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Middle East and Africa

Pakistan to host talks with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt amid Iran war diplomacy

Pakistan has conveyed to Tehran a US proposal for ending the war and offered to host talks, with Iranian officials indicating any negotiations could take place in Pakistan or Turkey.

8 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US envoy predicts Iran talks as war enters second month

The diplomatic hopes came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left G7 talks in Paris to declare Washington expects its military campaign to prove victorious within weeks. ...

16 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran letting Malaysian oil tankers through Hormuz strait: Anwar

Speaking on national television, Anwar said he spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Egyptian and Turkish counterparts and other leaders in the Gulf region. ...

1 day ago

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Middle East and Africa

Trump extends pause on striking Iran's energy plants into April

US President Donald Trump said he will extend a pause on attacks against Iran's energy plants into April and that talks with Iran were going "very well," but an Iranian official said a US proposal for ending the war as "one-sided and unfair."

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Pentagon orders more missiles for Middle East war

The extensive use of interceptor missiles by the United States, Israel and the Gulf states to counter Iranian retaliatory attacks has raised concerns about stockpile sizes.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Thai tanker safely transits Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran

The Bangchak Corporation-owned tanker crossed the strategic waterway on Monday after successful talks between Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Iran's ambassador to Thailand.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East

Reuters first reported on March 18 that Trump's administration was considering deploying thousands of additional US troops, a move that would expand options to include deployment of forces inside Iranian territory. Such an escalation could dramatically raise the stakes in the conflict, which is already in its fourth week and has roiled global markets.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump sends peace plan as Iran opens to 'non-hostile' oil vessels

US President Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran as he voiced optimism Tuesday at ending nearly a month of warfare, with Tehran announcing that it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels go through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

3 days ago
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Prabowo affirms support for Palestinian cause

Indonesia is ‘moving forward in a careful manner’ with its membership at the Board of Peace and other affairs related to Gaza and Palestine with regional developments, including the United States-Israel war on Iran, seen as references for its assessments, said President Prabowo Subianto.

3 days ago
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Prabowo, Palestine’s Abbas talk bilateral, regional issues in Idul Fitri call

During the call, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appreciated Indonesia’s steadfast support for Palestinian cause and humanitarian aid delivered for the war-torn Gaza Strip.

4 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy, water after Trump ultimatum

Iran warned it would strike energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to attack its electricity grid, raising fears of mass disruption in a region heavily dependent on desalination for drinking water.

5 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump threatens Iran with power plant strikes over Hormuz oil blockade

US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation barely a day after he talked about "winding down" the war.

6 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Kenya, Uganda presidents to meet for rail link

The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Iran as crisis deepens

Israel launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which sharply escalated the US-Israeli war on Iran.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Italy, Germany and France offer help with Hormuz only after ceasefire

Six major international powers said Thursday they were ready "to contribute to" ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though three stressed that any initiative would take place post-ceasefire.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Saudi Arabia reserves 'right to take military actions' over Iran attacks: FM

Speaking to reporters following a meeting in Riyadh of foreign ministers from the region, Prince Faisal said that Iran "tries to pressure its neighbours" with attacks.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran fires missiles at Qatar and Saudi energy facilities

The attack was reportedly a retaliation after Tehran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the massive South Pars gas field on Wednesday.

1 week ago
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Two Dubai-bound flights from Indonesia rerouted amid drone attacks

Two flights from Indonesia bound for Dubai were rerouted on Monday after drone incidents disrupted operations at the Dubai International Airport, as the war in the Middle East shows no sign of easing.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

China says to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, Mideast nations

Beijing is a close partner of Iran and has urged the United States and Israel to cease their attacks on the country, while also criticizing Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing US military bases.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Iraq pulled deeper into Mideast war

The regional war has also steadily pulled Iraq further into the fighting, after the country has long been a proxy battleground between the United States and Iran.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway

Trump threatened to delay a planned summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month if Beijing does not assist with reopening the strait.

1 week ago
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Indonesia denounces Israeli attacks in Lebanon

The Foreign Ministry in Jakarta has condemned Israeli attacks in Lebanon, as the war in Iran spills across more borders.

1 week ago
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Two new Navy ships sail around Africa due to Iran war

The ships take a longer journey around the Cape of Good Hope in the southern tip of Africa following the outbreak of the war caused by unprovoked United States-Israeli attacks on Iran. 

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says US not ready to agree deal to end Iran war

The US president, in an interview with NBC News, said he thought Tehran was keen to come to the table but that Washington would fight on for better terms and might bomb targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island once, again, "just for fun".

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says other countries 'must take care' of Hormuz

Global oil prices have surged by 40 percent as Iran has choked off the vital sea passage and attacked Gulf energy facilities since US-Israeli strikes launched the war on Iran.

1 week ago
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Indonesia delays D8 summit as Mideast war rages on

Jakarta decided to postpone the summit of eight Muslim-majority developing countries grouped under the D8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, which was scheduled to be held in mid-April, due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran threatens US-linked oil targets after Trump says Kharg bombed

Trump had also threatened to hit the island's oil infrastructure if Tehran did not allow passage for ships via the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally pass.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Sjafrie says Gaza deployment hinges on Board of Peace dynamic

Sjafrie told reporters Indonesia had been prepared to send 20,000 troops for the force but was now ready to deploy 8,000, introduced gradually, adding that other countries had pledged to send lower numbers. 

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran targets fuel facilities, sending oil soaring again

The war launched by the United States and Israel has rapidly spread across the region, with hundreds killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and sparked global economic upheaval.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump and Iran signal no quick end to war as tankers burn in Iraqi waters

The United States and Iran have signaled no quick end to their war, with US President Donald Trump saying it was necessary to finish the job and Iran warning that the world should be ready for oil at US$200 a barrel after striking tankers in Iraqi waters and other ships near the vital Strait of Hormuz.

2 weeks ago

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Sat, March 28, 2026

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