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US Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran

The ​US Treasury Department was expected on Monday to broaden the scope of secondary sanctions it can impose on entities and countries that maintain business ties with Iran as the Trump administration seeks to increase...

People walk past shops at a market area in Tehran on Monday. Iran responded with defiance to a US threat of the 'single greatest financial offensive ever', saying it was an admission of military defeat. - AFP

Qatar fatal gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens

Qatar's Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad al Kaabi speaks during a press conference in Doha. — AFP

US and Iran make 'encouraging progress' at talks although tension remains

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (C) next to Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (R) prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.

US and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reacts prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar

Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (L) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greet each other. — AFP

Israeli threats on Lebanon continue

A Lebanese man looks under the gap in the rubble of a flattened building destroyed by the Israeli military, in the southern city of Nabatieh. — AFP

Poll finds Israelis believe Iran won Mideast war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the document of U.S. Memorandum of Understanding in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026.

Vance, Iranians in Switzerland for first talks, overshadowed by closure of Strait

U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026.

Vance arrives in Switzerland for Iran peace talks with Hormuz in spotlight

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US and Iran set for new talks after delay and deadly strikes

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Iran says Hormuz shut again; US denies claim

A child stands next to the rubble of a building damaged in an Israeli strike in Qennarit, southern Lebanon, on Saturday. — Reuters

Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, including children

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Israel tests US-Iran talks

A woman fills a jerrycan with water as she sits among the rubble of a house, which was damaged by an Israeli strike, in Qlaileh

Gaza ceasefire a 'deadly illusion': Unicef

Palestinians flee their homes after Israeli forces advanced and moved markers to expand the "Yellow Zone" under their control, in Al Tuffah

Iran, US claim victory

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Tankers pass Hormuz after deal

Vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz. — AFP
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