Iran said Saturday it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, jolting a fragile US-Iran agreement just as negotiators headed to Switzerland to try to salvage efforts to end the Middle East...

A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off Sunday as Iranian negotiators and US Vice President JD Vance arrived in the Swiss host city, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormu...

Qatar, a key negotiator in the deal to end the war between the US and Iran, said on Thursday the agreement served as a firm basis for further talks. The Gulf state's foreign ministry said in a statement that the deal "r...

 US President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his agreement with Iran on Thursday, calling those who accused him of offering concessions to end the war "fools", ahead of negotiations in Switzerland on implementing...

Switzerland confirmed Thursday that "initial negotiations" on implementing a US-Iran memorandum of understanding on ending the Middle East war were planned to take place at a Swiss resort complex on Friday. "Currently, ...

Here are the main points from the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war, the text of which was made public by Washington and Tehran: - Permanent end to hostilit...

The United States and Iran said they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, but offered little indication on the thorny question of Tehran's nucl...

The United States and Iran agreed to a peace deal and an "immediate and permanent" end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East. ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said Washington would "re-engage" with Gavi, the global vaccine organization, amid an Ebola outbreak in several African countries. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, brings together...

Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that Tehran will not agree to any deal with the United States that fails to secure the rights of Iranians. "We will not approve any agreement until we are ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that his country's forces had pushed deeper into Lebanon, even as Israeli and Lebanese military delegations were holding landmark security talks in Washington. Israe...

The United States announced Friday that it is "dismantling a sophisticated Iranian network" used to obtain sensitive military technology. The network "impersonated and defrauded" dozens of American technology companies ...

US President Donald Trump will only make a peace deal with Iran if it meets all of his conditions, a White House official told AFP on Friday, as questions swirled about the state of negotiations to end the war. The Whit...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today received the body of a Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in a missile attack in Iraq and handed over financial assistance to the bereaved family. The body of Mo...

US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and casting new doubt on a deal to end the Middle East war. The strikes ...

The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to "crush" Hezbollah. The airstrikes come ...

May 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations must normalize ties with Israel as part of efforts to reach a deal with Iran, adding fresh uncertainty into protracted...

US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and casting new doubt on a deal to end the Middle East war. The strikes ...

US President Donald Trump said Saturday a deal with Iran had been "largely negotiated," with the proposal including opening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, though the agreement was "subject to finalization." "An Agreement...

Pakistan's powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday as diplomacy around the Middle East war gathered pace, with Iran weighing a new US peace proposal while warning that deep divisions still stand in the way of a d...