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12 04 - 2026

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (R), and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

'People and Government of Iraq Stand with Lebanon': Sudani Condemns Israeli Strikes in Call with Aoun

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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan of Türkiye (R), and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar of Pakistan (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

As War Looms Again, Türkiye and Pakistan's Top Diplomats Compare Notes on the Islamabad Collapse

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. (Photo: IRNA)

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Says U.S. Threats ‘Have No Impact’ as Iran-U.S. Talks Collapse Without Deal

21:49

Lebanese Hezbollah armed forces. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iran Said No to Everything: The Full List of US Demands That Broke the Islamabad Talks

20:38

The flags of Iraq (left) and US. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

U.S., Iraq Discuss Security Cooperation After Drone Ambush on Diplomats in Baghdad

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A Pakistani Ranger walks past a billboard for the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026.

Pakistan PM: Iran-US Talks Are Not Over, Just 'At an Impasse'

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia summons Iraqi ambassador Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia Summons Iraqi Ambassador Over Alleged Cross-Border Attacks

18:45

Cargo ships and oil tankers transit through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital oil shipping lanes. (Photo: AFP)

Axios: Trump Considered Strait of Hormuz Blockade for Days Before Talks Collapsed

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Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack, on Mar. 11, 2026. (AFP)

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens: 2. 800 Ships Stranded, 10 Crew Dead, and Now a US Blockade

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This is a locator map for the Persian Gulf and its surrounding countries. (Photo: AP)

IRGC Claims Full Control of Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Tensions with U.S.

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The flag of the European Union (L), Flag of Iran (R). (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Islamabad Talks Collapse After 21 Hours: EU Calls for Diplomacy as Iran Vows Oil Sector Recovery

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Badr al-Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman. (Photo: AFP)

Oman Urges Continued U.S.-Iran Talks as Islamabad Negotiations End Without Deal

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An anti-USA and anti-Israel mural, in Tehran on April 8, 2026. (AFP)

'Hundreds of Hospitals, Thousands of Homes': Iran Details the Human and Material Cost of the 39-Day War

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U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Trump Says Iran Talks ‘Went Well’ but Fail as Tehran Remains Unyielding on Nuclear Issues

15:43

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani Congratulates New Chaldean Patriarch, Reaffirms Kurdistan Coexistence

15:04

Kurdish cellist and composer Khabat Abas. (Photo: Another Sky Festival/Instagram)

Another Sky, Another Sound: A Kurdish Composer’s Work-in-Progress in London

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A member of the Iranian security forces stands guard next to a banner honouring Iran’s slain supreme leader, Tehran on March 31, 2026. (AFP)

Iran's Qaani Reaffirms Unity While Iran Reports Multi-Province Arrests

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s parliament is pictured after meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut on October 12, 2024. (AFP)

Iran Officials Blame US ‘Distrust’ and ‘Dictation’ for Collapse of Peace Talks

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U.S. President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump Weighs Next Steps as Iran Talks End Without Agreement in Islamabad

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Oil tankers and ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, UAE, March 11, 2026. (AP)

Fees for the Strait: Iran’s Hormuz Tolls Revive Ancient Maritime Levies After Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire

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Map view showing the distance between Yanbu on the Red Sea coast and Al-Jubail in the Gulf, the two strategic endpoints of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline linking key export routes across the kingdom. (Image: Google Maps)

Saudi Arabia Restores East-West Oil Pipeline After Iranian Attacks Damage Energy Infrastructure

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Planes operated by German airline Lufthansa sit on the tarmac at Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, on Apr. 10, 2026. (AFP)

European Airports Warn of Jet Fuel Shortages Amid Hormuz Disruptions

09:40

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, on April 11, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Signals Naval Blockade Option After Iran Talks Stall

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US Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two in Islamabad on April 12, 2026, following marathon talks with Iran that ended without an agreement

