Our NewsHour presenter Guy Shone examined the geopolitical ripple effects of the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran during the G7 summit, where U.S. President Donald Trump’s early exit drew worldwide attention.
The program highlighted reports that Iran, via Gulf intermediaries, may be willing to return to nuclear talks on the condition that Washington persuades Israel to agree to a ceasefire. However, President Trump has rejected these overtures, refusing to sign the G7 joint statement backing Israel’s right to self-defence. Instead, he is demanding Iran commit to strict conditions regarding its nuclear programme.
Guy Shone also discussed how Trump’s early departure disrupted key diplomatic meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
With Trump now returning to Washington to convene his National Security Council, the segment explored how the deepening Israel-Iran confrontation is reshaping global diplomacy and putting additional strain on Western unity.
The 7th International Music Festival “World of Mugham” opened with a grand ceremony at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku on June 17, uniting artists and scholars from over 25 countries.
The second day of the annual June Climate Meetings in Bonn focused on preparations for the upcoming COP30 conference.
Leaders from China and five Central Asian nations convene in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the Second China–Central Asia Summit (June 16–18, 2025).
South Korea and Japan have agreed to deepen their cooperation with the United States in addressing regional security challenges, including North Korea, during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, according to local media reports.
The 7th International Music Festival “World of Mugham” opened with a grand ceremony at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku on June 17, uniting artists and scholars from over 25 countries.
The second day of the annual June Climate Meetings in Bonn focused on preparations for the upcoming COP30 conference.
Leaders from China and five Central Asian nations convene in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the Second China–Central Asia Summit (June 16–18, 2025).
South Korea and Japan have agreed to deepen their cooperation with the United States in addressing regional security challenges, including North Korea, during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, according to local media reports.
Peace is no longer a dream. It is a discussion. On the streets of Baku and Yerevan, it is also a question, of trust, of foreign interests, and of who truly wants it.
Pakistan will begin its first freight train service to Russia from Lahore on June 22. The route is part of the INSTC and aims to connect Pakistan's rail network with Central Asia, establishing a new trade corridor via Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.
Israeli strikes have reportedly targeted areas near the residences of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the New York Times, citing local witnesses.
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has cancelled certain flights scheduled for 13th and 14th June amid recent escalation of situation in the Middle East and the closure of airspace in several countries for security reasons.
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As Armenia prepares to host the 8th European Political Community Summit and Baku gets ready for the 12th, Caucasus Now explores a critical question: are external actors truly invested in peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
In Monday's news hour programme, our Guy Shone talked about Britain's new spy chief of Mi6, the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, Blaise Metreweli, and about China's President Xi Jinping making a pivotal trip to Kazakhstan to attend the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana.
The 7th International Music Festival “World of Mugham” opened with a grand ceremony at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku on June 17, uniting artists and scholars from over 25 countries.
The second day of the annual June Climate Meetings in Bonn focused on preparations for the upcoming COP30 conference.
Leaders from China and five Central Asian nations convene in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the Second China–Central Asia Summit (June 16–18, 2025).
South Korea and Japan have agreed to deepen their cooperation with the United States in addressing regional security challenges, including North Korea, during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, according to local media reports.
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