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29.04.2026 18:51 A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on parties in the Middle East conflict to strive for the early restoration of stability in the region.

29.04.2026 18:51 The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced its decision to quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the wider OPEC+ alliance, effective on May 1, following "a careful look at the regional power's energy strategies."

29.04.2026 18:51 Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.

29.04.2026 18:51 All peace-loving countries in the world must remain highly vigilant and firmly resist Japan's reckless moves of neo-militarism, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Tuesday.

29.04.2026 18:51 The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un , General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, enjoyed a concert commemorating the 80th founding anniversary of the Central Military Band of the Ministry of National Defence on April 28.

29.04.2026 18:51 The Iranian Army's Air Force carried out multiple sorties against enemy bases in regional countries, including an anti-Iran group's base in Erbil, Iraq, as well as targets in Kuwait and Qatar, at the outset of the US-Israeli war, an Army spokesman said on Tuesday.

29.04.2026 18:51 An Iranian deputy defense minister says the country would allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf after the conclusion of the US-Israeli aggression under protocols that protect Iran's security.

29.04.2026 18:51 A Japanese-owned supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after securing permission from Iranian authorities, marking a rare passage through the strategic waterway since the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

29.04.2026 18:51 The US has announced new sanctions targeting 35 entities and individuals tied to Iran's covert financial network.

29.04.2026 18:51 The United States exerts maximum pressure across every domain to stop the Iranian regime from threatening American interests and to hold it accountable.

29.04.2026 18:51 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that Iran is in a "state of collapse" and that Tehran has asked Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz "as soon as possible."

29.04.2026 18:51 Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday blamed the slow progress of diplomacy between Iran and the United States on the latter's continuation of its "destructive habits."

29.04.2026 18:51 Iran on Tuesday reinforced its position as the decisive power in West Asia, asserting full authority over the Strait of Hormuz, while the US position continued to falter.

29.04.2026 18:51 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy's deputy for political affairs says the naval force's "surprise tactics" await the United States in the event of any fresh miscalculation.

29.04.2026 18:51 Iran, which is not a party to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, asserts its legal right to take "necessary and proportionate measures" in the Strait of Hormuz, and holds the United States responsible for any disruptions to maritime transport in the vital waterway, the country's permanent mission to the United Nations said.