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From left, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono and United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar pose for a group photo prior their meeting to discuss the ceasefire and next steps for Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
September 9, 2026, 8:53 pm
8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements
Joint statement also calls to implement Trump’s plan for Gaza and reiterates demand for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital, saying it’s only ‘viable path’ to peace
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Palestinians ride on a truck loaded with food and humanitarian aid from the World Food Program, after it arrived in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
September 6, 2026, 3:12 pm
8 Muslim-majority nations pan proposals by Katz, Ben Gvir promoting Gaza emigration
FMs of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan warn ‘provocative’ statements will have ‘grave consequences,’ impact peace efforts
By Nava Freiberg and AFP
Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country’s flag to his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 30, 2026, 5:13 pm
In letter, Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ US, Israel
Supreme leader urges cooperation, mutual defense between Muslim nations, suggests lack of unity left Palestinians ‘helpless’; Turkey, Saudis, Pakistan to meet on new defense accord
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump listens during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 25, 2026, 6:43 pm
Trump says Iran in ‘humanitarian crisis of epic proportions’ that ‘must be stopped’
US president alleges Tehran stiffing swathes of its military, ‘killing protesters’ at record levels; Pakistan says Iran open to renewed diplomacy, as oil prices fall for second day
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
File: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a welcome ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan via AP)
August 23, 2026, 5:49 pm
Iran’s president admits country faces ‘many problems,’ insists deal is best way forward
Pezeshkian says Tehran must escape state of ‘neither war nor peace’ as US preps fresh sanctions; new Iran security chief threatens Gulf oil routes, while Pakistan pushes mediation
By Agencies
President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, August 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 13, 2026, 9:10 am
Trump says US to maintain blockade, as Iran vows to keep Hormuz closed until demands met
Tehran denies reports of ceasefire extension, saying there’s ‘nothing to extend’; 30 countries condemn Islamic Republic’s executions, say they’re used to ‘silence dissent’
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 10, 2026, 7:56 pm
Iran claims Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows ‘change in perception’ toward US
Tehran says pact demonstrates regional US allies believe they ‘cannot rely’ on Washington; also says Hormuz talks ‘progressing smoothly,’ prepared for Trump’s ‘chess’ games; Iranian president describes ‘7-hour meeting’ with Khamenei
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
In this April 2, 2018, file photo, Pakistan's then-Foreign Minister Asif listens to a reporter at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP/B.K. Bangash)
August 8, 2026, 7:43 pm
Pakistan’s defense minister threatens ‘illegitimate’ Israel after inking pact with Saudis, Turkey
Khawaja Asif urges Muslims to form ‘united military front’ against Jewish state, which he calls ‘a product of the Balfour Declaration’ while ignoring UK role in his own country’s creation
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Ankara, Turkey, June 22, 2022 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici); Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026 (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP); Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
August 7, 2026, 3:20 pm
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense deal in shadow of Iran war
Pact links NATO member, nuclear state and host of Muslim holy sites; three Sunni countries say deal not directed at any particular country, but all are wary of Iran and Israel
By Reuters
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 7, 2026, 3:50 am
Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia
Senior Saudi cites intel showing Houthis and Iraqi militias under IRGC supervision could soon launch coordinated attack on Saudi civilian energy infrastructure and ports
By Agencies
This handout photograph taken and released by the Damietta Port Authority on July 30, 2026, shows the control tower of the Mediterranean sea port of Damietta. (Damietta Port Authority/AFP)
July 30, 2026, 4:57 pm
Mediating Pakistan insists US-Iran talks ‘ongoing,’ despite heavy strikes
Egypt confirms it was hit by a drone but doesn’t assign blame, as Iranian sources imply Tehran was behind the strike; 1 dead in Iranian attack on Chinese-owned building in Kuwait
By Agencies
Activists carry portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as they pay tribute in Lahore, Pakistan, on June 13, 2026. (Arif Ali / AFP)
June 14, 2026, 3:38 pm
Despite Trump pronouncement, Iran signals no final decision made on deal
Qataris said visiting Tehran to finalize agreement; Iran official: Draft includes open Hormuz, US sanctions waivers, Tehran commitment to not pursue nukes, future uranium dilution
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A man walks away after watching as a black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026, following Iranian strikes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
June 7, 2026, 9:53 am
US considering using Iranian funds to help Gulf states rebuild, source says
US Treasury said preparing to assess damage inflicted by Iran; move could complicate peace talks, which have faltered on release of frozen Iranian funds
By David Lawder, Eman Abouhassira and Ahmed Elimam
Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23 (L) and Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21.
June 7, 2026, 12:49 am
Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as fighting against Hezbollah continues
Army says Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23, of elite Egoz Unit was severely hurt by drone, later succumbed to wounds; Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, killed by suspected accidental gunfire
By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump listens at an event about coal, on June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 5, 2026, 2:47 pm
‘It’s entombed’: Trump says US can retrieve Iran’s uranium without a deal, but has ‘no reason to’
President reveals he mulled sending troops to seize near-weapons-grade stockpile at war’s start, but declined to do so given the risks: ‘I don’t want to do it if we’re in conflict’
By ToI Staff
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