International Relations

Strait of Hormuz oil tanker route Iran US tensions August 2026

Iran Refuses US Talks, Trump Claims Hormuz: ‘Cannot Be Seized by a Tweet’

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi refused Saturday to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington while Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi dismissed Trump's claim to Hormuz as unseizable 'by a tweet or an aircraft carrier.'

August 15, 2026

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Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi statement on Strait of Hormuz August 2026

Iran’s Parliament Formally Backs Hormuz Control as US Blockade Shows Strain

Iran's parliament advanced a formal legal framework to bar hostile-nation vessels from the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, as shipping data showed only nine of the usual twelve commodity vessels completing the

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian police and National Guard servicemen patrol Red Square in Moscow April 2022

Poland Foils Kremlin Hit on Ukrainian Rapper in Warsaw as Russia Jails Spy for 23 Years

Poland's PM Donald Tusk said Warsaw foiled a Kremlin-ordered hit on Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner while Russia sentenced a spy to 23 years for espionage in the same week. The twin disclosures laid

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke billows from the mountainous Ali al-Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon after Israeli air strikes hit positions in the Nabatieh district

Israeli Strike Kills Seven in South Lebanon in Deadliest Attack Since June Accord

Seven people died when an Israeli air strike destroyed a house in Ansar, the deadliest Israeli attack in Lebanon since the June ceasefire framework. Hezbollah's Naim Qassem challenged Lebanon's army to explain

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

An Afghan woman in a burqa walks past a mural marking the fifth anniversary of Taliban rule in Ghazni province, Afghanistan

Afghan Women Face Aid Collapse as UN Marks Five Years of Taliban Rule

On the exact fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power, UN Women revealed that just 25 percent of the $1.7 billion humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan has been funded, with more than

August 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Nassau County Police Academy Center in Garden City New York August 14 2026

Trump Claims Hormuz Will Be US Territory. Hours Later, White House Called It a Joke.

Donald Trump told a Nassau County crowd Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran, prompting an immediate rebuke from Tehran. Hours later, a White

August 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Pakistan celebrates 79 years of independence

Pakistan Embassy Reportedly Funds Qawwali at Dhaka Press Club on Independence Day Eve

The Pakistan Embassy in Dhaka has reportedly funded a qawwali evening at Bangladesh's National Press Club to mark August 14, Pakistan's Independence Day, organized without notice to the membership and scheduled the

August 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February 2023

Netanyahu Rejects Trump Gaza Plan as Kushner Rushes to Israel; 73,000 Palestinians Dead

Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Trump's Board of Peace plan for Gaza, refusing a provision requiring Hamas to disarm while Israel withdrew troops. Jared Kushner and Tony Blair are now rushing to Jerusalem to

August 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vice President JD Vance who declared cheap oil is America's top goal in the Iran war

Vance: Cheap Oil Is US ‘Goal Number One’ in Iran War as UAE Reports Hormuz Attacks

Vice President JD Vance publicly ranked affordable energy above Iran's nuclear program as America's top war objective on Friday, as the UAE condemned two new Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers in the

August 14, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

USS George Washington aircraft carrier transiting the East China Sea before heading to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East

USS George Washington Heads to Middle East as Lincoln’s 260-Day Iran Deployment Takes Human Toll

The USS George Washington has departed the Pacific toward the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after 260 days of deployment, food shortages, and a declared mental health crisis, leaving

August 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Iran Refuses US Talks, Trump Claims Hormuz: ‘Cannot Be Seized by a Tweet’

Iran’s Parliament Formally Backs Hormuz Control as US Blockade Shows Strain

Poland Foils Kremlin Hit on Ukrainian Rapper in Warsaw as Russia Jails Spy for 23 Years

Israeli Strike Kills Seven in South Lebanon in Deadliest Attack Since June Accord

Afghan Women Face Aid Collapse as UN Marks Five Years of Taliban Rule

Trump Claims Hormuz Will Be US Territory. Hours Later, White House Called It a Joke.

Pakistan Embassy Reportedly Funds Qawwali at Dhaka Press Club on Independence Day Eve

Netanyahu Rejects Trump Gaza Plan as Kushner Rushes to Israel; 73,000 Palestinians Dead

Vance: Cheap Oil Is US ‘Goal Number One’ in Iran War as UAE Reports Hormuz Attacks

USS George Washington Heads to Middle East as Lincoln’s 260-Day Iran Deployment Takes Human Toll

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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