Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire - AP News

Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire  AP News

South African rand slips as investors seek clarity on stalled US-Iran peace talks - Reuters

South African rand slips as investors seek clarity on stalled US-Iran peace talks  Reuters

Oil Prices Climb as Cease-Fire Uncertainty Deepens

Investors wrestled with uncertainty about the cease-fire between the United States and Iran.

By The New York Times

Peace talks between U.S. and Iran at a standstill as Trump extends ceasefire

President Trump has extended the ceasefire, but Iran says it's not enough if the naval blockade is still in place.

By Jane Arraf

US drains critical missile stockpiles in Iran war as yearslong rebuild looms

The U.S. may have burned through roughly half its Patriot missile stockpile during the Iran conflict, according to a new CSIS analysis of munitions use.

As US-Iran war chokes Hormuz, can Central Asia’s ‘Middle Corridor’ rise to the rescue?

As the US-Israeli war with Iran chokes off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the “Middle Corridor” is being held up as a critical alternative lifeline linking East Asia to Europe. Also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, the Middle Corridor is a multimodal logistics route that connects China and Europe via Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea and Turkey. Waqar Ahmad, president of Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University...

By Meredith Chen

Lebanon to seek ceasefire extension in US-hosted talks with Israel

The United States will host a second meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys on Thursday, with Beirut seeking the extension of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a day after Israeli strikes killed at least five people including a journalist. The US-mediated ceasefire, which is set to expire ​on Sunday, has yielded ‌a significant reduction in violence, but attacks have continued in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops have seized a self-declared buffer ⁠zone. FRANCE 24's Internati...

By FRANCE24

Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill’ over Hormuz Strait mines and loses it over Iran peace deal failure: ‘CRAZY!’

The U.S. Navy decommissioned four Avenger-class minesweepers last fall and returned them from the Persian Gulf aboard a large cargo ship this past January

By Andrew Feinberg

US orders citizens to flee Lebanon as fragile ceasefire ends, airport roads blocked

The Strait of Hormuz is the Pandora's Box that may threaten the US-Iran ceasefire - analysis

The Hormuz closure has become the proverbial Pandora’s Box, and many issues have emerged from this crisis that were neither expected nor part of previous discussions about a deal.

Iran economy looks set to withstand US naval blockade

A US naval blockade of Iranian ports is likely to squeeze Iran’s oil output in the coming weeks but claims it will throw the Islamic republic into economic free fall remain premature, analysts say. After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. In response to Iran’s blockade of the strait since the start of the Middle East war, the US imposed a counter-...

By none@none.com (AFP)

US-Iran War Can Push Over 30 Million People Into Poverty, UN Official Warns

Fertiliser shortages - worsened by the Strait of Hormuz closure - have already lowered agricultural productivity, UNDP chief Alexander De Croo said.

Lebanon to seek ceasefire extension in talks with Israel

The United States is to host a second meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys, with Beirut seeking the extension of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Stocks retreat as US-Iran peace talks stall

Iran-US talks remain fragile as Tehran divisions complicate deal

While the first round of Iran-U.S. talks in Islamabad raised cautious hopes for progress, the negotiations ended without a breakthrough, falling short on key disputes over the Stra...

Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce - The Daily Star

Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce  The Daily Star

US weapons supplies continue, but more air defense systems needed – Zelensky

The United States continues shipments of weapons to Ukraine, but there remains a shortage of air defense systems.

Tehran signals possible “Major development tonight or tomorrow” in efforts for new talks with the US

Washington is reportedly said to have given Tehran a three- to five-day window to submit its proposals and return to the negotiating table The post Tehran signals possible “Major development tonight or tomorrow” in efforts for new talks with the US appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Christine Giannou

Iran Blames US Blockade for Stalled Talks, Oil Security Under Strain

Iran and the US remain at odds over stalled peace negotiations. Senior Iranian officials have blamed Washington for the lack of progress in talks, pointing to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports as a key obstacle. The post Iran Blames US Blockade for Stalled Talks, Oil Security Under Strain appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Sara Zouiten