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Putin and Pezeshkian (File photos) Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday that he was ready to help mediate efforts to bring peace in the Middle East, the Kremlin said.“Vladimir Putin emphasised his readiness to further facilitate the search for a political and diplomatic settlement to the conflict, and to mediate…
United States Vice President JD Vance on Saturday said that President Donald Trump called “a dozen times” as he and his team were engaged in peace talks with Iran in Pakistan’s Islamabad.While speaking to reporters, Vance said, “We were talking to the President consistently. I don’t know how many times we talked to him —…
US Vice President JD Vance said peace talks with Iran in Pakistan had failed, adding that the American delegation would now return home after marathon negotiations ended without a deal. Speaking in Islamabad after more than 20 hours of discussions, Vance said the US had entered the talks “in good faith” but was unable to…
US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump bluntly threatened to resume the destruction of Iran if its leaders did not come to a negotiated settlement, even as his vice-president JD Vance began talks with an Iranian team primed by an obdurate Tehran which is refusing to fold and wants Washington…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday went on a social media spree as delegations from the US and Iran held peace talks in Pakistan, days after both sides agreed to a two-week ceasefire following a month-long war.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the United States is clearing out the Strait of Hormuz…
President Donald Trump waves as he walks to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) asserted the Strait of Hormuz “will open with or without Iran,” ahead of ceasefire talks with Tehran scheduled in…
MUMBAI: With the peace plan for West Asia moving ahead-though under clouds of uncertainty-investors around the world are slowly taking bets that the war would end soon. Most markets across the globe moved up, including in India. However, in early trades, the US markets were marginally lower. On Friday, although crude prices hovered around the…
Makeshift camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s Board of Peace has received only a fraction of the $17 billion pledged for rebuilding Gaza, preventing plans for the war-hit region’s future, Reuters reported citing sources.Just days before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran escalated into a…
AI image used for representative purposes Pakistan is set to host high-stakes indirect negotiations between United States and Iranian representatives in Islamabad, in an effort to stabilise a fragile ceasefire framework and prevent further escalation of a conflict that has already reshaped regional security dynamics and global energy flows.However, uncertainty continues to hang over the…
Khwaja Asif, Netanyahu (File photos) A row erupted between Israel and Pakistan after defence Minister Khawaja Asif posted remarks targeting Israel for its military op in Lebanon, which he later deleted amid strong backlash.Israel on Thursday sharply criticised the comments, questioning Pakistan’s credibility as a neutral player in ongoing regional diplomacy. The Israeli Prime Minister’s…
