TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will enter negotiations with the United States only when Tehran expresses its "will" and Washington has completely abandoned "thoughts of action against the Iranian people," Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headq»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO is not participating in the conflict over Iran but is closely monitoring developments to safeguard its allies' security, media reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed alliance representative. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte remains in regular contact with leaders of membe»»»

In October 1973, a crisis unfolded when Arab countries halted oil supplies to nations supporting Israel during its conflict with Syria and Egypt. The current conflict looks to surpass this market disruption. "But the market, without even realizing it... has been intuitively expecting such a scenari»»»

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Dubai: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency, highlighting growing risks to global oil supply as the conflict between US, Israel, and Iran have heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) »»»

British police said they arrested two men in connection with the suspected antisemitic arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in north London earlier this week. Police said on Wednesday the men, aged 47 and 45, were arrested at addresses in north west London and central ⁠London respective»»»

A strike on a base in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defense ministry said Wednesday, a day after an attack on the same base targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces. "This resulted in the death of seven of our heroic fighters and the injury of 13 others," the ministry said of th»»»

Europe’s mounting problems threaten Ukraine’s macro-financial stability, which is facing a macroeconomic collapse at the end of this quarter if the €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed on December 19 fiasco is not resolved. »»»

Russia’s government is banking on the much needed fiscal boost from the windfall of the war in Iran,  according to Reuters citing sources familiar with the discussions. As followed by bne IntelliNews, 2026 started wit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has launched the 80th wave of strikes against US and Israeli positions in the region as part of Operation True Promise 4, the Press TV broadcaster reported on Wednesday. Tehran has released footage showing the missile launches targeting those positions, according to the repo»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the US wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, as he suggests the US may soon be “winding down” the operation after three and a half weeks, some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump most recently out»»»

Doha, Qatar: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia have intercepted missiles and drones on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, as the Middle East turmoil enter 26th day. Stay tuned for more live updates: 11:30am Doha Time Gold gains as dollar weakens, rate hike fears ease Gold rose more than 2% on Wednesday, buoyed by a sof»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "seeks to inflict the same level of damage and destruction" on Lebanon as Israeli ‌forces had ‌wrought on ‌the Gaza ⁠Strip, Spanish Prime ⁠Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Wednesday. Sanchez, who appeared before the ⁠lower house ‌to ‌explain his gov»»»

The national football team of Kyrgyzstan will play its first match of 2026 today, March 25. As part of a training camp in Turkey, the team coached by Robert Prosinečki will face the national team of Equatorial Guinea. The match will take place in Antalya and is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Bishkek »»»

Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Iran have entered a new phase with Beirut’s unprecedented withdrawal on Tuesday of its approval of the accreditation of Tehran’s new ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the Iranian charge d'affaire»»»

Ukraine has hit Russia's largest Baltic export oil terminal at Primorsk and set it on fire in an effort to prevent the Kremlin from capitalizing on sky high oil prices due to the war in Iran. Primorsk and Ust-Luga, another»»»

Ukraine has hit Russia's largest Baltic export oil terminal at Primorsk and set it on fire in an effort to prevent the Kremlin from capitalizing on sky high oil prices due to the war in Iran. Primorsk and Ust-Luga, another»»»

Türkiye's dependence on Middle East oil is at a "manageable" level of 10% of overall supplies and there are no supply problems at the moment despite the Iran ⁠war, Energy Minister ⁠Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. Speaking on a state-run Anadolu Agency program, he said the ⁠war had caused a c»»»

The number of Bulgarians living abroad who have applied to vote in the early parliamentary elections on April 19 has nearly doubled compared with the last vote in October 2024. By the March 24 midnight deadline, a total of 60,897 electronic applications had been submitted, according to the Central »»»

The United States is preparing to send elite airborne troops to the Middle East, marking a fresh escalation in its military posture amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. At least 1,000 — and potentially up to 2,000 — soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy in the comin»»»

British consumer price inflation held at an annual rate of 3.0% in February, unchanged from January's rate, official figures showed on Wednesday, ahead of a likely upward lurch as war in the Middle East pushes up prices. Economists polled by Reuters had expected inflation to remain at 3.0%, its low»»»

The Syrian armed forces said they were on full alert in wake of a rocket attack from Iraq against a Syrian military base in the Hasakeh province. The army stressed that it will perform its duties in defending Syrian territories and deterring any attack. Iraq arrested four people in connection with »»»

Iran is not engaged in negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated. “There are no negotiations between Iran and the United States, just as there have been none over the past 25 days since the start of the illegal war against Iran,” Baqaei said, as q»»»

Russia began selling physical gold from its central bank reserves for the first time in 25 years, as the government seeks to plug a widening budget deficit driven by sustained military spending. From 2022 to 2025, sales of»»»

In Lebanon, Israeli strikes killed at least six people in a town and a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Sidon area, and three more in another town. This comes as US President Donald Trump expresses optimism at ending the war, after sending a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran. Follow»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US military operation against Iran continues, despite opportunities for contacts between the parties, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. "As President [of the US Donald] Trump and his negotiators explore this newfound possibility of diplomacy,»»»

