The train service between Tehran and Mashhad has been suspended after US strikes, state TV reported on Thursday, hours before late supreme leader Ali Khamenei was due to be buried in the eastern Iranian holy city.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has hit back at US President Donald Trump after he called Iran’s leadership “scum” and “violent people.”

Iran launched strikes on U.S. military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar after fresh American airstrikes targeted Bandar Abbas and other Iranian infrastructure.

Senior US military commanders ignored warnings that intelligence on targets in Iran was outdated as they rushed to compile strike lists at the start of the war, CNN reports

The US carried out strikes in southern Iran for the second night in a row on Thursday after President Donald Trump said the fragile ceasefire was effectively over.

The visit reflects Ottawa's strategy to diversify trade beyond the United States while supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 ambitions. Carney is also expected to address the Saudi Arabia-Canada Investment Forum.

The US military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.

Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's martyred Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq.

The opinion piece argues that silence and selective neutrality undermine medical ethics, urging doctors and medical institutions to uphold professional integrity by speaking out against attacks on healthcare and human suffering.

Donald Trump's decision to pursue a peace deal with Iran instead of further escalation has sparked global debate. Supporters argue the agreement prevented a wider Middle East conflict, while critics view it as a concession. The outcome could shape Trump's legacy and the future of regional stability.

British-Pakistani scholar Javed Hassan shares exclusive insights from China on Beijing's perception of Pakistan, India's rise, CPEC 2.0, US-China competition, innovation, social change, and regional geopolitics.

AJK depends on federal transfers to fund its government, but Pakistan also relies on the region’s water, hydropower and diaspora-linked remittances.

The region deserves sustained national attention, not episodic visibility, through policies that prioritize representation, resilience, and long-term prosperity for its people.

The recent US-Israel-Iran conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the Middle East’s security architecture and highlighted the need for the Gulf region to reduce dependence on external powers by pursuing deeper economic integration and regional cooperation.

The 2026 Iran war exposed the limits of India’s strategic autonomy, revealing that New Delhi could no longer balance competing relationships in the Middle East as effectively as it once did.

Ryan Grim and Moeed Pirzada discuss the Pakistan cipher, Imran Khan’s removal, U.S. influence, and military politics.