Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has started her Gulf tour in Jeddah, holding talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on rising regional tensions. Meloni arrived in Saudi Arabia as the first stop of her previously undisclosed Gulf tour, which also includes Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. During her meeting in Jeddah with...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed migration and closer cooperation on returns, border security and tackling people smuggling networks in a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in London, said Starmer’s office on Tuesday. Starmer welcomed steps taken by the Syrian government against the Islamic State and progress on UK-Syria counter-terrorism cooperation, while also addressing...
U.S. President Donald Trump shared a new threat directed at Iran on his social media platform Truth Social. In his message, Trump warned that if the Strait of Hormuz is not immediately reopened, the United States would destroy Iran’s oil fields and Kharg Island. Trump’s statement reads as follows: “The United States is engaged in...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan attended the “Türkiye–Egypt–Pakistan–Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers Meeting” held yesterday in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The meeting was attended by Minister Fidan, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. According to diplomatic sources, Minister Fidan participated in...
The residence of IKRG President Nechirvan Barzani in Duhok was targeted by several drones; no casualties were reported in the attack. A drone strike was carried out against the home of the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (IKRG), Nechirvan Barzani, in Duhok. It was reported that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the attack on a school in Minab that left 175 people dead. Araghchi described the attack as a “war crime.” Speaking at the emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council convened at the request of Iran, China, and Cuba, Araghchi stated...
According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, Tehran delivered its official response overnight to the United States’ 15-point proposal through intermediaries, presenting its own conditions. Iran is now awaiting Washington’s reply. According to Tasnim News Agency, Iran sent its official response to the U.S. proposal late last night via mediators. A source speaking to the agency...
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to create a level of destruction in Lebanon similar to what has been seen in Gaza. Sánchez made remarks regarding Israel’s policies toward Lebanon while addressing Spain’s lower house of parliament. He said that “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims to...
Israel’s Knesset National Security Committee has approved a controversial bill introducing the death penalty for “Palestinian prisoners” and forwarded it to the Knesset plenary. According to Israel’s state broadcaster KAN, the committee made several amendments to the draft law, which had already passed its first reading. Although the bill does not explicitly mention Palestinian prisoners,...
The latest round of talks between the United States and Iran happened on the night of March 22 and involved US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushener, Fox News reported on Monday, citing President Donald Trump. The president reportedly responded to a question on his thoughts about Iran’s state television denying ongoing negotiations between...