
FOREIGN POLICY
Iran war could add billions of dollars in interest payments to US debt: Report
The war with Iran could cost US taxpayers billions of dollars more in the form of interest payments, according to a report.

The war with Iran could cost US taxpayers billions of dollars more in the form of interest payments, according to a report.

The Sudanese army says its forces have captured an area in the Blue Nile state near the Ethiopian border after attacking the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militants.

The US president is reportedly pressuring Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain to establish formal ties with Israel in exchange for Iran ceasefire deal.

Iran’s Judiciary announces that one of the armed leaders of the January 2026 coup attempt was executed in the central city of Nain on Monday morning.
“Even if an initial understanding is reached, it does not mean Iran has changed its view of America or that it trusts the current administration to fulfill its obligations,” the source said.

“The enemy fired 2,100 projectiles at Abu Musa island and nearly 300 surface-to-surface missiles at the island,” Naqdi said. “But our fighters’ response put the crews inside American warships under such psychological pressure that they even dismissed their own naval commander.”

Iran issued statements on security and nuclear policy, reported an increase in Strait of Hormuz transits, and reaffirmed its military preparedness against any new aggression.

The foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic nations have strongly condemned Israeli police minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir for his actions toward participants of a Gaza‑bound aid flotilla while they were in Israeli detention.

A Gaza-based human rights organization has warned that Israel has been systematically destroying the remaining homes in the coastal strip.

Tehran and Muscat held detailed discussions on navigation and security principles in the Strait of Hormuz, Gharibabadi says.
Iran strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Quetta railway station in Pakistan.

Hezbollah leader says the Islamic Republic of Iran managed to humiliate the US and Israel and stands alone as a defiant force against the world’s tyrannical powers.

International activists who boarded the Gaza-bound Flotilla have told tales of violence and torture during the interception of their vessels by Israeli forces.

A senior advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will break the US naval blockade and more importantly withdraw from the NPT if Washington resumes attacks against the country.

A senior Iranian diplomat says Gaza is a test of the world's commitment to international law and humanitarian principles.

Washington’s wartime demands have totally collapsed, leaving Trump with no tangible gains as regional power dynamics shift dramatically, says a former Iranian diplomat.

Iran’s air defense forces have shot down an Israeli surveillance drone over the country's southern Hormozgan province.
At least 15 Muslim countries have strongly condemned the opening of a Somaliland "embassy" in occupied al-Quds, Palestine.