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PM Shehbaz reaffirms solidarity in talks with Saudi crown prince after Iran attack on energy facilities
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s "unwavering solidarity and support" with Saudi Arabia following Iran’s attack on a petrochemical complex in Jubail. The call came amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, following Iran’s earlier attack on a petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail industrial city in the Eastern Province. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on X, PM Shehbaz...
Another Starmer U-turn? PM's chief secretary Darren Jones 'turfed out of Number 10' as new Whitehall boss Antonia Romeo makes her mark
Another Starmer U-turn? PM's chief secretary Darren Jones 'turfed out of Number 10' as new Whitehall boss Antonia Romeo makes her markBy GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 10:37, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 10:38, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Achakzai suggests formation of ‘national government’ to build political consensus
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday suggested the formation of a “national government” to build consensus among the country’s political parties. Speaking in the NA during a debate on the Iran situation, Achakzai said, “We should at least agree on some points.” Stating that the time had passed when they used to blame each other for mistakes, the opposition leader said, “We will have to move toward a national government.” “The system that came after the...
سخنگوی کمیسیون امنیت ملی: شرایط تنگه هرمز به پیش از جنگ بازنمیگردد
ابراهیم رضایی، سخنگوی کمیسیون امنیت ملی مجلس، اعلام کرد جمهوری اسلامی در حال تنظیم ترتیبات خاصی برای تنگه هرمز است و شرایط این تنگه به زمان پیش از جنگ باز نخواهد گشت. او گفت طرحی در حال آماده شدن است تا نیروهای موشکی و افرادی که در ایستهای بازرسی کشته شدند، مشمول ایثارگری شوند.
Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Cruise Missile Component Plants and Military Airfields
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Forces hit Ukrainian enterprises for the production of control systems, components of cruise missiles, as well as military airfields, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
An Australian soldier has been charged with war crimes. Here’s why it took so long
NewsWorldAustralasiaAn Australian soldier has been charged with war crimes. Here’s why it took so longThe allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith first came to light in 2017Paul Taucher The Conversation & Dean AszkielowiczTuesday 07 April 2026 10:23 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articl...
Israel warns Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms
Threat comes after US president said he would bomb power plants and bridges if Iran did not reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael warned Iranians this morning that their lives would be at risk if they use the country’s railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiating deadline imposed by Donald Trump with a threat to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants.Israel’s military, writing in Farsi, said in a social media post that “from this moment” – 8.50am Iran time – and...
What is the US telling its Pacific allies by moving missiles to use in the Iran war?
Washington’s deployment of most of its long-range cruise missiles from the Pacific to the Middle East could indicate it has arms supply constraints in the Iran war, while signalling to “friends and foes alike in the Indo-Pacific” its interests lie elsewhere, analysts say. According to US media reports, the Pentagon ordered nearly the entire inventory of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) cruise missiles to be moved from the Pacific, and even from the continental....
سخنگوی دولت جمهوری اسلامی: در برتری نظامی دشمن تردید نداریم اما مقاومت میکنیم
فاطمه مهاجرانی تنگه هرمز را «یک مزیت موهبتی» خواند و گفت باید از این گذرگاه «به اندازه کافی بهرهبرداری کرد». او افزود: «در برتری نظامی دشمن تردید نداریم، اما اقتدار ما این است که ۱۰ برابر آنچه دشمنان پیشبینی کرده بودند، ایستادگی کردیم... تا هر زمان لازم باشد، مقاومت میکنیم.»
Pezeshkian places himself among 14 million Iranians ready to die for their country
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf earlier said that some 7 million Iranian citizens are ready defend their country
‘Military action is not an effective means to pursue nonproliferation’
'We’re now seeing very concerning strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran that risk further radioactive contamination.'
Trump steps up Iran threats as deadline approaches
US President Donald Trump said every bridge and power plant in Iran will be destroyed in “four hours”, unless the Middle East nation met a deadline for accepting his demands, including the reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz. Every bridge will be “decimated” and every power plant “will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again”, Trump told reporters on Monday as he reiterated a deadline of Tuesday 8pm New York time (8am on Wednesday Hong Kong time). Iran must allow...
China upholds objective, balanced stance on Iran conflict
China has consistently upheld an objective, impartial, and balanced position since the outbreak of the Iran war, working to promote a ceasefire and end hostilities, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Speaking at a regular press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded to a question on the ongoing escalation of the conflict, continued exchanges of attacks, and growing concerns over a potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Mao pointed out the situation in the Middle...
£190m graft case: IHC chief justice directs authorities to facilitate Imran’s meeting with lawyer
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued directives for authorities to facilitate jailed PTI founder Imran Khan’s meeting with his lawyer for consultation regarding the £190 million corruption case. The instructions came as the court heard the petitions of Imran and his spouse Bushra Bibi for suspension of their sentences in the case. The bench also hinted at an early disposal of the couple’s main appeals against their conviction. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sard...
Security tightened in Budapest ahead of Vance visit, restrictions imposed
Security has also been stepped up at Freedom Square, where the US embassy is located, and at the MTK sports complex, which will host celebrations marking US-Hungarian Friendship Day attended by both politicians
Trump says he is “not at all” worried about committing war crimes in Iran
NewsWorldMiddle EastTrump says he is “not at all” worried about committing war crimes in IranThe US president has threatened to bomb energy facilities in Iran if the regime do not meet his deadline, which experts say would amount to war crimesJessie Williams Tuesday 07 April 2026 10:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remov...
ضربالاجل ترامپ؛ حکومت ایران زیر حملات هوایی بر موضع خود پافشاری میکند
حملات متقابل در جنگ ایران سهشنبه ۱۸ فروردین ادامه یافت، در حالی که تهران در آستانه ضربالاجلی که دونالد ترامپ تعیین کرده، از بازگشایی تنگه هرمز و پذیرش آتشبس خودداری کرده است. ضربالاجلی که بر اساس آن، حکومت ایران یا باید «از میان برداشته شود» یا به خواستههای آمریکا تن دهد.
Iran calls for human chains around power plants as Trump’s deadline nears
Airstrikes across Iran killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, while Iran fired missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia, prompting the temporary closure of a major bridge.The attacks came as Iranian officials urged youths to form human chains around power plants to protect them, as US President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz drew closer. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. Trump threatens strikes on infrastructur...
Trump-backed candidate aims to pad GOP's fragile House majority battle in showdown for MTG's seat
ROME, GA — Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller says that Tuesday's special election runoff in Georgia is "extremely crucial."Fuller is facing off against Democrat Shawn Harris in the race to fill the seat in Georgia's solidly red 14th Congressional District — in the northwest part of the state — left vacant when MAGA firebrand Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stepped down at the beginning of January. Greene quit Congress with a year left in her term, after a bitter falling out w...
MORNING GLORY: Will President Trump go full Sherman in the war on Iran?
If James McPherson’s 1988 classic history of the American Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom, has been translated into Farsi, the remaining leadership of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps may want to read it quickly, especially the chapters about General William Tecumseh Sherman’s two famous marches. The first was the fabled "March to the Sea" from Atlanta to Savannah. The second was the less well known but longer, more difficult and far more devastating for the locals march from Savannah to N...