US, Iran Fail to Reach Deal After Marathon Islamabad Talks

11 04 - 2026

23:55

KDP Rejects Iraqi Presidential Election Process, Citing Procedural Violations and Kurdish Consensus Breach

23:38

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad. (AP)

US-Iran Talks Continue in Pakistan as Tehran Accuses Washington of “Excessive Demands” Over Strait of Hormuz

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. (AP)

Netanyahu Claims Success Against Iran, Vows Continued Fight Against Tehran and Its Proxies

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(L–R) Flags of Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Iranian-linked Attacks on Kuwait, Reaffirms Gulf Solidarity

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) speaks with US Vice President JD Vance during their meeting amid the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 11, 2026. (AFP)

US and Iran Hold Landmark Direct Peace Talks in Pakistan Amid Fragile Ceasefire

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Nizar Amedi, Iraq's President. (Photo: Social Media)

PUK’s Nizar Amedi Elected President of Iraq After Securing Parliamentary Majority

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US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Virginia on April 10, 2026.

Trump Says US “Clearing” Strait of Hormuz as Iran Talks Begin in Pakistan

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Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince of the KSA, R, Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Saudi Arabia Hosts Pakistani Military Deployment as Strategic Ties Deepen Amid Regional Tensions

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Members of the new Iraqi Parliament are seen before the start of their first legislative session in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP)

Iraqi Presidential Vote Falters Amid Disputed Quorum and Major Factional Boycotts

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US President Donald Trump gestures after stepping off Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Apr. 10, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Says Iran’s Intentions Will Soon Be Clear as Talks Officially Begin

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"Freedom's Charge" a Revolutionary War Bronze sculpture depicting the "charge" by Chas Fagan is visible in the Rose Garden. (AFP)

Trump Unveils Arch Plan as White House Adds Revolutionary Sculpture

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Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Lebanon’s parliament representing Hezbollah. (Photo: Lebanese media)

Hezbollah Lawmaker Rejects Lebanon-Israel Direct Talks as Constitutional Breach

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Shelly Kittleson, the U.S. journalist, recently released from captivity in Iraq. (Photo: Social Media)

What Unfolded as Journalist Shelly Kittleson Made Her Way Through Baghdad Airport?

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Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (R), and US Vice President JD Vance (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Islamabad Shuttle Diplomacy: Vance and Iranian Delegation Hold Separate Meetings with PM Sharif

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A portrait of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed at a Tehran rally held in support of his leadership amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Mar. 9 , 2026 [Photo: West Asia News Agency)

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Reportedly ‘Wounded’

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Serena Hotel, the expected venue for the US–Iran peace talks, Islamabad, April 11, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Says US Agreed to Release Frozen Assets as Islamabad Nuclear Talks Advance

12:24

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran Enters Nuclear Talks in Islamabad Under 'Complete Mistrust'

11:44

First responders rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese State Security Center, in the Southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Apr. 10 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Death Toll Surpasses 1,900 as Israeli Strikes Intensify

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A man inspects dead fish during a mass die-off at the Ibn Najm marsh, about 25 kilometres northeast of Najaf in central Iraq on June 1, 2025. (AFP)

Mass Fish Die-Off in Wasit Linked to Pollution from Diyala River

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L-R: U.S. VP J.D. Vance and Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Pakistan Urges U.S., Iran to Engage Constructively as Talks Begin in Islamabad

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Mohammad Jafar Asadi, Deputy for Inspection Affairs at Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters. (Photo: IRNA

Senior Iranian Commander Says Opponents Misunderstood 'Great Power' of Iranian People

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Tahir Andrabi, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan24 Exclusive: Pakistan Hopeful US-Iran Talks Will Yield 'Positive Outcome’

08:39

The national flags of China and Iran fly in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on February 14, 2023. (Photo: CNN)

CNN: China Preparing to Send Air Defense Missiles to Iran Amid Fragile Ceasefire

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Flags of U.S. and Iran against the backdrop of US aircraft carriers. (Illustraion and Graphics: Kurdistan24)

War in the Middle East: Latest Developments

07:43

Speaker of Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. (Photo: IRNA)

Qalibaf in Islamabad: 'We Have Good Faith, But We Do Not Trust America'

10 04 - 2026

23:39

Iranian flag (L), and Pakistani flag (R).

