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Middle East Conflict Severely Impacting Global Energy Security - Top Chinese Diplomat
16 April 2026 @ 6:09 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The protracted Middle East conflict has had significant impact on international energy security and the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.
Date for Second Round of US-Iran Talks Yet to Be Set - Pakistani Foreign Ministry
16 April 2026 @ 6:04 pm
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - The date for the second round of negotiations aimed at resolving the Middle East conflict, hosted by Pakistan as a mediator, has not yet been determined, Tahir Andrabi, the official spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday.
US Blockade of Iranian Waters Infringes Upon Iran's Sovereignty - Iranian Envoy to UN
16 April 2026 @ 5:59 pm
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The ongoing blockade by the US Navy of Iranian waters is a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Iranian Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani said on Thursday.
Israel, Lebanon Agree to Begin 10-Day Ceasefire on Thursday - Trump
16 April 2026 @ 4:56 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire on Thursday evening in order to achieve peace, US President Donald Trump said.
Moscow Calls US Measures to Impose Naval Blockade on Strait of Hormuz Unilateral, Illegal
16 April 2026 @ 3:34 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US measures to impose a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz are unilateral, illegal and a liberal interpretation of the rules of international law by US, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Russian Missile Strikes Would Bury EU’s Drone Scheme for Ukraine Instantly - Expert
16 April 2026 @ 2:50 pm
The key vulnerability in this plan lies in the gap between the European assembly of the "carcasses" and the Ukrainian installation of the "brains,” suggests military journalist Aleksey Borzenko, deputy chief editor of the Literary Russia newspaper.
Top US General Says Navy Blockading Iranian Coastline, Not Strait of Hormuz
16 April 2026 @ 2:42 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Navy is enforcing a blockade of Iran's coastline and ports rather than of the Strait of Hormuz, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said on Thursday.
Brazilian President Warns WWIII Would Be 10 Times Worse Than WWII
16 April 2026 @ 2:38 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called for a UN reform to give it the power to restore peace, warning that a new world war would be a tragedy 10 times worse than World War II.
Europe’s Drone Pipeline to Ukraine Could Soon Be In Russia’s Crosshairs - Analyst
16 April 2026 @ 2:29 pm
The Russian Defense Ministry’s statement on Europe’s plan to scale up drone production for Ukraine contained an explicit warning, says military analyst Ivan Konovalov speaking to Sputnik: Europe is turning into a “strategic rear base.”
US Treasury Starts Operation 'Economic Fury' to Maximize Pressure on Iran - Hegseth
16 April 2026 @ 12:25 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Treasury is launching Operation "Economic Fury" against Iran to maximize economic pressure on the country, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.