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A ship decks at Hamad port in Doha, Qatar, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon DOHA, July 6 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a suspension of about five months, according to Reuters. Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha, Abbas Abdolkhani, confirmed that shipping between Iran’s Dayyer port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais port had restarted following coordination between the Iranian embassy in Doha and Qatari authorities. The two ports

Iranian officials, foreign dignitaries attend Khamenei funeral TEHRAN, July 3 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Senior Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries attended the funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday, CNN reported. The ceremony brought together high-level Iranian figures and foreign representatives who paid tribute to Khamenei. Iranian officials present included Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament and chief negotiator in

A picture of Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, granddaughter of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is displayed near the coffins of Khamenei and his family members on the day international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TEHRAN, July 3 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - The body of I

A woman holds an image of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in Tehran, Iran, May 29, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI, July 2 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - An Iranian military commander warned the United States and Israel on Thursday against any attack on Iran as the country prepares for the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ali Abdollahi, commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquar

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference alongside Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani PARIS, July 1 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran will deliver an immediate and powerful response to any threat against its people or leadership, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday. Araqchi made the statement in a post on X, saying the United States had committed to restr

Iran links final U.S. deal to Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon RIYADH, June 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran said a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon must be part of any final agreement with the United States, as fighting continued to strain the tentative U.S.-Iran agreement. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all occupied Lebanese areas was necessary to reach a final and lasting agreement that would establi

Saudi Arabia condemns Iran attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain RIYADH, June 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Saudi Arabia condemned Iranian attacks against Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as threats to security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said the Kingdom categorically rejected the attacks, describing them as a violation of international law and the U.N. Charter. It said such violations undermine international efforts to rest

Bahrain says Iran targeted it with missiles, drones RIYADH, June 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Bahrain said Iran targeted it with ballistic missiles and drones on Sunday, calling the attack a dangerous escalation. Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said the attack showed what it described as a deliberate policy and systematic pattern of repeated aggression against Bahrain’s sovereignty and the security of its citizens and residents. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said e

UAE condemns Iran drone attacks on Bahrain RIYADH, June 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United Arab Emirates condemned Iranian drone attacks targeting Bahrain, the UAE Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said the attacks were a flagrant violation of Bahrain’s sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability. The UAE also expressed full solidarity with Bahrain and support for measures aimed at safeguarding its security and stability.

Iran says it struck U.S.-linked targets after American airstrikes, Bahrain condemns drone attack RIYADH, June 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran said on Saturday it had struck targets linked to U.S. forces in response to U.S. airstrikes on its southern coast, as Tehran and Washington continued to accuse each other of violating last week’s agreement meant to end a four-month-old war. Iran’s foreign ministry did not identify the locations of what it described as defensive a

WASHINGTON, June 26 (SAUDI ARABIA BREAKING NEWS) - The U.S. ​military conducted ‌strikes against Iran on ​Friday, Central ​Command said in ⁠a ​statement, adding that ​U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile ​and ​drone storage locations and ‌coastal ⁠radar sites after Tehran's attack ​on ​a ⁠commercial ship in ​the Strait ​of ⁠Hormuz.

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier RIYADH, June 26 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United Nations is working with countries to resume the evacuation of hundreds of ships and thousands of stranded seafarers from the Strait of Hormuz after the effort was halted earlier this week, a senior U.N. maritime official said on Friday. The I

Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to members of the media after at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on April 21.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images SAUDI ARABIA, June 24 — Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog will visit nuclear sites in Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said, after conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran over inspection access. Grossi said the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding provides for IA

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport, en route to Kuwait during his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee ABU DHABI, June 24 — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday as Washington see

Pakistan says US-Iran technical talks to resume next week ISLAMABAD, June 24 — Technical-level talks between the United States and Iran are set to resume next week, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Pakistani Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the talks were continuing and that the current pause was temporary, not a suspension of the process. The memorandum of understanding signed last week between the United States and Iran is intended to hal

A vessel anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 29, 2026. REUTERS MUSCAT, Oman, June 24 — Oman said it would keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping without imposing tolls and has designated two temporary routes to support the safe passage of vessels departing the region. The temporary maritime corridors were established in coordination with the International Maritime Organization amid heightened security risks in the strategic waterway. Oman sa

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrives at the Burgenstock resort for a new round of negotiations over the Middle East war, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, on Sunday.Urs Flueeler/Pool/AFP/Getty Images BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24 — Iran is ready for security agreements with Islamic countries, especially Gulf states, alongside sustainable economic cooperation, chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday. Ghalibaf made the remarks during the Conference of the Parliamentary Uni