Page 18 - Latest Updates on West Asia Conflict

How West Asia conflict has turned Diet Coke into a rare commodity

Hormuz disruption has hit aluminium supply, triggering Diet Coke shortages in India as bars host themed parties and cola raffles amid a brutal heatwave with temperatures nearing 49 degrees Celsius

Five main issues yet to be resolved in possible US-Iran peace deal

President Trump says the US and Iran could be close to a peace deal; big issues at stake include the fate of Iran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz

To get Hormuz open, Trump had to leave the hardest issues for later

President Trump is hailing the agreement with Iran as groundbreaking, even as he admits it "isn't even fully negotiated." But the nuclear stockpile, enrichment and missiles have not been discussed

Any Iran deal will involve no cash, differ from Obama-era agreement: Trump

Trump criticised the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal and claimed his proposed agreement would prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons

Trump's emerging Iran deal faces backlash from hardline Republicans

President Donald Trump's emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favour a harder line against the government in Tehran and fear a lost opportunity to finally rein in a longtime Mideast nemesis. The deal the Republican president had said was "largely negotiated" has left a range of lawmakers, former Cabinet members and conservative analysts wondering aloud whether the terms as currently known will render the conflict all "for naught." Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the president's decision to strike Iran was the "most consequential" of his second term and that he should not let up now. "If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime - still run by Islamists who chant 'death to America' - now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake," Cruz wrote Saturday on the social media ...

US-Iran deal may reopen Hormuz during 60-day ceasefire extension: Report

According to the Axios report, during the 60-day period, the Strait of Hormuz would be open with no tolls and Iran would agree to clear the mines it deployed in the strait to let ships pass freely

Many questions, few details in Trump's latest Iran peace proposal

It is too early to tell what exactly Trump and Iran have agreed to, or if they have agreed to much at all

Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated,' including reopening of Hormuz

"Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly," Trump wrote on Truth Social

British navy prepares to clear mines in Hormuz while waiting for peace deal

Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt. US President Donald Trump has lashed out at allies for not doing more to support the United States' war effort in Iran, whose chokehold on the strait has crippled international shipping and sent energy prices soaring. In March, Trump told NATO allies to "go get your own oil" and secure the strait themselves. On the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, the UK's Royal Navy is preparing to do that -- but only once a peace agreement is reached. Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran has been "largely negotiated" after calls with Israel and other allies in the region, but it still needs finalising. Britain's Armed Forces Minister Al Carns took a small group of reporters to visit the RFA Lyme Bay as it prepares for a possible international operation,

Asim Munir, Iran foreign min hold talks in Tehran to end West Asia conflict

Pakistan's Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has held talks with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to end the West Asia conflict and establish lasting peace in the region, the Iranian government said on Saturday. Munir flew to Tehran on Friday for a crucial visit to expedite efforts for a peace deal between the US and Iran, said the Pakistan Army, adding that the visit was "part of ongoing mediation efforts". Munir was received in Tehran by Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi -- believed to be close to Munir -- was already in Tehran and engaging in talks with top Iranian officials when the field marshal arrived, according to the Army. According to a statement posted in social media by Iran's government, Munir met Araghchi in Tehran to "discuss diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation and promoting peace, stability, and security in West Asia". Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported that talks bet

What if Strait of Hormuz doesn't reopen and global oil shock deepens?

Nearly 90 days since the US-Israeli war on Iran all but closed the oil-and-gas sea route, it's worth considering what seems unthinkable but has happened elsewhere before

Arab countries seek Iran peace agreement as ceasefire remains fragile

While there were indications of progress in talks to end the conflict, Axios and CBS News reported that Trump was preparing for a possible fresh round of strikes

IRGC-linked operative accused of plotting Ivanka Trump's assassination

The operative, Al-Saadi, possessed a blueprint of Ivanka Trump's Florida residence and allegedly posted online threats warning Americans that 'neither your palaces nor Secret Service will protect you'

US' excessive demands main obstacle in ongoing peace negotiations: Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, told Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations that the US had repeatedly undermined diplomacy through broken promises

Trump 'seriously considering' fresh strikes on Iran amid peace talks

US President Donald Trump is "seriously considering" launching fresh strikes against Iran if last-minute negotiations do not result in a peace deal, US media outlet Axios reported on Friday. It said that Trump met with a senior national security team in the morning to discuss the war on Iran even as Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir visited Tehran and was joined by a delegation from Qatar in a last-minute bid to hammer out a deal. President Trump convened a meeting with his senior national security team regarding the war with Iran on Friday morning, two US officials told Axios. Trump is seriously considering launching new strikes against Iran barring a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations, sources who have spoken directly with the president say. Munir is expected to meet on Saturday with Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a key player in the Iranian decision-making process. Axios reported that a US official briefed on the diplomatic .

India's job engine strains as Iran war hits remittances and trade

Iran war has dealt a double blow to the economy, with returning migrant workers stuck in India and unable to find similar pay in their hometowns, raising risk of social unrest as unemployment grows

Israel fears Iran could launch surprise attack amid ceasefire talks

Security officials said Iran could attempt to launch an attack before the US and Israel conclude that diplomatic efforts have failed and decide to take military action

Iran, Oman in talks over Strait of Hormuz ship payment system amid tensions

The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy

Strait of Hormuz closure threatens recession rivaling 2008: Rapidan Energy

Oil prices have nearly doubled since late February as the war between the US, Israel and Iran upends global markets and triggers concern about a simultaneous spike in inflation and slowdown in growth

Progress in US, Iran talks undercut over uranium stockpile, Hormuz tolls

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a toll system would make a deal with the US 'unfeasible'