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16.04.2026 18:33 Regional diplomacy gathered momentum on Wednesday as Iran's growing influence steered toward a ceasefire in Lebanon, reportedly set to take effect soon.

16.04.2026 18:33 US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran could be over "very soon," and Pakistan's powerful army chief visited Tehran in a bid to bridge the gap between the United States and Iran and pave the way for a new round of talks.

16.04.2026 18:33 Washington will not be renewing waivers that had enabled purchases of Iranian and Russian oil exempt from US sanctions, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 15.

16.04.2026 18:33 The United States is acting to decisively limit Iran's ability to generate revenue as it attempts to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage.

16.04.2026 18:33 Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control intensified pressure on Iran's illicit oil transportation infrastructure by sanctioning more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels operating within the network of Iranian oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani , the son of now-deceased senior Iranian security official Ali Shamkhani.

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16.04.2026 18:33 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post that he thanked Pakistan for its "gracious hosting" of the US-Iran dialogue as he received the country's Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran on Wednesday.

16.04.2026 18:33 Iran is "not blockadable," the Foreign Ministry spokesman says, rejecting the US attempt to impose a naval blockade on the country, while warning that it violates the fragile ceasefire and could trigger a proportional response from Iranian armed forces.

16.04.2026 18:33 Iran's top military commander, Major General Ali Abdollahi, has issued a stern warning to the United States, stating that any attempt to block maritime trade in the Persian Gulf or Sea of Oman would be met with decisive action.

16.04.2026 18:33 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says no power in the world can force the Iranian nation into submission, slamming double standards in international policies.

16.04.2026 18:33 Iran has sentenced four more protesters, including a woman, to death over mass demonstrations in January that posed one of the biggest threats to the country's clerical rulers in years, according to two human rights groups.

16.04.2026 18:33 For Pacific Island countries, the Middle East crisis is not a distant geopolitical event. It is already showing up in higher fuel prices, electricity uncertainty and fears that communities sitting at the far end of global supply chains could be pushed into deeper economic insecurity.

16.04.2026 18:33 China on Wednesday called for the immediate resumption of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and warned of broader economic and humanitarian risks from the conflict involving the United States and Iran, Anadolu Agency reported.

16.04.2026 18:33 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has defended Iran's inalienable right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, saying that Russia accepts any decision that suits the Iranian side.

16.04.2026 18:33 The initiative to transport enriched uranium from Iran to Russia is not currently under discussion, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to return to it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.