Lisa Firestone

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Rubio says ‘no need’ to attack Iran...

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he saw no need to attack Iran again, as diplomatic efforts to end the war gathered steam and Tehran urged Washington to accept its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Ships remain ablaze, oil supplies under threat...

Market hopes of an Iran war de-escalation are colliding with a fresh wave of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and energy infrastructure across the Middle East.

Imran Khan Taken to Pims Hospital Overnight...

PTI has renewed its demand for his transfer to Shifa International Hospital and the formation of an independent medical board.

France’s ‘Cold War’: Paris blames Tehran for...

The French government has accused Iran of hacking refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets, claiming that the “cyber campaign” was the work of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Trump and Netanyahu in ‘shouting match from...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a heated phone call with US President Donald Trump over the possibility of renewed military strikes against Iran, Ynet reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the conversation.

India’s Future at a Crossroads: Industrial Revolution...

Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju argues that India must overcome religious and caste divisions, unite its people and pursue rapid industrialization to eliminate poverty, unemployment and inequality.

Two years in, women leaving top roles...

The abrupt exit of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, one day after Republicans were stomped in midterm elections

Iraq reopens border crossing with Iran

Iraqi authorities reopened on Tuesday a border crossing with Iran after closing it last month amid mounting US pressure to isolate Tehran.