Following heavy rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island, the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf in southern Iran turned a striking blood-red, drawing widespread attention from international media and social networks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Brussels on Thursday to convince European partners to use frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv, despite Washington pressuring EU countries against the plan, a Ukrainian official told AFP.
The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemned the threatening statements and actions of the US against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including threats of a naval blockade and preventing the lawful export of Venezuelan oil.
The US Congress has permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has cautioned that Russia was preparing to wage a new "year of war" against his country in 2026, after his counterpart Vladimir Putin said Moscow would "certainly" achieve its objectives.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Western claims of an imminent attack by Moscow as “lies and nonsense”, stressing that such deliberate statements are meant to raise the level of hysteria on the continent.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has addressed a range of issues during a meeting with prominent political figures in Tehran including the issue of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami has warned that the growing presence of Afghan nationals in Iran, particularly undocumented migrants, poses not only economic challenges but also serious security risks.
Iran and Russia have signed a cooperation document outlining a program of collaboration between their foreign ministries for the period from 2026 to 2028, following bilateral talks held in Moscow.
Iran's Foreign Minister stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not relinquish its rights to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment.
The United States is preparing a further round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace accord with Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Iranian media, citing the Mazandaran Red Crescent, say the body of Tahereh Haseli, a female mountaineer who had embarked on a solo ascent of Mount Damavand, was discovered Tuesday at an altitude of 4,600 meters on the southern face of the peak.
A bipartisan group of four American senators introduced the Decreasing Russia Oil Profits (DROP) Act of 2025, a bill that would impose targeted sanctions on anyone dealing in Russian oil.
Tehran has summoned the Cypriot ambassador to express strong protest to the country’s recent meddlesome remarks regarding Iran’s territorial integrity, particularly about the three islands in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reiterated Tehran's commitment to defending its legal nuclear rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying the Islamic Republic’s nuclear policies have remained within the international legal framework.
A mass grave has been found inside a former government security building in the south of Idlib Governorate, according to the Syrian state media outlet SANA.
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation expanding the scope of his administration’s ban on travel into the United States from various countries, targeting Syria and Palestine.
The UK’s Chief of the Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, has stressed that the chances of a direct confrontation with Russian forces on UK soil are not “zero” – a speculation dismissed by Moscow as “nonsense.”
More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months, the leading international authority on hunger crises and the United Nations food aid agency has warned.
The United States has given Ukraine a “take it or leave it” ultimatum, warning that an offer of NATO-style security guarantees could be withdrawn if Kiev does not agree to Washington’s proposed peace terms, according to The Telegraph.
A court in South Korea has issued its verdict in the case involving four members of Iran’s national track and field delegation who were arrested during the Asian Athletics Championships.
