US and Iran begin critical nuclear talks against backdrop of Trump’s military threat
Last-ditch effort to reach diplomatic solution to longstanding nuclear dispute will begin Thursday
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Live: US-Iran to hold third round of talks as Trump deploys warships in Mideast
Iran and the US are holding the third round of indirect talks in Geneva Thursday as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Tehran with a massive deployment of military aircraft and warships to the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest u…
Turkey’s Aselsan sees over $4 billion in revenue, up 15% from last year
Separately, state-owned Havelsan announced the commissioning of an armed unmanned surface vessel, dubbed Sancar, on Tuesday.
Margaret Atwood and Khaled Hosseini demand release of ‘abused’ poet in notorious Iranian prison
Asadollahi was one of around 50,000 people estimated to have been arrested by the Iranian regime in connection with last month’s protests
Syria confirms mass escape of suspected Islamic State jihadists’ relatives from detention camp
Thousands of women and children related to suspected members of the jihadist Islamic State group escaped from al-Hol detention camp last month, Syria’s interior ministry confirmed Wednesday, after Kurdish forces responsible for overseeing the facility…
Trump claims Iran ‘is building missiles that can reach the US’ in rambling State of the Union address
The US president made the unsubstantiated claim in a record-breaking speech
US says it will launch passport services in West Bank settlement
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing cabinet approved measures making it easier for settlers to seize Palestinian land
How Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz could upend global oil and gas supplies
Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US-Israeli war. Given that a quarter of seaborne oil and a fifth of global LNG shipments pass through this critical maritime route, the move may prove catastrophic for major eco…
Iran says deal with US ‘within reach’ ahead of talks in Geneva
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday a deal to avert military confrontation with the United States was within reach, ahead of talks set to resume in Geneva. His remarks came as Tehran issued a muted warning to student protesters amid mo…
Europe ramps up defense spending to 21% of global total, led by Berlin: Report
Defense spending jumped globally to $2.63 trillion in 2025, according to IISS’s latest Military Balance report.