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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

Strait of Hormuz blocked as gaps remain on Iran peace talks

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Trade ships hit as Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz

A family reunites after crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect. — Reuters

New Delhi protests fire at Indian-flagged ships in Hormuz

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam

Trump warns against 'blackmail'(Strap) Iran tightens control of Strait of Hormuz

A woman walks past windows covered with plastic at Golestan Palace, a Unesco World Heritage site, in Tehran. — Reuters

Lebanon president, PM discuss readiness for Israel talks

Displaced people make their way back to their homes, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. — Reuters

No date set for next round of talks, says Iran deputy FM

Iranian Deputy FM Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks to reporters in Antalya, Türkiye. — Reuters

Egypt, Pakistan working on lasting peace plan

Marco Rubio with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington.

Macron: French soldier was killed in Lebanon

A French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrols the area as displaced residents waving Hezbollah flags make their way back to their homes on a makeshift road, built at the site where the Qasmieh bridge was destroyed in Israeli strikes, in the southern Lebanese area of Al-Qasmiyeh on April 18, 2026. Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire on April 16 in order to negotiate an end to six weeks of war between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. The conflict saw massive Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon and also a ground invasion in the south. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)

No date set for next round of Iran-US talks

Iran's deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh

Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, ships reverse course

A satellite image shows the ship movement at the Strait of Hormuz

Pakistan military chief, PM head home after diplomacy blitz

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US-Iran peace deal to redraw market winners and losers

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Iran partially reopens airspace: Agency

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US blockade of Iranian ports will 'remain' if no deal reached

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More than 38,000 women, girls killed in Gaza war by end of 2025: UN

A Palestinian woman reacts towards Israeli security forces as they forcibly remove Palestinians near Halhoul, south of the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on Friday. — AFP
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