Considering options. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview that, on the orders of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,...
Turning up the heat. The U.S. has considered seizing tankers carrying Iranian oil to increase pressure on Tehran, according to a Wall Street Journal...
U.S.-Armenia ties. The United States and Armenia signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement during U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Yerevan. The deal,...
Gloomy outlook. Russia is open to economic cooperation with the U.S. but sees no bright future in their economic relationship because Washington keeps creating...
Exchanging views. In a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Taiwan as the most sensitive issue in bilateral...
Meeting in Turkey. Several countries will participate in U.S.-Iran talks in Istanbul on Friday, according to a Reuters report. Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the...
U.S.-Iran dialogue. Ankara is working to establish a channel of indirect communication between the United States and Iran, Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported. On...
External input. The Trump administration held meetings with senior Israeli and Saudi officials in Washington this week to discuss possible military strikes against Iran,...
Plane cooperation. Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics signed an agreement pledging cooperation in the production of the Superjet 100. Under the...
Terms of a deal. The Trump administration has reportedly made clear to Ukrainian officials that U.S. security guarantees would depend on Kyiv’s willingness to...
Reshuffle. China has launched an investigation into two senior military officials for suspected violations of “discipline and law.” Zhang Youxia is the first-ranked vice...
