The fragile diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions between Iran and the United States have come under renewed strain after Tehran accused Washington of violating an emerging ceasefire framework through fresh military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. The accusations have added another layer...

Thomas Rainer, spokesperson for the European Commission (EC), stated that the European Union supports the viewpoint presented in Pope Leo XIV's encyclical regarding the necessity for monitoring the utilization of artificial intelligence. "We completely align with the vision of His Holiness Pope Leo...

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to connect negotiations with Iran to a wider expansion of the Abraham Accords has revealed the extent to which Middle East diplomacy is increasingly being shaped by overlapping security, political, and ideological battles. The former U.S. president’s proposal, which...

Washington and Tehran have come to a preliminary agreement regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz in their attempts to finalize an agreement, according to The New York Times. The newspaper cites a US official stating that the United States and Iran have come to a preliminary agreement...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration that a memorandum of understanding with Iran had been “largely negotiated” signaled more than optimism about ending months of conflict. The statement reflected an emerging diplomatic effort to stabilize global energy routes, ease pressure on oil markets,...

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has mandated that uranium enriched near weapons-grade levels cannot be exported internationally, according to two senior Iranian officials who spoke to Reuters. According to one of the sources, the directive from the Supreme Leader and the agreement among...

Iran’s leadership has adopted a firmer position over its enriched uranium stockpile following recent conflict and diplomatic pressure, with senior Iranian sources indicating that the country’s Supreme Leader has ordered that near-weapons-grade uranium must remain inside Iran rather than be...

The European Union is formulating strategies that may mandate European firms to acquire essential parts from various suppliers to lessen their reliance on China, The Financial Times writes. "In numerous regions, we are slowly becoming reliant on imports from China (...) Dependence comes at a cost,"...

UAE Energy Minister Mohammed Ali Al Mazrouei said on Saturday that the nation's choice to exit OPEC was driven by long-term economic assessments and its energy capabilities. The minister was quoted by Al Jazeera as stating that the choice was motivated purely by the UAE's national interests, its...