Iranian authorities have banned the YouTube debate programme Azad, citing the spread of what officials described as “false information,” in the latest move highlighting the country’s increasingly restrictive media environment. Iran’s judiciary said it had launched an investigation into the channel after an episode was broadcast that allegedly contained false information. The announcement was made […]
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US President Donald Trump has welcomed a new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, describing it as a significant step toward stronger collective security in the Middle East. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he was pleased that the three countries had signed what he referred to as the […]
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Iran has accused the United States of contributing to environmental damage in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, following a series of reported oil spills in the region. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the pollution should be viewed in the wider context of decades of military activity and conflict involving the United […]
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France has made it clear that rising international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz are meant to work together—not against each other. Speaking from Abu Dhabi after a diplomatic tour across the Gulf, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot explained that a newly announced US-led maritime coalition is expected to support, rather than rival, an […]
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Iran said on Tuesday that the United States no longer has the power to “dictate” its wishes to other countries, as Washington considers a new proposal from Tehran aimed at easing the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic waterway has been effectively closed off by Iran since the early stages of the war […]
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