‘Staged’ Trump shooting?: Conspiracy theories are everywhere following White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and dozens of other high-profile administration officials and journalists were attending the dinner at the Hilton hotel in Washington, DC, when a suspect, later identified by media reports as Cole Tomas Allen from California, allegedly ran past security towards the event. He was detained by law enforcement while the president and vice president were evacuated.
Iran’s ‘no-response’ pauses talks with US as Washington announces ceasefire extension
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday on X that the United States violated the ceasefire by starting a naval blockade of Iran’s ports. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told state TV late Tuesday that Iran has not yet decided whether to join fresh peace talks since it was upset about what he called mixed messages from Washington.
Iran’s parliament speaker assures world Tehran is committed to peace, accuses ‘those who started the war’ of dishonesty
Praising Pakistan’s efforts to help secure a ceasefire and facilitate talks between Tehran and Washington, Qalibaf said that enforcing a comprehensive ceasefire across all conflict areas was among the conditions of the preliminary truce
US deploys more than 10 warships and dozens of aircraft to enforce ‘blockade’ Strait of Hormuz?
As a major international energy transport corridor, the Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Twenty-five per cent of global seaborne oil trade passed through the strait in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency.
US-Iran end Islamabad talks without agreement on ‘Tehran not to develop nuclear weapons’
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency also reported on Sunday that negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad concluded without an outcome, as the US “excessive demands” hindered a common framework and agreement.
How Operation Epic Fury by US Department of War and Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion began raining bombs on Iran
The strikes on Iran, which have been called Operation Epic Fury by the so-called US Department of War and Operation Roaring Lion by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), reportedly hit multiple cities across the country. The impact, targets and damage caused by the strikes was not immediately clear.
