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Pakistan's Unprecedented Moment As a US-Iran Mediator - Expert Analysis
8 April 2026 @ 3:27 pm
How Pakistan managed to succeed in mediating between the US and Iran and what this means for the country's image, explained to Sputnik Dr. Zahid Shahab Ahmed.
It's High Time for the Global South to Demand Colonial Reparations
8 April 2026 @ 1:03 pm
The US, UK, and other Western powers with colonial pasts have repeatedly refused to consider reparations for the slave trade and other colonial crimes—yet have set precedents that could allow such claims to be enforced.
Iran Just Flipped the Script on Petrodollar
8 April 2026 @ 11:04 am
Iran’s de facto control of the Strait of Hormuz is giving it a powerful lever to blunt the US’s “maximum pressure” campaign against it, global energy expert Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh tells Sputnik.
Iran President Says Truce Reached With US Takes Into Account Principles Outlined by Tehran
8 April 2026 @ 10:16 am
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The truce reached with United States takes into account principles outlined by Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday.
Russia Hopes US Will Have More Opportunities to Engage in Dialogue on Ukraine - Kremlin
8 April 2026 @ 10:09 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia hopes that US negotiators will have more opportunities to participate in trilateral negotiations on Ukraine in the foreseeable future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Russian Armed Forces Strike Ukrainian Port Infrastructure
8 April 2026 @ 10:00 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian troops have struck facilities of Ukraine's fuel and energy complex and port infrastructure, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Northern Sea Route Will Be of Particular Importance in Current Global Situation - Lavrov
8 April 2026 @ 9:40 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The use of the Northern Sea Route in the current international situation will be of particular importance, and its reliability will increase, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Iran Poised to Emerge From War With Boosted Global Clout
8 April 2026 @ 8:44 am
Not only did Iran fiercely repel US–Israeli aggression, but “it may lock in de facto control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz,” Yury Lyamin, senior researcher at the Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, tells Sputnik.
European Union Secretly Working on Creation of Their Own Nuclear Weapons - Russian Foreign Intel
8 April 2026 @ 8:26 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has begun secretly working on the issue of creating its own nuclear weapons production potential, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Wednesday.
Pakistani PM Invites US, Iran to Talks in Islamabad on April 10
8 April 2026 @ 5:12 am
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Iran and the United States to Islamabad on April 10 for negotiations aimed at reaching a “conclusive agreement.”