19+ hour, 57+ min ago  (595+ words) France said Monday that Iran must be ready to make "major concessions" to end a crisis, as countries piled pressure on Tehran at a UN session on its control of the key Strait of Hormuz. "There can be no lasting…...

43+ min ago  (598+ words) Ask your smart speaker to play News and Talk Thirteen Eighty W A O K on Audacy The hearing before the House Armed Services Committee is being held to discuss the administration's 2027 military budget proposal, which would boost defense spending…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago  (803+ words) Authored by - Sanjay Turi, doctoral candidate, Centre for West Asian Studies (CWAS), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi....

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1054+ words) US President Donald Trump has told his aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Strait of Hormuz, amid an already sensitive ceasefire situation between the two countries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. In a discussion in…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (459+ words) Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will resume only after the US and Israel's hostilities end and maritime security is fully guaranteed, Iran's defence ministry has said. Iran's deputy defence minister, Brigadier General Reza Talaei Nik, said the country…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (243+ words) WASHINGTON " US President Donald Trump has instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran, international media reported on Wednesday. According to the Wall Street Journal, the blockade would target Iranian ports and oil exports, as Trump reportedly…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (494+ words) (The Center Square) " With hours left before the two-week ceasefire between the U. S. and Iran was set to expire, President Donald Trump has extended it, citing a "seriously fractured" Iranian government. Trump did not indicate a timeline for the latest ceasefire....

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (813+ words) While a ceasefire has halted the fighting between the US and Iran, talks to permanently end the war have proven inconclusive Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) promised Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) Moscow's support in ending the war Hezbollah drew Lebanon…...

20+ hour, 23+ min ago  (22+ words) An Indian-crewed chemical tanker, Chiron 7, was intercepted by Iranian coast guard vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with warning shots...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago  (737+ words) The San Antonio Spurs punched their ticket to the second rou" The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after" Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg More pain at the pump appears to…...