Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree that no country can ​be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told Reuters on Tuesday, in a sign that ‌the two countries are trying to find common ground on efforts to pressure Iran to give up control of the vital waterway.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will have a long talk ​with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the war in ‌Iran during his upcoming trip to China, but added that he does not think he needs Xi's help.

United Nations experts have criticized recent US measures against Cuba, saying President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing a fuel blockade on the island amounts to “energy starvation” with serious consequences for development and human rights.

South Korean shipper HMM (011200.KS), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had secured a vessel to tow a bulk carrier it ​operates to a port in Dubai after an explosion ‌and fire damaged the ship, which had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump has once again criticized Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “putting many Catholics at risk” by allegedly believing that it is acceptable for Iran to possess nuclear weapons.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ​will travel to the ‌United States in the coming days to meet with his counterpart ​Donald Trump, two sources in ​the Brazilian government.