Frustrated Trump learns he doesn’t have the cards on Iran
- 12-May-2026
WASHINGTON: One of President Donald Trump’s favorite metaphors is that he’s got the cards — that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary. On Iran, the former casino owner is learning that he, in fact, doesn’t have such a strong hand after all. As he travels […]
Suspected oil slick off Iran’s Kharg Island
- 09-May-2026
WASHINGTON: Satellite images appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic. It was not immediately clear what had caused the apparent spill, which was located off the small Gulf island’s west coast. Orbital EOS, which monitors oil spills, told The […]
Iran plans to turn university site hit in US-Israeli strikes into museum
- 03-May-2026
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities plan to turn a bomb site at a university in central Iran into a museum about the impact of US-Israeli strikes, an official said. “The current damaged site will be preserved as a war museum at the university to remain a document of the country’s scientific oppression in history,” said Zafarollah Kalantari, […]
Iran calls Trump’s piracy boast ‘direct admission’ of criminal blockade
- 03-May-2026
Iran has reacted to US President Donald Trump’s boasting about the US Navy’s acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s illegal naval blockade of Iranian vessels and ports. “The President of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as ‘piracy,’ brazenly boasting that ‘we act like pirates,'” Iranian Foreign Ministry […]
Trump plans long blockade of Iran: WSJ report
- 29-Apr-2026
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has told US national security officials to prepare for a long blockade of Iran’s ports in order to compel Tehran to give up its nuclear program, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump, according to the report, does not believe that Iran is negotiating in good faith and hopes it can […]
Iran says US no longer in position to ‘dictate’ policy to other nations
- 28-Apr-2026
TEHRAN: Iran said on Tuesday that the United States was no longer able to “dictate” what other countries do, as Washington weighed a new proposal from Tehran on unblocking the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has effectively sealed off the strategic waterway since early in the war with the United States and Israel, sending shockwaves through […]
Iran needs ‘credible guarantees’ against attacks before Gulf can be stable: envoy
- 28-Apr-2026
UNITED NATIONS: Iran needs guarantees against another US-Israeli attack before it can ensure security in the oil-rich Gulf, Tehran’s envoy to the United Nations said Monday. The ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, addressed a Security Council session initiated by Bahrain, in which dozens of countries condemned Iran for exerting control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz. […]
Iran offers new conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports
- 27-Apr-2026
Iran has offered the U.S. a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, Axios reported on Monday, citing a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge. The US news outlet, citing a US official and two sources with knowledge of the matter, […]
As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place
- 27-Apr-2026
PARIS: Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic’s strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran — but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough. “It is not at all a sign of any change in the government in my opinion. Because no achievement has […]
Iran urges UN condemnation after US seizes cargo ship
- 22-Apr-2026
Iran on Tuesday called on the United Nations to condemn the seizure by the United States of an Iranian cargo ship, characterizing the move as an act of piracy and a breach of a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington. US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the US Navy had fired on and then […]