US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed there is “no oil blockade on Cuba,” despite US President Donald Trump earlier bragging that the island had “no oil,” “no money,” and “no anything” under the US embargo.

“Project Freedom... will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed,” US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on May 6, Xinhua reported.

The first batch of J-35A fighters — between four and twelve jets — could be delivered as early as later this year, according to an expert.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian aviation industry has completed an implementation of import substitution of aircraft in less than five years, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov told Sputnik.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia is convinced that a nuclear war must never be unleashed, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Andrey Belousov, the head of the Russian delegation to the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The sanctions against Russia imposed during former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration were a "negative legacy" that damaged Japan's national interests, Muneo Suzuki, a member of the upper house of the Japanese parliament, said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump is keeping the option of restarting major combat operations against Iran if no deal is reached.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, adding that the so called Project Freedom initiative is a "distinct project".

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine said on Tuesday that 22,500 mariners at over 1,500 commercial vessels are currently unable to leave the Gulf area.

The Russian Armed Forces carried out a retaliatory strike over the past 24 hours against Ukrainian defense industry and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.

A major Chinese enterprise operating in the Gwadar Port Free Zone, has cancelled its earlier plan to exit Pakistan after receiving support from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to resolve permit issues.