Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be steering toward a public clash with U.S. President Donald Trump, with the potential rift stemming from the diverging approaches of Washington and Tel Aviv over the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, Al-Monitor reports.
Trade turnover between Georgia and Russia exceeded $1.8 billion in January-July 2026, marking a 20.9% increase year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
The growing U.S. pressure on Tehran will not force the Islamic Republic to make additional concessions other than those stipulated by the previously signed agreement, speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said.
Nearly 700 metric tons of fuel have been shipped from Georgia to Abkhazia in recent days, with deliveries commencing amid an acute gasoline shortage in the breakaway region.
Türkiye has enacted a landmark law establishing the legal framework for measures to be taken after the PKK disarmament is formally verified.
An agreement has been reached to extend a 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Al Arabiya reported.
Conflicts and climate change have led to a sharp rise in the cost of maritime and river transportation along key routes, including the Panama Canal, the Rhine, and the Red and Black Seas, the Financial Times reported, citing analysts.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps political deputy Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani said Tehran could shift from a defensive to offensive posture.
The return of Western businesses to Russia should be based on pragmatic partnerships and the transfer of technologies needed by the country, Russian Presidential Aide and Executive Secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on a shipping route map for the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of technical negotiations.
Since the end of the Patriotic War, that is, from November 10, 2020, 436 people have suffered from mine explosions, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan said.
The Asian Development Bank has begun preparing designs for the modernisation of Azerbaijan's Bilajari–Yalama railway, with work expected to start in February 2027.
Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are open to expanding their new Middle Eastern defense alliance, Ankara said.
Turkey expects to launch the first reactor at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, being built by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, within the next few months.
The governments of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria are considering developing an overland transit corridor designed for electricity transmission. An overland energy corridor could be established by Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia …
The strategic value of the Strait of Hormuz is now more important to Iran than nuclear weapons, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said, while also cautioning against overplaying the country's hand in using the vital waterway.
Iran has called on Caspian littoral states to expand security consultations, as the Iranian envoy underscored the need to significantly step up joint discussions to safeguard the sea's waters and prevent military threats.
Baku and Yerevan are holding talks on the possibility of direct natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
Iran has so far inflicted as much as $13 billion in equipment and facility damage on the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing its own estimates.
Moscow has once again insisted that Armenia should decide whether to hold a referendum on remaining part of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) or pursuing EU membership, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
