Category: International

Determined to humiliate Donald Trump’s efforts to extract his country from a war he started, Tehran launched waves of attacks across the Arabian Gulf and sneered at his peaceful overtures.

Across the world on Wednesday night, millions of people will tune in to watch Donald Trump deliver a primetime update on the war in Iran. Many will hope for some insight on how the war ends and what might come after.

When an Iranian official this week laid out a list of demands to end the war started by the United States and Israel, he added an item that hadn’t been on Tehran’s list before: recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Soaring US national debt – more than $39 trillion and growing – is the huge issue no-one is talking about, but it’s a looming problem that could hit markets, borrowing costs, currencies and confidence across the global financial system.

Chongzuo, China//-Chongzuo is characterised by impressive karst landforms with peak clusters and peak forests. This breathtaking terrain presents huge challenges for communications network buildout.

Are negotiations happening? Is peace likely? A close examination of events and facts after Trump made headway and direct talks   On Monday morning, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social in all caps that “The United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations […]

U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States has held talks with Iran aimed at the “complete and total resolution of hostilities” in the Middle East, in a move that has eased immediate fears of escalation.

A view of the liquefied natural gas production at the Ras Laffan facility in Qatar. Stringer/picture alliance via Getty Images Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran took a dangerous turn on March 18, 2026, with tit-for-tat strikes on critical energy infrastructure that amount to the most serious regional escalation since […]

Qatar’s Ministry of ⁠Interior says civil ⁠defence teams are responding to a fire at the country’s main gas facility after an Iranian attack.

David Smith, University of Sydney No US president in living memory has gone to war with less public support than Donald Trump has for the war in Iran. Even Barack Obama’s much-maligned Libyan intervention began with 60% of Americans in support in 2011.