Sharif, in his post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), stated that: “I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, today’s unprovoked attack on Iran by Israel. I convey my deepest sympathies to the Iranian people on the loss of lives in this attack. This grave and highly irresponsible act is deeply alarming […]
According Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli military strikes violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and contravene the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law. Iran has the right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter. The press release further stated that Pakistan stands in resolute […]
The concern about a potential Israeli strike and the prospect of retaliation by Iran led the United States on Wednesday to withdraw diplomats from Iraq and authorize the voluntary departure of U.S. military family members from the Middle East. It is unclear how extensive an attack Israel might be preparing. But the rising tensions come […]
“I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday,” Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X. Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear deal to replace the 2015 accord that Trump abandoned […]
The sides held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new accord to replace the deal with major powers that US President Donald Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018. On Saturday, Iran said it had received “elements” of the US proposal through Omani mediators, the details of which have not […]
With Iran and the United States engaged in talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme since April, Washington’s proposal for a deal came after a leaked UN report said Iran had stepped up production of highly enriched uranium. Iran’s top diplomat and lead nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, was due to meet the head of the UN’s International […]
The International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded that “these three locations, and other possible related locations, were part of an undeclared structured nuclear programme carried out by Iran until the early 2000s and that some activities used undeclared nuclear material”, the “comprehensive” report requested by the IAEA’s Board of Governors in November said. Earlier, Foreign […]
Western governments have long suspected Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapons capability to counter a widely suspected but undeclared arsenal of Israel. “If the issue is nuclear weapons, yes, we too consider this type of weapon unacceptable,” Araghchi, Iran’s lead negotiator in the talks, said in a televised speech. “We agree with them […]
Alarmed at the prospect of further instability in the region, Saudi Arabia’s 89-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz dispatched his son, Prince Khalid bin Salman, with the warning destined for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two Gulf sources close to government circles and two Iranian officials told Reuters. Present at the closed-door meeting in Tehran, […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday departed for Iran after concluding his two-day official visit to Turkiye. In an interview with IRNA, prior to his visit to Tehran on Monday, the prime minister said the bilateral trade between the two countries had witnessed a significant increase in the past three to four years. “We want […]