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Economy stable despite war jitters, IMF told

The government has agreed to the need for a mini-budget if revenues fall short of expectations by end-December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the US-Israel war against Iran would not significantly impact its economy, projecting that the current account deficit may remain around … Read more

Iran rules out diplomacy as Trump says war is ‘pretty much’ over

US President Donald Trump. PHOTO: AFP/ File TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran signalled a defiant stance with a senior leader saying that he sees no room for diplomacy in the ongoing conflict triggered by joint United States and Israeli strikes, while President Donald Trump insisted that the war was pretty much over. Iranian officials said that ceasefire … Read more

Trump says war could be over soon as Iran rallies behind new supreme leader

US President Donald Trump (L), and Mojtaba Khamenei new Iranian supreme leader. Photo: Files United States President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as the Iranian people staged a show of ​loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a sign that it was not prepared to back down any time … Read more