A newspaper featuring the headline story on indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat, Oman, is displayed at a newsstand in Tehran, Iran, on April 12, 2025. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images News that the U.S. and Iran had reached an interim deal may have brought some initial relief to…
The first signs of a post-war recovery are emerging across the Middle East after the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum aimed at ending the conflict. Oil tankers are once again transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and daily routines are returning to the streets of Tehran. Here are some images related to the deal: Strait…
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2026. Ken Cedeno | AFP | Getty Images Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump’s interim peace deal on Thursday, insisting the United States is not paying the Islamic…
OPEC Secretary-General Haitham al-Ghais speaks during a panel at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 4, 2024. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais on Thursday dismissed the International…
United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives a statement as he arrives for a NATO Defence Ministers meeting on June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Omar Havana | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a Pentagon-led review of American forces in Europe on Thursday, and criticized some NATO allies over defense spending and…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference during the G7 Leaders’ Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at criticism over the terms of the interim U.S.-Iran peace deal, saying those who think he hasn’t been tough…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. While the U.S. and China have been racing to develop a sovereign artificial intelligence stack, India was confident of making its mark by building…
US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses the media during a closing press conference at the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he liked the idea of blaming Vice President JD Vance if a deal to…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled that he’s open to sending details of the agreement with Iran to members of Congress, as lawmakers from both parties are raising questions, asking to see the accord and saying they should vote on any final deal. Arriving at a bilateral meeting in France with United Arab Emirates President…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron walk with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 Summit at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Isabel Infantes | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that America will not invest money in Iran after a Memorandum of Understanding was…
