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Mediator Pakistan to hold talks in Iran on US 'economic D-Day'

By Menna Alaa El-Din and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United States prepared to roll out "the greatest financial offensive ever" targeting Iran's trade partners. Iran dismissed the U.S. threat, vowing to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf "if the economic war continues" and issued a new…

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THE LABOUR PARTY CONUNDRUM

CHIKA ESOMONU argues for the speedy resolution of crisis within the party Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the official campaign timetable for the 2027 general…

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