Iran's Delegation Arrives in Islamabad as 41 Nations Set to Meet in London Over Strait of Hormuz

22:25

KDP Bloc Says Presidency and Premiership Must be Resolved as One National Package

22:13

KDP Bloc Declares Tomorrow's Iraqi Parliament Session Unconstitutional

21:49

Popular Mobilization Forces Reports 350 Casualties From US-Israeli Strikes

21:24

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump Dismisses Iran's Leverage: 'The Only Reason They Are Alive Today Is to Negotiate'

19:58

Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. (AFP)

Iran Says Ceasefire Deal with US Must Include Lebanon

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US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Apr. 6, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Warns Iran as Warships Are Rearmed: 'We Will Be Using Them Very Effectively'

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Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. (Photo: IRNA)

Iran Sets Conditions for Islamabad Talks

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Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani (C), with the martyred Peshmerga fighter Weysi Akhar's family. (Photo: KRG's Website)

KRG’s Prime Minister Visits Family of Peshmerga Martyr Killed by Iranian Missile Strike

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Air Force personnel load guided munitions onto a transport trailer under the wing of a large military aircraft. (Photo: PA News Agency)

Britain To Send Hundreds of Missiles to the Middle East as US Reaffirms NATO Commitment

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A banner of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hangs amid rubble in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on Mar. 25, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Dismantles 4,300 Hezbollah Posts as Iran Threatens a Fierce Response

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and US President Donald Trump (L). (AFP)

Starmer And Trump Unite to Secure the World's Most Critical Oil Chokepoint

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A scene from Briskanewe play in the city of Sulaimani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Curtains Rise On Fear: Sulaimani Welcomes Kurdistan's First-Ever Horror Play

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L-R: Pope Leo XIV and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Trump and Pope Leo XIV Clash Over Iran War and Moral Authority

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President Masoud Barzani. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

President Masoud Barzani Criticizes Political Deadlock Over Presidential, PM Selection

13:31

A site of a damaged house in Tehran. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran Conflict: IRCS Details Civilian Destruction, Amnesty Flags Digital Blackout

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KRG Interior Ministry Says Drone Attacks Intercepted Amid De-escalation Efforts

12:43

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Photo by Hemn Raniaiy)

Kurdistan President Says 'No Military Solution' to Iran Crisis, Urges Consolidation of Truce

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington DC, at the Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

JD Vance Heads to Pakistan for High-Stakes Iran Ceasefire Talks

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh. (Photo: Tasnim News Agency)

Iranian Deputy FM: Strait of Hormuz Remains Open Amid New Restrictions and Transit Rules

11:26

A vendor displays morning newspapers at his roadside stall in Islamabad on April 8, 2026. (AFP)

US-Iran Talks in Islamabad: Five Things to Know About High-Stakes Negotiations

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP)

EU Calls for Expanded Talks on Iran Beyond Nuclear Issue Following Ceasefire

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Gasoline prices are seen at a gas station in Macau on March 27, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Global Stocks Rise on Ceasefire Optimism, Oil Prices Extend Gains Ahead of US-Iran Talks

09:45

Flags of Islamic Republic of Iran (L) and United States (R). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran Denies Sending Delegation to Pakistan as Ceasefire Faces Pressure

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the media during the Bucha Summit in Bucha on March 31, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Zelensky Says Ukrainian Experts Downed Iranian Drones Across Middle East

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Kamal Kharazi, head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations. (Photo: Iranian state media)

Iranian Senior Advisor Kamal Kharazi Dies After Injuries from Airstrike on Tehran Home