US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip by American envoys to Pakistan after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left the country, cutting short a potential diplomatic channel. The cancellation signals growing friction in indirect US-Iran negotiations, with Trump suggesting future talks would happen by phone rather than in person. Trump posted on social media: 'If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!' The abrupt reversal raises questions about the current state of nuclear diplomacy between Washington and Tehran. No reason was given for Araghchi's early departure from Pakistan, and it is unclear whether the two sides had been coordinating through Islamabad as a neutral venue. The episode suggests the fragile back-channel arrangement may have broken down, at least temporarily. Observers will watch for whether Iran responds to Trump's phone-call offer or whether the diplomatic freeze deepens in the days ahead.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
