities in the Gulf states

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UK PM Starmer arrives in Saudi Arabia

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) meets aircrew members during a visit to Taif Airbase, Saudi Arabia, on April 8, 2026. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived on April 9 in Saudi Arabia, on the first stop of a Gulf tour aimed at bolstering the ceasefire in the Middle East war, Downing Street said. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP)

Blasts heard in Bahrain capital Manama: AFP journalist

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Iran confirms Hormuz passage to resume

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Middle East war: ceasefire reactions

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US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Trump to suspend attacks on Iran for 2 weeks

U.S. President Trump holds a press conference in the briefing room at the White House

Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die’ in Iran

Pictures of the Minab School students are displayed during a ceremony, in Tehran. — Reuters

China, Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz, at UN headquarters in New York. — AFP

Efforts to facilitate talks between US, Iran ongoing

Women walk at a mosque at Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, in Tehran. — Reuters

Efforts to stop Iran war reaching critical stage: Envoy

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