Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US fulfils memorandum commitments: Iran

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington lifts sanctions and blockade measures, releases frozen assets and ends military operations.
18 Aug, 2026
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of US-Iran talks

US president says Washington is in direct contact with Iran’s IRGC and threatens Oman over its role in negotiations, while urging Israel to halt strikes in Gaza.
17 Aug, 2026
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for capturing or killing US soldiers

Iranian commander Hatami says citizens can receive $30,000 for capturing or killing US soldiers who attacked Iran.
16 Aug, 2026
Pope calls for end to Israeli violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Pontiff urges international community to advance 2-state solution for ‘just and lasting peace’.
16 Aug, 2026

US authorities end deportation protections for Somalis and South Sudanese

Morocco beefs up security amid calls for mass crossing into Spain’s Ceuta

Iran calls Trump’s claim of US control over Hormuz ‘nothing more than lies’

Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary in Minnesota congressional district

Syrian court sentences ex-president Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity
10 Aug, 2026
Devastating earthquake kills at least 111 people in Colombia as toll feared to be higher
At least 111 people were killed on Monday after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia.

10 Aug, 2026
Iran’s supreme leader in ‘full physical health’: Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the two discussed people’s livelihoods, employment, and “the problems caused by sanctions.”

9 Aug, 2026
Washington-Tehran talks remain off table amid US deal breaches: Iran’s Araghchi
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran will not return to negotiations until Washington fulfils its commitments, as a separate Iran-Oman agreement on the Strait of Hormuz nears completion.

7 Aug, 2026
Mecca pact open to more friendly nations: Türkiye’s Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the agreement will strengthen security and defence cooperation, joint defence industry projects and counterterrorism efforts.

5 Aug, 2026
What the Middle East needs is security without hegemony
A US-centric security model for the Middle East is no longer viable. The region needs a system where responsibility is shared among key players, and Türkiye can become one of its main balancing centres.

5 Aug, 2026
Arab, Muslim ministers meet in Jordan to forge united action on occupied East Jerusalem
Top diplomats gather in Amman to coordinate a joint response to what they describe as escalating Israeli measures targeting East Jerusalem’s identity and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.

3 Aug, 2026
US-Iran talks to restart on Monday, Trump announces
US president says Gulf states opposed a fresh strike, believing a deal on reopening the Hormuz Strait and Iran’s denuclearisation was close.

2 Aug, 2026
Iran rejects Trump’s statement that Tehran sought halt to US attack, deal to reopen Hormuz
The Iranian forces remained at the “highest level of readiness” and were prepared for all possibilities, according to a military officials.

2 Aug, 2026
Two firefighting helicopters collide in Greece while battling wildfire
Search and rescue teams mobilise immediately to locate helicopter crews, as Greece battles multiple wildfires amid warnings of worsening conditions ahead.

1 Aug, 2026
Spanish enclave Ceuta returns to normal as migrants depart
Spain says nearly all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta have departed, as European nations tighten border controls and call for a coordinated response.




