“The Russian side confirmed its readiness to contribute to the promotion of this dialogue to reach a fair agreement based on the principles of international law,” the Kremlin said in a readout of a call between the leaders. The latest round of the talks between Tehran and Washington, initially set for May 3, was postponed, […]
Iran is looking to build on the momentum of nuclear negotiations with the United States that resume in Oman on Saturday and after talks with Russia and China earlier this week. Its reach out to the European powers that are party to a 2015 nuclear deal suggests Tehran is keeping its options open. Since September, […]
Araghchi, who is slated to hold a second round of Oman-mediated talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, was shown disembarking from an Islamic Republic airplane. The United States and Iran are set to resume high-stakes talks Saturday on Tehran’s nuclear programme, a week after an initial round of discussions that both sides described […]
On Saturday, Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, the highest-level Iranian-US nuclear negotiations since the collapse of a 2015 accord. “Dr Araghchi will travel to Moscow at the end of the week,” said spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that the trip was “pre-planned” and would be “an opportunity to discuss […]
Despite having some of the world’s biggest oil and gas reserves, Iran has been facing power shortages as it struggles to supply enough fuel to its power plants, especially in winter when heating demand surges. “Due to extreme cold, frost, snowfall and the need to cut energy consumption, government offices and schools have been shut […]
In a separate incident, two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on January 18, Iran’s judiciary said. It said the attacker killed himself after opening fire at the judges inside the Supreme Court, and that a bodyguard of one of the judges […]
Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s judiciary said. It said the attacker killed himself after opening fire at the judges inside the Supreme Court, and that a bodyguard of one of the judges was wounded. The judiciary identified […]
“There has been no interruption in the process of producing offensive systems such as missiles,” Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh told reporters. “The enemy tried to damage both our defensive and offensive systems,” he added. Israel launched strikes on military sites in Iran on Saturday, citing Tehran’s October 1 missile attack that followed the killing of […]
One of the officials said Qaani was in Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as the Dahiyeh, during a strike that was reported to have targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine. Still, the official said he was not meeting Safieddine. A Hezbollah official said Israel was not allowing a search for Safieddine to progress after it bombed […]
The recent assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran has highlighted significant shortcomings within Iran’s political and security framework. The militant group Hamas has accused Israel of carrying out the attack, which raises serious questions about Iran’s control and influence over its own territory. The assassins killed the political leader of Hamas, a prominent […]
