Day: May 22, 2026

US and Iran dispute over uranium stockpile, Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan attempts mediation

by

Two days after presenting the Iranians with the latest US message in the negotiations, Syed Mohsin Naqvi held another round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)ByREUTERSMAY 22, 2026 10:49 Iran’s foreign minister met Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday to discuss proposals to end the US-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at odds over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz. Two days after presenting …

Read more

US said to fire more interceptors to protect Israel in latest Iran war than Israel did

by

WaPo report says US fired 300 interceptors, including over half its THAADs, while Israel fired 190; US official says even more would be used if war resumes because Israel has sent some missile defense batteries for maintenance By ToI StaffToday, 2:55 am The US military deploys a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File) The US reportedly used up more than half of its inventory of THAAD anti-missile interceptors while defending Israel from Iranian attacks during the recent war. According to The Washington Post on Thursday, the United States used over 200 THAAD interceptors to shoot down missiles bound …

Read more