President Donald Trump extends the ceasefire with Iran until negotiations conclude. The US naval blockade remains in force, with Tehran labeling the ongoing maritime restrictions as piracy and state terrorism.

US State Department orders global push to highlight alleged Chinese corporate theft of AI intellectual property from American labs.

US State Department has ordered a global push to highlight alleged Chinese corporate theft of intellectual property from American AI laboratories.

Iran's foreign minister, US envoys head to Islamabad for talks described as 'negotiations about negotiations,' Sky News reports.

Iran's foreign minister and US envoys are heading to Islamabad for talks described as 'negotiations about negotiations.'

Iran's FM in Islamabad, US envoys en route, but Tehran denies planned talks on Strait of Hormuz diplomacy.

Iran's Foreign Minister is in Islamabad, with US envoys also en route. Iranian officials deny plans to hold talks with US delegates, but the visits have raised hopes that the two sides can break the Strait of Hormuz deadlock through diplomacy.

GCC chief condemns 'treacherous drone attacks' on Kuwait border posts from Iraq. Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi says the attacks are a violation of Kuwait's sovereignty.

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the 'treacherous drone attacks' that targeted Kuwait's border posts, originating from Iraq.