Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
Iran and Oman are nearing completion of an agreement establishing new commercial shipping corridors through the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran indicating it may impose transit fees depending on US compliance with nuclear commitments.
Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has initiated an investigation into Saudi Arabia's assertion that Iranian-aligned groups operating from Iraqi territory were responsible for drone attacks targeting the kingdom, marking a shift in Baghdad's diplomatic posture.
The US Secret Service is operating under heightened alert as Director Sean Curran acknowledged an elevated threat environment facing President Trump and other high-ranking officials, following multiple assassination attempts in recent years.
Bahrain's civil defence system activated air raid sirens Sunday as Iran continued conducting missile and drone operations targeting Gulf installations amid worsening US-Iran hostilities.
The US Central Command confirmed that two American service members were killed and one remains missing following Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes against US positions in Jordan on July 17.
Malaysia's Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu headed a government delegation to Tehran to pay final respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in February.
Senior officials from Iran and abroad gathered in Tehran on Friday to honour the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a tribute ceremony held at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall, marking the beginning of week-long funeral proceedings.