Trump said on Monday that Israel did not persuade him to attack Iran. His comments came after news reports that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu influenced the U.S. president's decision, and criticism from right-wing commentators. "Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oc
Pakistan has put a $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan on hold after Saudi Arabia asked for the agreement to be terminated and said it would not finance the purchase, two Pakistani security sources and a diplomatic source said. The conflict between Sudan's army and the par
A warning by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has crystallised fears among Gulf states that reopening the Strait of Hormuz may be the most Iran-US talks can achieve, falling short of the broader de-escalation they regard as vital. Officials and analysts expect the next round of negotiatio
US president Donald Trump has said he is “under no pressure whatsoever” to reach a deal with Iran, but it will happen “relatively quickly”, Al Jazeera reports. He blamed the “fake news” and the Democrats for circulating rumours that he is being pressured t
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts. However, the official stressed that no decision
