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China says urgent need to maintain Iran war ceasefire

May 1 (Reuters) - China's U.N. ambassador Fu Cong said on Friday it was an urgent necessity to maintain the Iran war ceasefire and that he was sure the Strait of Hormuz issue would be high on the agenda if it is still closed when U.S. President Donald Trump goes to China this

Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, with peace talks between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. Iran delivered the text of the proposal to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, the IRNA

Iran offers new proposal amid stalled US peace talks

Iran delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the United States via mediator Pakistan, state media reported Friday, with negotiations between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. The text of the proposal was handed to Islamabad on Thursday evening, the IRNA

French hub monitors Hormuz tensions from afar

A dozen members of the French navy scour screens for blinking lights indicating movement thousands of kilometres away near the Strait of Hormuz. Since the start of the Iran war in late February, staff at a maritime security centre in western France have been helping merchant

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran open to US talks - Iran's judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said Tehran was open to talks with the United States but would not accept what he called policy "imposition" under threats. "The Islamic Republic has

Iran war redraws sea routes with Africa as the pivot

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources. Over the past two months, the blockade has also pushed shipowners to find