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May 27, 2026 · Evening edition
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the 'war with Iran' remain in flux, with the White House denying an Iranian state TV report of a draft deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift a naval blockade. US President Donald Trump is meeting with his Cabinet as talks continue, despite previously stating a settlement was 'largely negotiated'. Meanwhile, South Korea has indicated an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz likely involved an Iranian missile, and Israel has expanded operations in Lebanon, a move Iran seeks to include in any broader peace agreement.
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the war with Iran remained unsettled on Wednesday, with Washington and Tehran offering sharply different signals about the state of negotiations while tensions continued around the Strait of Hormuz.
The White House denied an Iranian state television report that a draft agreement had been reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift a naval blockade, calling the report a “complete fabrication.” The denial came as President Donald Trump prepared to meet with his Cabinet while talks continued. Trump had previously said a settlement was “largely negotiated,” but the latest exchanges underscored how fluid the diplomacy remains.
The stakes around the talks have been heightened by security incidents in one of the world’s most sensitive maritime corridors. South Korea has indicated that an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz likely involved an Iranian missile. At the same time, Israel has expanded operations in Lebanon, a move Iran is seeking to include in any broader peace agreement.
The conflicting accounts point to a negotiation that is proceeding under pressure from multiple fronts: maritime security in the Gulf, regional military activity involving Israel and Lebanon, and competing public narratives from the United States and Iran about whether a diplomatic breakthrough is near.
Elsewhere, Hungary’s parliament voted overwhelmingly for the country to remain a member of the International Criminal Court, reversing a prior decision by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government to withdraw. The vote prevents Hungary from becoming the only European Union member state not to recognize the global tribunal’s jurisdiction.
In India, Penpa Tsering was sworn in for a second consecutive term as president of Tibet’s government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration, at a ceremony in Dharamshala attended by the Dalai Lama. Tsering reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to the “Middle Way Policy,” which seeks a nonviolent resolution and dialogue with the Chinese government.
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South Africa, meanwhile, rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that white citizens there face a humanitarian emergency. The South African government and Afrikaner advocacy groups disputed the claim after the United States said it would admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans as refugees this year, citing the alleged emergency.
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the war involving Iran remained unsettled, with Washington denying an Iranian state television report that a draft peace deal had been reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift a nava…
Read full articleHungarian lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly for the country to remain a member of the International Criminal Court, reversing an earlier decision by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government to withdraw from the tribun…
Read full articlePenpa Tsering has been sworn in for a second consecutive term as president of Tibet’s government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration, in Dharamshala, India.
Read full articleThe South African government and Afrikaner advocacy groups have rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that white people in South Africa face a humanitarian emergency.
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