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Iran held funerals in Kuhestak after a strike hit a wedding gathering, as US-Iran fighting and Gulf security fears intensified.

Al Jazeera says reports first surfaced early in the Iran war that Tehran had targeted sites linked to the CIA in the Gulf, but the role of Russia remains unconfirmed.

Pakistan's central bank looks set to sit on its hands at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, with analysts pointing to instability thousands of miles away in the Gulf as a key reason for staying cautious at home. H2

Crude has returned to the $100 mark for the first time since May, as traders weigh escalating conflict risks spanning the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

A new diplomatic proposal is on the table for one of the world's most strategically sensitive waterways, as Oman pitches a Gulf-backed alternative aimed at easing tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz. H2: What

Military incidents involving Iran, the United States and Gulf states have renewed concern over regional security and the Strait of Hormuz.

More than 21,000 Pakistani citizens were deported from Gulf countries between March 1 and July 13, 2026, according to figures shared in the National Assembly, raising fresh concern about immigration compliance, overseas

Annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, down from May's more than three-year high, but the resumption of conflict with Iran threatens to push inflation back up as energy costs rise once again.

Iran has denied UAE missile allegations while Abu Dhabi moves to suspend trade and financial transactions, raising fresh concerns for Gulf commerce, shipping and energy markets.

Oil has climbed above $95 a barrel for the first time in six weeks as renewed conflict around key shipping routes raises fears of fresh global supply disruption

Iran says it targeted US-linked bases in Jordan and the UAE after American forces struck rocket launchers on Larak Island near Hormuz.

Hormuz shipping arrangements and Gaza disarmament talks show the same weakness: frameworks exist, but trust and enforcement remain missing.

Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran diplomacy stalled and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz renewed concern about global energy supplies.

Pakistan's Foreign Office says Field Marshal Asim Munir travelled to Tehran as part of Islamabad's mediation efforts, not as an envoy for Washington.

Syria?s foreign minister is due to visit Pakistan, giving Islamabad another diplomatic opening as regional security, reconstruction and Middle East tensions remain under discussion.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is becoming an economic warning for Pakistan as fuel imports, LNG supplies, freight costs and inflation risks converge.

Pakistan faces a crowded 2026 security agenda, from the Afghanistan border and TTP violence to Middle East instability and new defence ties.

Fresh explosions reported in several Iranian cities as Washington and Tehran trade threats, while Houthis are said to have targeted two Saudi oil

Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has arrived in Tehran with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, placing Islamabad's regional peace diplomacy back at the centre of a tense Iran

Iran and Oman are close to a shipping framework for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran says the agreement alone will not fully reopen the waterway.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will immediately reciprocate if Washington returns to commitments in the June memorandum, leaving a path back to talks.

A US missile struck the Iranian island of Larak on Wednesday, the Tasnim news agency reported, in the latest attack to target the Islamic republic’s islands in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The islands have been hit

Pakistan enters FY2027 with stronger reserves and remittances, but renewed Middle East conflict and volatile oil prices threaten inflation and the trade balance.

Oil prices rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump warned that countries trading with Iran could face additional economic sanctions, adding a fresh layer of uncertainty to already tense global energy markets