Iran studying deal to halt war, as Trump says talks going on continuously
- 03-Jun-2026
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran is reviewing a proposed agreement with the U.S. to halt their war but has not communicated with Washington for a few days, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, though U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations had been going on continuously. More than three months after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, the […]
Iran’s strongest card in nuclear talks: its highly enriched uranium
- 30-May-2026
VIENNA: Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear program, where Washington insists Iran must not be able to make a nuclear weapon. While much of Iran’s uranium enrichment infrastructure was destroyed or badly damaged when Israel and the U.S. bombed […]
Iran’s FM spokesman says framework reached but US-Iran deal not imminent
- 25-May-2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, on Monday said Tehran has reached framework with the United States, but deal not imminent. “We have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the discussion topics this is correct but this does not mean that the signing of an agreement is imminent,” Esmaeil Baghaei said while addressing […]
Iran has ‘no trust’ in US, will negotiate only if it is serious, Araqchi says
- 15-May-2026
NEW DELHI: Iran has “no trust” in the U.S. and is interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday, as talks on ending the war remained on hold. Araqchi told reporters in New Delhi that all vessels can pass through the Strait of Hormuz except […]
Frustrated Trump learns he doesn’t have the cards on Iran
- 12-May-2026
WASHINGTON: One of President Donald Trump’s favorite metaphors is that he’s got the cards — that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary. On Iran, the former casino owner is learning that he, in fact, doesn’t have such a strong hand after all. As he travels […]
Suspected oil slick off Iran’s Kharg Island
- 09-May-2026
WASHINGTON: Satellite images appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic. It was not immediately clear what had caused the apparent spill, which was located off the small Gulf island’s west coast. Orbital EOS, which monitors oil spills, told The […]
Iran plans to turn university site hit in US-Israeli strikes into museum
- 03-May-2026
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities plan to turn a bomb site at a university in central Iran into a museum about the impact of US-Israeli strikes, an official said. “The current damaged site will be preserved as a war museum at the university to remain a document of the country’s scientific oppression in history,” said Zafarollah Kalantari, […]
Iran calls Trump’s piracy boast ‘direct admission’ of criminal blockade
- 03-May-2026
Iran has reacted to US President Donald Trump’s boasting about the US Navy’s acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s illegal naval blockade of Iranian vessels and ports. “The President of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as ‘piracy,’ brazenly boasting that ‘we act like pirates,'” Iranian Foreign Ministry […]
Trump plans long blockade of Iran: WSJ report
- 29-Apr-2026
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has told US national security officials to prepare for a long blockade of Iran’s ports in order to compel Tehran to give up its nuclear program, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump, according to the report, does not believe that Iran is negotiating in good faith and hopes it can […]
Iran says US no longer in position to ‘dictate’ policy to other nations
- 28-Apr-2026
TEHRAN: Iran said on Tuesday that the United States was no longer able to “dictate” what other countries do, as Washington weighed a new proposal from Tehran on unblocking the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has effectively sealed off the strategic waterway since early in the war with the United States and Israel, sending shockwaves through […]