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23.05.2026 21:40 HELSINGBORG, Sweden -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ended a tense round of NATO talks in Sweden with a blunt message to European allies: Washington's military footprint on the continent will shrink over time, but the US insists its commitment to NATO's collective defense remains intact.

23.05.2026 21:40 US Republican Senator Roger Wicker, who has backed President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran, urged Trump to allow the US military to finish what it started with its air campaign against the Islamic republic.

23.05.2026 21:40 Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed US allegations regarding a drone strike against the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, saying Washington abused the Security Council to spread false accusations against Iran and its peaceful nuclear program.

23.05.2026 21:40 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held separate telephone conversations with his counterparts from Iraq, Turkey, and Qatar to discuss bilateral issues and the latest regional and international developments, including the Pakistan-mediated talks with the United States.

23.05.2026 21:40 Chief of the Pakistani Army Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has traveled to Tehran for consultations with Iranian officials, met Friday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to advance diplomatic initiatives.

23.05.2026 21:40 TankerTrackers, a firm that monitors global oil shipments using satellite data, says that the United States Navy has halted a large number of vessels under US sanctions off the eastern coast of Oman

23.05.2026 21:40 The Iranian ambassador to France says the Islamic Republic and Oman have been discussing a permanent toll system for the Strait of Hormuz.

23.05.2026 21:40 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has announced that it coordinated the transit of another 35 ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.

23.05.2026 21:40 The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said Friday that 35 more vessels, including oil tankers, containerships and commercial vessels, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours in coordination with and under the protection of its forces, according to Xinhua.

23.05.2026 21:40 Iran has launched nearly 3,300 missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates since the start of the US and Israeli military operation against Tehran, Anwar Gargash, TASS reports citing diplomatic advisor to the UAE president.

23.05.2026 21:40 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there has been "slight progress" in Pakistan-mediated talks to end the Iran war, while warning against what he described as Tehran's attempt to establish a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz, which he said no country should accept.

23.05.2026 21:40 U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States does not want to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, reversing remarks he made last month suggesting Washington would collect such tolls.

23.05.2026 21:40 "His instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran, but he is being ill-advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on. We must finish what we started. It is past time for action."

23.05.2026 21:40 The Foreign Ministry says Iran cannot yet say that an agreement with the United States is close, despite noting that trips made to Tehran by senior officials from Pakistan, which has been mediating talks between the two sides, point to arrival at a "decisive" juncture.

23.05.2026 21:40 The head of Iran's negotiating delegation in the talks with the United States has appointed Esmaeil Baghaei as the official spokesperson for the team.