Current events: 2026-05-16 (opens in new tab)

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis 2026 Iran war 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations 2026 Iran war ceasefire Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Tehran for a meeting with Iranian officials in a effort to continue talks between Iran and the United States. (Arab News PK) 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi says that Iran will introduce new mechanisms to regulate maritime traffic through a designated route in the Strait of Hormuz and c...