Vice President JD Vance said Monday that frozen Iranian funds would not be released unless the United States continues to see progress, while describing a Qatar-assisted oversight mechanism for funds that could be used to buy American soybeans.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed ceasefire efforts in his country with Vice President JD Vance in a phone call on Monday.
An explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City — Qatar’s primary processing facility for liquid natural gas (LNG) — on Sunday killed at least 13 people and left 66 more injured.
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday morning for the first direct U.S.-Iran talks since the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
Canada strolled past Qatar to win 6-0 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B match on Thursday night, but the contest didn’t end at the final whistle in Vancouver. Far from it.
Appearing at a press conference with President Donald Trump after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani responded to a question from Nick Gilbertson of Breitbart News by saying he saw “huge opportunities” for investments in Iran after its peace deal with the United States has been signed.
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France—President Donald Trump said in response to a question from Breitbart News that future economic opportunities for Iran would “be good” if there is continued cooperation moving forward.
With Iran “in the rear view mirror” attention is back on the Ukraine War, President Trump said, as he called for Russia to make a deal.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that a U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at ending more than three months of hostilities is “now complete,” authorizing the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade on Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following months of negotiations mediated by Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey.
International leaders were quick to welcome the peace agreement struck by President Donald Trump and the Islamic regime in Iran, which is set to be formally signed next week in Switzerland.
The United States emerged as India’s top supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) in May, CNBC reported on Thursday, fulfilling a prediction by President Donald Trump last year that America would become a “leading supplier” to the country in the near future.
Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz is “closed to the passage of all vessels” after the United States retaliated against Iranian attacks.
The U.S. military launched a fresh wave of strikes against multiple targets in Iran on Wednesday evening after President Donald Trump warned Tehran would “pay the price” for dragging out negotiations aimed at ending the conflict.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iranian oil sales in a bid to choke off funding for Iran’s military apparatus.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) accused Iran on Thursday of an “egregious ceasefire violation” for firing a ballistic missile at Kuwait and launching “five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz.”
The Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported on Wednesday that a senior National Security Council official in the country claimed the first round of peace talks with the United States did not address the country’s enriched uranium stockpile.
President Donald Trump wants all nations involved in peace negotiations with Iran to sign the Abraham Accords.
President Donald Trump is calling on Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East countries to join the Abraham Accords amid progress in negotiations toward a deal with Iran.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are in Doha, Qatar, as of Monday for negotiations with neighboring states in the service of finalizing a peace agreement with the United States.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday there has been “progress” in the U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks mediated by Pakistan, but there are still major hurdles to overcome.
Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “no country in the world should accept” Iran’s latest scheme to control the Strait of Hormuz in perpetuity and extort “tolls” from international shipping.
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that Iran could soon face “another big hit,” revealing he was only “an hour away” from approving renewed military strikes before pulling back to allow several more days for negotiations that Gulf allies argued could still produce a deal.
President Donald Trump revealed that he had been asked by the leaders of several countries in the Middle East to “hold off” on a planned U.S. military attack of Iran.
The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when drones of unclear origin set fire to a cargo ship off Qatar’s coast and entered Kuwaiti airspace before dawn, authorities said.
Israel secretly established a covert military outpost deep in Iraq’s western desert to support its aerial campaign against Iran — positioning special forces and rescue teams near the battlefield — and reportedly launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops that nearly uncovered the facility during the opening phase of the operation, according to a report published Saturday.
President Donald Trump said Iran “badly” wants a deal and has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons as Tehran was expected Thursday to respond to an emerging U.S.-backed framework proposal aimed at ending the conflict and launching broader negotiations over the regime’s nuclear program.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday that its 59 years of membership in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will come to an end, effective May 1.
The Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority said Thursday that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has led to a surge in traffic through the Panama Canal.
A senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan condemned Iran’s repeated bombing of Arab Gulf states in remarks on Monday, describing the violence as a “concern” for Kabul and unfair to the victims of Iranian aggression.
Iran demanded “compensation” from five Middle Eastern countries it has been bombing since early March in a letter to the UN.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Wednesday that Ukrainian anti-drone personnel were deployed to the Middle East nations attacked by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, and were able to counter Iran’s Shahed drones with their own interceptor technology.
Iran’s top diplomat at the United Nations accused Ukraine of “active participation” in the ongoing conflict between his country and the United States in a letter to U.N. chief Antonio Guterres this week – a response to Kyiv’s offer to help Gulf states protect themselves from Iranian drone attacks.
Hollywood dealmaking heavyweights are becoming increasingly worried that President Donald Trump’s actions against the terrorism regime in Iran and the unrest it is causing in the Middle East will impact Arab investment in U.S. entertainment projects.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that his country and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to cooperate on defence amid Iran’s drone strikes across the Gulf, before heading to regional neighbour Qatar.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that strikes on Iran will “escalate and expand” if Iran keeps launching missiles.
Qatar announced on Wednesday that it had given all Iranian diplomats in the country 24 hours to leave, declaring them personas non grata.
The government of Saudi Arabia held a large ministerial-level meeting in Riyadh with representatives of other victims of Iranian bombings in the past month, issuing a joint statement condemning Tehran for widespread drone and missile attacks on civilian sites in over a dozen countries.
President Donald Trump stated that there would be “NO MORE ATTACKS” by Israel after Israel was reported to have launched strikes on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field.
The Taliban junta in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that at least 400 people were killed and 250 injured by a Pakistani airstrike that hit a 2,000-bed drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are growing increasingly vocal in denouncing Iran for its wanton attacks on their cities and oil infrastructure, although they have yet to commit to aggressive military action against Tehran.
