Tensions

Iran's state television says seized tanker was smuggling fuel to some Arab states

For Trump administration bringing about ‘regime change’ has been the ultimate objective

As Iran scales back on commitments in the 2015 nuclear deal that was agreed with global powers

Says he would willingly appear on Iranian television to explain US reasoning behind the sanctions

Missiles were fired into the south of the country close to the Golan Heights, an area occupied and annexed by Israel

The crew were detained on July 17 by North Korean border guards and are being held in a hotel in the city of Wonsan

PM May, ministers and security officials discuss appropriate response to tanker seizure by Iran

As tensions escalate in recent months amid a deepening standoff between Iran and the US

Trump withdrew US last year from the 2015 deal between Iran and world powers to curb its nuclear programme

As the move by British Royal Marines escalates a confrontation between Iran and the West

As the Iran-linked group yet again steps up attacks on the kingdom

As Washington vows to hold off on further tariffs

With the decisive action likely to take place mainly on the sidelines

In the end it's going to work out, says the US president

Pompeo calls Saudi Arabia, UAE "two great allies in the challenge that Iran presents"

Says priority should be de-escalation and dialogue

In a move sure to exacerbate tensions with the Islamic republic

Amid escalating tension with Washington following the downing of an unmanned US drone

As tensions in the Gulf soar after attacks on tankers and the shooting down of a US drone

Will not surrender to pressure even if bombed asserts the president of the Islamic Republic

Days after attacks against tankers in Gulf waters and the bombing of a Saudi pipeline in Yemen

Says that it does not want war with Iran but is ready to defend itself

Any miscalculated move in the context of US-Iran tensions can transmute into a large-scale conflict

The former church and mosque often sparks tensions between Christians and Muslims

Solicits Bilawal’s input on NAP, vows to take along all stakeholders

The complex investigation into the massacre made a quick process difficult say authorities

Say limited-scale hostilities cannot be the ‘new normal’ between the two neighbours

Karachi commissioner lauded the role of UN, international community in resolving Pak-India tensions 

PTI protests Speaker’s delay in taking up their resolution to condemn attack on their MPA

Relations between the world’s two largest economies have plumbed new depths amid a bitter trade war

Tensions between Russia and the US and its NATO allies are running at levels not seen since the Cold War

Chinese Defence Ministry says that the Pentagon report misrepresented China’s strategic intentions

The statement comes after a high-level North Korean delegation concluded a three-day visit

North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido

Ashtar Ausaf writes to 130 law officers, seeking role of bridge between bench and bar

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a standoff on a remote but strategically important Himalayan plateau

Dostum is accused of ordering a political rival to be tortured and sexually abused

India only granting medical visas to Pakistanis who have a letter from the foreign affairs adviser

The latest G-20 summit was held in Hamburg under darkening economic and political clouds

North's military General Staff says from now on it would open fire without warning

The 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice that has never been formalised by a peace treaty

Defence ministry taking measures with the aim of countering build-up of NATO forces in close proximity to Russia

Make no mistake we will defend our allies: US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

From Moscow to Madrid, workers chanted demands for higher wages, better conditions and more job security

South says 'North Korea has a track record when it comes to abductions'

Response comes amid growing tension between the two countries over claims to much of the South China Sea

Lower missile range covers the whole of South Korea and Japan, while the upper range would include US military bases