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Pakistan to 'leave no stone unturned' in hosting US-Iran ceasefire talks, analysts say
[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.]Pakistan is expected to remain central to ongoing peace efforts regardless of the outcome of talks in Islamabad hosting senior US and Iranian delegations, analysts said, citing the country’s role in regional security.Officials and experts said Pakistan was selected to host the dialogue because it commands the trust of all sides and recognises that sustainable medi...
Trump to break bread with journalists at annual dinner amid threats to jail them
Trump to attend correspondents’ dinner for first time as president, while some newsrooms ‘wrestle’ with whether to goThe White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) is surely hoping that Donald Trump will take a more diplomatic tone later this month when he makes his first appearance as president at the organization’s glitzy dinner in Washington DC, an annual event meant to honor and celebrate journalists and press freedom.On Monday, Trump threatened to imprison a journalist if they refused t...
Trump ‘reaping bitter fruit’ of thinking Iran intervention as easy as Venezuela, says former diplomat
John Feeley says US president was ‘flush with victory’ of Maduro capture and could make same mistake in CubaDonald Trump is “reaping the bitter fruit” of erroneously thinking that the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, offered a blueprint for toppling the Iranian regime, according to one of the US state department’s most respected former Latin America experts.John Feeley, a Marine helicopter pilot who later served as the US ambassador to Panama, believed Trump had been “flush with...
’He’s mentally unstable’: Iranian American in Congress condemns Trump’s war and pushes for his removal
Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regimeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump is an “evil human being” who “wants to be an emperor” and should be removed from office over the war in Iran, Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian American member of the US Congress, has told the Guardian.Ansari, the daughter of Iranian immigrants who decades ago fled the regime, spoke out after the president thr...
Harris invites 2028 speculation with speech in New York to Al Sharpton-hosted event
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is increasingly behaving like a candidate in waiting for the 2028 presidential election.  Harris — who lost the 2024 presidential election to President Trump — is stepping up her public and online presence, frequently weighing in on the war in Iran, and notably declining to shut down speculation on a future…
Trump’s latest tariffs face trade court showdown
President Trump’s new tariffs are headed for a court showdown Friday.  The U.S. Court of International Trade will take the bench to consider Trump’s 10 percent global levy he imposed after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs as illegal over his use of emergency powers to impose them. Democratic-led states and small businesses…
Prediction markets ramp up DC messaging amid lawmaker pushback
Prediction markets are making their presence known in Washington with eye-catching advertising and events, as the platforms face growing criticism from lawmakers concerned about insider trading and markets linked to war and death.  Kalshi launched an ad campaign in D.C. last week, with messages displayed in Metro cars, at bus stops and on the sides of buildings to counter the concerns that have plagued the site in recent months. In bo...
Vance seeks to save fragile ceasefire at expected Islamabad trip
Vice President Vance is facing his biggest challenge yet Friday as he leads U.S. negotiations with Iran on saving a fragile ceasefire and turning it into a lasting peace. It’s a spot with heavy implications for the remainder of President Trump’s term, and for Vance’s own next steps, as he’s widely seen as Trump’s heir…
Senegal PM labels Trump ‘agent of global destabilisation’
Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko accused Donald Trump of plunging the world into “chaos”.
Turkish FM, EU’s Kallas discuss US-Iran cease-fire in phone call
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held a phone call to review the latest developments surrounding the ongoing...
Six months into ‘ceasefire’, Gaza suffers under persistent Israeli attacks
Gaza's devastation grows as over 72,000 people killed and 172,000 injured amid Israeli violations of US-brokered truce.
Nigerian general killed in Islamic State attack
A military headquarters in Benisheikh, Borno State, came under a coordinated terrorist attack on Thursday, leaving several soldiers dead, officials have confirmed An army general and several soldiers have been killed in an overnight assault by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants on military targets in Nigeria’s restive Borno State, the authorities said on Thursday. The militants a...
یک مقام ارشد لبنانی: برقراری آتشبس پیششرط هرگونه گفتوگوی بیشتر با اسرائیل است
یک مقام ارشد لبنانی اعلام کرد که این کشور قصد دارد هفته آینده در نشستی در واشینگتن برای گفتوگو با اسرائیل شرکت کند. این مقام افزود که برقراری آتشبس پیششرط هرگونه گفتوگوی بیشتر است.
نماینده خامنهای در سپاه: مذاکرهکنندگان بدانند ملت از انتقام امام شهید کوتاه نخواهد آمد
عبدالله حاجیصادقی، نماینده خامنهای در سپاه پاسداران گفت: «به مذاکرهکنندگان نظام تاکید میکنیم که شما نماینده ملتی سربلند، پیروز و در عین حال خشمگین هستید که از انتقام خون امام شهید خود هرگز کوتاه نخواهد آمد.»
وزیر دفاع بریتانیا: آمریکا کاملا به ناتو پایبند است
جان هیلی، وزیر دفاع بریتانیا، اعلام کرد ایالات متحده «کاملا به ناتو متعهد است.» هیلی در کنفرانس دفاعی لندن گفت: «آمریکا کاملا به ناتو پایبند است؛ هم از مزایای آن بهرهمند میشود و هم مشارکت بزرگی دارد. ما باید بیشتر تلاش کنیم و ادامه خواهیم داد.»
Masked Men in San Francisco Offer Cash for Signatures on Ballot Initiatives
California’s ballot initiative wars are so lucrative that signature gatherers are offering cash and pizza for names on a petition. The exchange is illegal, and state officials say they are investigating.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
Gulf states significantly weakened by US war on Iran – Jeffrey Sachs
Relying on the US for protection has been a debacle, the economist has told RT India The Gulf states have emerged much weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict, leading US academic Jeffrey Sachs has said. Countries in the region made a huge mistake by seeking protection from the US and Israel, Sachs told RT India in an exclusive interview on Thursday. “This has been a disaster for them,” he...
معاون وزارت خارجه جمهوری اسلامی مینگذاری در تنگه هرمز را تایید کرد
سعید خطیبزاده، معاون وزیر خارجه جمهوری اسلامی، در مصاحبه با شبکه الجزیره، در پاسخ به پرسشی درباره اینکه منظور از «محدودیتهای فنی» در تنگه هرمز همان مینگذاری است، گفت: «بله این را هم شامل میشود. البته ترتیبات دیگری نیز هست که در دوره جنگ در پیش گرفتیم و هنوز هم در جریان است.»
Why Trump’s endorsement hasn’t been a ‘close out move’ for Louisiana Senate
When President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow against Sen. Bill Cassidy, many thought she had a clear path to the upper chamber. But three months after Trump pushed Letlow into the field, the race stands as a tight three-way contest between her, Cassidy and State Treasurer John Fleming, with all of them appearing to have a real chance to make the June runoff. That has some Louisiana Republicans reconsidering whether Cassidy could survive in spite of his breaks with the president, incl...