Politics

Pakistan continues US-Iran mediation amid nuclear deadlock

Pakistan will continue its mediation efforts between United States and Iran, with officials saying there is “no immediate danger” of renewed conflict despite ongoing diplomatic deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program, according to government sources.

11 May 2026-17:17
Turkish FM Fidan to visit Qatar for strategic talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to visit Qatar on Tuesday for high-level talks focused on regional security, the Gaza crisis, and preparations for the next Türkiye-Qatar High Strategic Committee meeting.

11 May 2026-16:10
Top Iranian aide says Trump 'cannot reopen’ Strait of Hormuz

Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser and aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has dismissed recent remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington would never be capable of reopening the strategic waterway.

11 May 2026-15:30
Iran says proposal was ‘reasonable’ as US presses ‘unacceptable demands’

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has said Tehran’s proposal for ending the recent regional war was “reasonable and generous”, while accusing the United States of insisting on demands shaped by Israel.

11 May 2026-15:17
Iran shipping official says all Gulf Arab ports halted

11 May 2026-13:20
Iran says submarines carrying out surveillance missions in Strait of Hormuz

The commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy says domestically built light submarines are carrying out surveillance and tracking missions in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters of the Persian Gulf.

11 May 2026-13:04
Iran says it dismantled two alleged Mossad-linked cells, one suspect killed

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it has dismantled two alleged “terrorist cells” linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, arresting multiple suspects across six provinces and killing one person during an armed confrontation.

11 May 2026-12:50
Pro-Iranian hacker group claims to expose identities of Israeli special forces officers

A pro-Iranian hacker group known as Handala says it has published the identities of 60 senior officers from the Israeli Egoz Unit, an elite special forces formation.

11 May 2026-12:07
Iran detains two accused of calling for strikes online

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation says it has arrested two individuals accused of operating fake accounts on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and calling for attacks on Iran.

11 May 2026-11:49
Talks with US ‘not surrender’ but defence of national interests, Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that any talks with the United States should not be viewed as surrender or retreat, but as an effort to secure Iran’s rights and defend national interests.

11 May 2026-11:34