Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s relevance on the global platform does not rest on neutrality or credibility. Any diplomatic process particularly involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel where Islamabad seeks a decisive role should be approached with strict limits, hard verification, and deep skepticism, a report has highlighted. According to a report in Counterpoint, Pakistan is attempting to portray itself as an “indispensable diplomatic broker”, including in US-Iran negotiations. Howev…
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Cape Town, May 30 (IANS) India’s steady stewardship during the recent BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi offers a compelling model for how nations should respond in an era defined by a familiar superpower dynamic. Amid the evolving geopolitical landscape, great powers such as the US and China maintain direct, high-level diplomatic engagement with one another, often tolerating, encouraging or even fueling conflicts and rivalries among smaller and middle powers.Rather than retreatin…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Global crude oil prices fell to six‑week lows over the weekend after reports came that the United States and Iran had tentatively agreed to extend a ceasefire and that the Strait of Hormuz could soon reopen.US West Texas Intermediate (July delivery) settled down 1.73 per cent at $87.36 a barrel, while international oil benchmark Brent crude (August contract) fell 1.7 per cent to close at $91.12 this week.US President Donald Trump said he would make a final determinatio…
Brussels, May 30 (IANS) Belgium football head coach Rudi Garcia has shown firm belief in his side to achieve great things as they gear up for their fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance. Belgium are placed in Group G with Egypt, Iran and New Zealand, and the 62-year-old coach has set a clear goal of coming out on top in the group stage and securing a favourable draw for the next round.“We need to distinguish between our objective and our ambition. Our priority is to get through the grou…
Washington, May 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump ended a two-hour Situation Room meeting on a proposed Iran agreement without announcing a decision, media reports said.Trump had earlier said he would make a “final determination” on a proposal aimed at extending a ceasefire with Iran, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.However, after the meeting concluded, the White House offered no indication that a final decision had been reached.CNN rep…
Washington, May 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump deferred his “final determination” on a draft deal with Iran after meeting for about two hours with his national security team at the White House Situation Room.”The Situation Room meeting has concluded and lasted approximately two hours. President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his redlines. Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” a White House official said in a statement on Friday.It was not immediately …
Tehran, May 30 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that no agreement has been finalised with the United States yet and the exchange of messages between the two sides is continuing.Baghaei made the remarks in a telephone interview with state-run IRIB TV, after US President Donald Trump outlined conditions for a deal with Iran and said he would soon make a decision, reports Xinhua news agency.Baghaei reiterated that Iran’s current focus in the negotiations “is on ending …
Washington, May 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was preparing to make a final decision on a potential agreement with Iran, outlining terms that include a commitment by Tehran never to acquire a nuclear weapon and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.In a post on social media, Trump said Iran must accept a permanent ban on nuclear weapons as part of the proposed arrangement.”Iran must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb,” he wrote.Trump said the Strai…
Tel Aviv, May 29 (IANS) China’s approach to global conflicts is not aimed at ending them all but at determining which remain strategically useful and which pose strategic risks. Ukraine, in this context, is seen as useful to Beijing as it diverts Western attention and increases Russia’s dependence.By contrast, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and North Korea’s alignment with Moscow are viewed as increasingly dangerous given their implications for energy security and China’s core geop…
Tehran, May 29 (IANS) Iran obtains concessions with missiles not through dialogue, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf said on Friday. “We obtain concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations, we merely make them understandable,” Ghalibaf wrote on X.Ghalibaf, Tehran’s top negotiator in ongoing peace talks with Washington, noted that Iran has no trust in the other guarantees or words; only actions are the measure. While outlining Iran’s approach to the ongoin…