U.S. and Iran exchange threats - Tuesday, 10 March
Tensions in the region remained high on Tuesday (10 March), as the United States and Iran exchanged increasingly sharp warnings, including thr...
The second day of the Global Baku Forum continued with a panel discussion on the "Path to Peace," featuring prominent speakers such as Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Ehud Olmert, and Tzipi Livni, among others, addressing key issues in global diplomacy and conflict resolution.
The second day of the 12th Global Baku Forum, organised by the Nizami Ganjavi International Centre under the patronage of President Ilham Aliyev, continued on Friday with a panel discussion on the "Path to Peace."
The session, moderated by Susan Elliott, President and CEO of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, featured speeches from Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, former President of Croatia, as well as Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of Israel, Eka Tkeshelashvili, former Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia, Tzipi Livni, former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Kateryna Yushchenko, Chairperson of the Ukraine 3000 Foundation, Milo Dukanovic, former President of Montenegro, Bulent Arinc, former Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and former Deputy Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson of Türkiye, Miroslav Lajcak, President of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, former EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, and Philip Lader, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Chairman of WPP plc.
Tensions in the region remained high on Tuesday (10 March), as the United States and Iran exchanged increasingly sharp warnings, including threats over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil supplies.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their dispute through dialogue after Chinese envoy Yue Xiaoyong met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its eleventh day.
Entry and exit across the state border between Azerbaijan and Iran for all types of cargo vehicles, including those in transit, will resume on 9 March, according to a statement by the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Iran and the U.S. exchanged threats on Tuesday, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Tehran to expect the “most intense day" of attacks so far. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said “anyone who entertains the illusion of destroying Iran knows nothing of history."
The Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of global concern as tensions rise following the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Tehran has threatened to block the strategic waterway, raising fears of disruption to global oil shipments and energy markets.
Reports of so-called “acid clouds” moving from Iran towards Central Asia are not supported by scientific data, national hydrometeorological services in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan say, adding there is no threat to the region.
A senior delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has been holding meetings with Georgian government officials, opposition leaders and security authorities this week, as international observers attempt to gauge the country’s political climate following last year’s contentious elections.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told Masoud Pezeshkian, his Iranian counterpart, that violations of Turkish airspace by Iran could not be justified “for any reason whatsoever.”
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