Iran won't let Jafar Panahi make films. It won't let him travel. Now it won't let him go free either. The court has spoken, and the clock is ticking.
The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.
As negotiations remain stalled, Tehran has tied future progress with Washington to the release of billions in blocked funds while signalling confidence in its regional position.
The US military has released operational footage of strikes on Iranian radar facilities, offering a closer look at the latest confrontation around the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The latest sanctions also target an Iranian exchange house and financial operators accused of helping sanctioned banks move foreign currency through overseas shell entities.
Trump disclosed fresh details of his talks with Xi Jinping, including discussions on Taiwan tensions, AI safeguards, Iran and a major Boeing aircraft deal.
The developments come as PM Modi heads to Abu Dhabi, with maritime security and Gulf tensions likely to figure in bilateral discussions.
At the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, Iran sought stronger international backing while warning that rising regional instability would impact all sides.
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Amir-Saeid Iravani, has sharply criticised the Bahrain-US efforts to rally support for a draft UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, calling the campaign "ridiculous, misleading, and deceptive", according to Iranian state media Press TV.
The rhetoric surrounding the Iran conflict may still speak the language of ceasefires and negotiations, but the strategic reality points elsewhere. What is unfolding now is not the winding down of a war.
