BEIJING | Xinhua | After 21 hours of marathon-like negotiations, the United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement in the latest round of talks, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday in Islamabad, Pakistan. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency also reported that negotiations in Islamabad concluded …
Read More »Pakistan prepares for U.S.-Iran talks amid heightened security
ISLAMABAD | Xinhua | Pakistan has stepped up security and logistical preparations as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to arrive in Islamabad for high-stakes talks aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East following a recently announced two-week ceasefire. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday …
Read More »How Africa is paying the price for Iran-U.S war
Once again, Africa finds itself on the receiving end of global crises; paying the price in growth, stability, and livelihoods NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When the so-called coordinated military strikes by the United States and Israel hit Iranian territory on Feb. 28, the escalation marked a decisive …
Read More »Ten-point plan to end war: US accepts Iran’s proposal
WASHINGTON | TASS | Iran presented its ten-point plan to the US on the 39th day of the conflict. US President Donald Trump said the proposal was “a workable basis on which to negotiate” and announced a suspension of attacks on Iran. Pakistan’s prime minister, who has acted as a …
Read More »Second global shipping chokepoint could live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’
What disruption at Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea could mean for the world economy COMMENT | FLAVIO MACAU | If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s …
Read More »Trump says U.S. in ‘deep’negotiations with Iran
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli media Channel 12 on Sunday that the United States is engaged in “deep” negotiations with Iran to secure a ceasefire, while stressing that Washington will not “leave in the middle” of the conflict. Trump said his administration is maintaining contacts …
Read More »Why U.S. fails to achieve decisive outcomes in Iran war?
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Despite its verbal boasts of victory and so-called weapons superiority, the United States has struggled to achieve decisive results in its ongoing conflict with Iran as the regional war approaches the one-month mark. Analysts say that while Washington retains a clear edge in firepower, a …
Read More »U.S. sends 15-point peace plan to Iran via Pakistan: NYT
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States has sent Iran a 15-point peace plan, via Pakistan, in an attempt to end the war with Iran, now in its fourth week, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified officials. The Trump administration is eager to “find an off-ramp …
Read More »How the law of naval warfare applies to the Strait of Hormuz
The Straight of Hormuz is subject to sovereign laws of Iran and Oman but under international law, it is also an international waterway COMMENT | NATALIE KLEIN | The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow body of water adjacent to Iran and Oman, which connects the Persian Gulf to the …
Read More »Mau Mau rebellion
How Kenya’s history of colonial violence speaks through living bodies and graves COMMENT | ROSE MIYONGA | Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under British colonial rule, escalated into …
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