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) has resumed operations at its largest gas processing facility following an attack that halted output. The Habshan gas processing plant is again supplying the domestic network after last w»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The cost of the US operation against Iran has exceeded $30 billion, according to the Iran War Cost Tracker. The portal updates data in real time and calculates the funds required to maintain personnel, ships deployed to the region, and other related expenses. The calculation meth»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The blockade of the Hormuz Strait may push the United States to continue its license-easing sanction regime against Russian oil, Director of the Navigator Principal Investors company Kyle Shostak told Sputnik. The United States has authorized the sale of Russian crude oil and»»»

Senate Republicans on Tuesday evening blocked the Democrats from reining in President Donald Trump's ability to go to war with Iran. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo March 25 (UPI) -- Republican senators have again backed President Donald Trump's war against Iran, blocking a Democrati»»»

Israel and Iran exchanged airstrikes on Wednesday, as Iran's military rejected President Donald Trump's claim Washington was in negotiations to end to the war, saying the US is negotiating with itself. The rejection of negotiations by the unified command of the Iranian Armed Forces, which is domina»»»

Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, according to a note seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The US-Israeli war against Iran has all but halted s»»»

Police in Bishkek detained a woman suspected of fraud totaling more than 4 million soms, the Main Internal Affairs Department of the capital reported. A woman filed a report to police stating that in June 2025, under the pretext of selling gold jewelry allegedly imported from Turkey, the woman took»»»

Nobody knows how many naval mines were deployed by Iran in the Hormuz Strait. One estimate puts the number to "at least a dozen naval mines, possibly fewer" placed at specific points IRGC elements know in the narrow waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil. What we know s»»»

South Korean chipmaker SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it has begun taking steps for listing on the U.S. stock market. This file photo, taken Jan. 29, 2026, shows the company's headquarters in Icheon. File Photo by Yonhap SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it has begun taking steps for listing on the U.S. s»»»

Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold an urgent debate today on Iran’s military attacks against Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, which have targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure and resulted in casualties. In a st»»»

Sources from Hamas told Asharq Al-Awsat that its delegation received a proposal days ago to disarm the Gaza Strip, submitted by the executive body of the Board of Peace established by US President Donald Trump. A senior Hamas source based outside Gaza said that what was presented appeared to be a “»»»

The Philippines has declared a nationwide energy emergency. In doing so it becomes the first country in the world to take such a step in response to disruptions caused by the ongoing war in Iran, the BBC reports. »»»

The Philippines has declared a nationwide energy emergency. In doing so it becomes the first country in the world to take such a step in response to disruptions caused by the ongoing war in Iran, the BBC reports. »»»

The Philippines has declared a nationwide energy emergency. In doing so it becomes the first country in the world to take such a step in response to disruptions caused by the ongoing war in Iran, the BBC reports. »»»

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has said Qatar is not involved in mediation between the US and Iran and is keeping focus on protecting its country. “Qatar’s position has been clear that this war mu»»»

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., seen here at the White House in July, has signed an executive order declaring a national energy emergcy over the threat posed to its fuel supply by the war in Iran. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo March 25 (UPI) -- President Ferdinand Marcos »»»

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday asked his ⁠Omani counterpart for support ⁠on crude oil ⁠and LNG supplies, Cho's office said, due to shipment disruptions linked to the ⁠conflict ⁠in the Middle East. According to the Foreign Ministry, Cho made the request during a phone call with Om»»»

Raben Group delivered solid growth in 2025 despite a difficult operating environment shaped by geopolitical tensions, rising costs, regulatory pressure, and labour shortages across Europe’s logistics sector. Revenues exceeded €2.3 billion, up more than 6%, while shipment volumes rose by 5.1%, under»»»

Iran continues to strike Israel, with several missiles managing to pass through the country's air defences. More than a million people are in bomb shelters, while six people were injured in multiple sites in Tel Aviv. This shows 'Hezbollah and Iran are still able to coordinate strikes', says FRANCE»»»

Hopes rose that the Iran war could begin winding down as U.S. President Donald Trump said that his government was holding productive talks with Tehran. Although this was denied by Iran, it is a further sign that the US is turning towards diplomacy to end a conflict that could drag on. FRANCE 24's P»»»

US President Donald Trump walked back his own deadline for escalating attacks on Iran on Monday, citing "productive" talks with Tehran – but Iranian officials deny those talks took place. So what is really happening? Here is a look at the facts and speculation. US President Donald Trump has execute»»»

The Israeli Defence Forces are setting a military zone in south Lebanon of about 30 kilometres between the border and the Litani river. The military also said it had destroyed a bridge across the river overnight, which it says was used by Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "for transferr»»»

While U.S. President Donald Trump projects optimism that an end to the war with Iran can be negociated soon, Israel seems determined to keep up the fight. The possibility of the US ending or even withdrawing from the conflict poses a significant risk to Israel's own goals.»»»

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. Mr. Lucas warns there has been no breakthrough whatsoever in diplomacy: An improvised and reactive process shaped by market pressures,»»»