DUBAI, June 27 — Iran will respond to any future American attack by striking the United States’ military bases in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday, in his first televised remarks since a ceasefire was reached between Iran and Israel.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the recent Iran parliamentary vote poses limited risk to Malaysia, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD, June 26 — Iran authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, officials and activists said.

WASHINGTON, June 24 — Explosions rang out here from Israeli airstrikes today despite United States President Donald Trump saying Israel had called off strikes at his command to preserve an hours-old ceasefire.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s initiative to broker a ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States successfully defused tensions in the Middle East, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

WASHINGTON, June 24 — United States President Donald Trump accused both Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire today hours after he announced it, expressing particular frustration with Israel for announcing major new strikes on Tehran.

SEPANG, June 24 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed several Malaysian flights to the Middle East have been cancelled following airstrikes on a United States military base in Qatar today.

WASHINGTON, June 24 — United States President Donald Trump said today a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in place and asked both sides not to break it, raising hopes of an end to the 12-day war even as deadly attacks were reported in both countries.

MOSCOW, June 23 — Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that “unjustified” attacks by the United States on Iran’s nuclear sites were pushing the world towards great danger and promised to try to help the people of the Islamic Republic, though he gave no specifics.

BEIJING, June 23 — China said the United States’ attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has damaged Washington’s credibility and warned the situation “may go out of control”, its state broadcaster reported, following a United Nations Security Council meeting yesterday.

ISTANBUL/MOSCOW, June 23 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow today to ask President Vladimir Putin for more help from Russia after the biggest military action from the United States against the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution over the weekend.

KUCHING, June 22 — Interference by major powers such as the United States in the Iran-Israel conflict will only worsen the situation and undermine regional stability as well as the global economy, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

WASHINGTON, June 22 — An organisation that monitors flight risks warned today that the United States’ strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites could heighten the threat to American operators in the region as airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East due to ongoing missile exchanges.

KUANTAN, June 22 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) will help Malaysian students in Iran gain placements at local institutions should they choose to return home, said minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir.

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, June 20 — Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today strongly condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes on Iran, describing them as “punitive” and “unprovoked” acts that violate international law and undermine diplomatic efforts.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — There is no global energy disruption so far, but industries will continue to closely monitor price developments, said S&P Global vice-chairman Daniel Yergin.

ALBERTA, June 16 — United States President Donald Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early due to the situation in the Middle East, the White House said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The ringgit opened higher against the United States dollar and a basket of currencies, including Asean currencies today, amid cautious sentiment due to escalating geopolitical risks, said an analyst.