President Paul Kagame is in Doha, where he joined Qatari leaders and citizens in paying his final respects to former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled the country from 1995 to 2013.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has declared that Iran will avenge the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US airstrike in late February 2026.
President Paul Kagame has extended his condolences to Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Qatari people following the death of his father, former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has died at the age of 74, according to an announcement from the Office of the Emir of Qatar.
Iran has announced that it has suspended maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes. However, US President Donald Trump insists that the strategic waterway remains open and that commercial vessels are continuing to pass through it.
The United States has called on Iran to publicly declare that the Strait of Hormuz remains open and to commit to ending attacks on commercial vessels passing through the strategic waterway.
Thousands of people filled the streets of Mashhad for the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint U.S. and Israeli military strike.
The Prime Minister made the announcement on Thursday while addressing a joint session of Parliament on the government’s strategies to safeguard the country’s economy and improve citizens’ welfare.
U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye.
The United States and Iran have exchanged fresh military strikes just days after agreeing to a ceasefire, raising concerns that the truce reached last month could collapse.
