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Tehran says diplomacy continues but no deal yet with US

Tehran says diplomacy continues but no deal yet with US

Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir visited Tehran on Friday and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation and ending the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. According to Iranian state

US, Iran near 60-day ceasefire extension: FT

US, Iran near 60-day ceasefire extension: FT

Mediators believe they are nearing agreement to extend a US ceasefire with Iran by 60 days and set a framework for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people briefed on the talks. The deal would include a gradual reopening of the Strait of Ho

IMF urges EU reform, joint debt

IMF urges EU reform, joint debt

European Union countries will face large bills for defence, energy and pensions ‌in the next 15 years, the International Monetary Fund told EU finance ministers on Saturday, suggesting a mix of reforms, consolidation and joint borrowing as a way to manage that. "If left unchecked, public debt

France readies UN resolution on Hormuz

France readies UN resolution on Hormuz

France has drafted a UN Security Council resolution on setting up ​an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz and could ‌submit it if conditions are right, the foreign ministry said on Friday, as Washington struggles to bring to a vote a text Russia and China may say

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