Iran Rejects Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Claims
The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of an escalating public confrontation between Washington and Tehran, after the President of the United States of America (hereinafter: USA) vowed to declare the strategic waterway North American territory and Iran responded with categorical rejections from its foreign ministry, military and judiciary. The conflict has intensified...
“Terror-Free” Türkiye Bill Passes with 467 Votes
The Turkish Grand National Assembly has passed the so-called “Terror-Free” Türkiye bill with 467 votes, a legislative package that the government and parliament leadership describe as a foundational step in resolving the decades-long conflict with the terrorist organisation Kurdistan Workers’ Party (hereinafter: PKK). Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş presented the vote as evidence of sweeping cross-party...
Mecca Defence Pact: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca defence pact on 7 August 2026, formalising a trilateral security arrangement that commits each state to treat an armed attack on any one of them as an attack on all three. The agreement, formally designated the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, was concluded in the Saudi holy city...
EAEU Summit in Kyrgyzstan
Prime ministers of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter: EAEU) member states convened at Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan for the EAEU summit in Kyrgyzstan, bringing together senior officials to review trade, investment and integration priorities. The session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council ran in a narrow format, meaning only heads of delegation and a restricted number...
China Hits Back at USA with Sanctions and Drone Rules
China has announced a package of retaliatory measures against the United States of America (hereinafter: USA), imposing targeted sanctions on USA entities and introducing tighter controls on drone exports, in what Beijing has described as “necessary countermeasures” to recent USA trade restrictions (Fortune). The announcement deepens an already strained bilateral trade relationship and comes ahead...
Brazil Downgrades Argentina Diplomatic Relations
Brazil has formally downgraded its diplomatic relations with Argentina to the chargé d’affaires level, Recalling its ambassador from Buenos Aires in what Brazilian media described on Tuesday as the strongest diplomatic response yet to the government of Argentian President Javier Milei. Brasília simultaneously requested the recall of Argentina’s ambassador to Brazil, reducing bilateral representation on...
