US official says Iran war truce ‘terminated’ hostilities for war powers deadline
- 01-May-2026
WASHINGTON: A US-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has “terminated” hostilities between the two sides for the purposes of an approaching congressional war powers deadline, a senior official of President Donald Trump’s administration said on Thursday. Trump faced a deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for […]
US blockade of Iran will be major military endeavor, experts say
- 13-Apr-2026
A US naval blockade of Iran is a major, open-ended military endeavor that could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and put tremendous strain on an already fragile ceasefire, experts say. President Donald Trump, in a social media post after no deal emerged from peace talks this weekend in Islamabad, said the US Navy “will begin […]
President Zardari, PM Shehbaz discuss regional situation
- 26-Mar-2026
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the regional situation in a meeting in the Presidency here on Thursday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Zardari and exchanged views over the economic situation of the country, security issues and the changing regional situation, sources said. The prime minister discussed Pakistan’s […]
Treasury’s Bessent says US has ‘plenty’ of funds for Iran war
- 23-Mar-2026
WASHINGTON: The U.S. government has “plenty of money” to fund the war against Iran, but is requesting supplemental funding from Congress to ensure the military is well supplied in the future, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday. Bessent, speaking on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” program, also ruled out pushing for any tax […]
US-Iran war would bring ‘untold chaos’ warns Jordan’s king
- 15-Jan-2020
A war between the US and Iran would wreak "untold chaos" on the world, Jordan's King Abdullah II warned Wednesday.