The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a media report said on Wednesday. The plan was submitted to Iran through intermediaries from Pakistan, who have also offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran, a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, told More
Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on 28 February, Reuters reports. Here are the reported death tolls as of 23 March, which Reuters said it had not independently verified. A US‑based rights group, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), said More
Bahrain has submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that would allow countries to use “all necessary means” to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomats said that the draft text is backed by other Gulf Arab states and the United States, although it is unlikely to More
The President of the European Commission has called for the start of negotiations with Iran and a de-escalation of tensions to end the war. According to Tasnim News Agency, Ursula von der Leyen said that now is the time for the parties to return to the negotiating table and end hostilities. She added that the More
At least 64 people, including 13 children, have been killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In a social media post on Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that multiple patients, along with two female nurses and one male doctor, were among those killed More
Qatar’s Ministry of Defense has announced that search and rescue operations are underway after a helicopter crashed in the country’s territorial waters. According to Gulf News, citing the Ministry of Defense, the helicopter suffered a technical malfunction during a routine mission and went down in the sea. The Ministry of Interior also confirmed that specialized More
Iran has launched new missile strikes on southern Israel, injuring over 100 people in the cities of Arad and Dimona, according to media reports. Al Jazeera reported that the attacks occurred Saturday night in retaliation for strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facilities. Sources said Israel’s air defense system failed to intercept at least two of More
A federal judge in the United States has blocked the implementation of a policy introduced under Donald Trump’s administration that restricted journalists’ access to the Pentagon. According to Al Jazeera, the ruling—issued on Friday—favored The New York Times and found key provisions of the policy to be unlawful. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, based in More
US President Donald Trump, while announcing the deployment of additional forces to the region, stated that Washington is considering a “gradual reduction” of military operations in Iran. According to Al Jazeera, Trump said the US is “close to achieving its objectives” while also assessing the possibility of scaling back its military actions. These remarks come More
Iran has announced that Japanese vessels will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that the waterway remains open but is restricted for countries that have carried out military actions against Iran. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, told Kyodo News Agency: “From our perspective, the strait is open; however, it is closed More
